I got two nice surprises when I listened to this CD album for the first time:

1) I liked Carly Simon's voice and songs much more than I thought I would (I knew only You're So Vain), and
2) I found to my delight that several songs I'd heard bits of on the radio as a kid were on this album, and were actually Carly Simon songs (such as Anticipation, Haven't Got Time, Better Not Tell Her, All I Want, Nobody Does It Better).

Track Listings:

1. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
2. Legend In Your Own Time
3. Anticipation
4. The Right Thing To Do
5. You're So Vain
6. Mockingbird- with James Taylor
7. Haven't Got Time For The Pain
8. Nobody Does It Better
9. You Belong To Me
10. Jesse
11. Coming Around Again
12. Give Me All Night
13. The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
14. All I Want Is You
15. Let The River Run
16. Better Not Tell Her
17. Love Of My Life
18. Like A River
19. Touched By The Sun
20. Amity- with Sally Taylor

One could argue that certain hits have been left off (for whatever reason), but I'm happy with what IS on this CD album.
I must admit I was a little disappointed to find out after all these years that the lead singer is male, not female (as I thought as a kid when I heard them on the radio), but oh well. I still like Air Supply the same as ever.

Track Listings:

1. Lost In Love
2. All Out Of Love
3. Chances
4. Every Woman In The World
5. The One That You Love
6. I Want To Give It All
7. Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)
8. Sweet Dreams
9. Even The Nights Are Better
10. Two Less Lonely People In The World
11. Don't Be Afraid
12. Young Love
13. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
14. Just As I Am
15. The Power Of Love
16. Without You
17. Goodbye
18. Someone

I have to agree with other reviewers who mentioned the uh... difficulty... this band seems to have now keeping in tune and in key. There were some sour notes that were like nails going down a chalkboard.

I thought I just didn't remember what the band sounded like in the early 80's. After all, I was a kid, and didn't have the best taste in things yet, so maybe I thought they were great but they really weren't.
Then I played the CD for a relative (who was pretty horrified at the new sound) and also ordered a CD that's a re-issue of one of the old albums.

No, the band used to be really good. So, if you're what I would call a "purist", stick with the re-issues and not the new-er live CDs.

We were in a nostalgic mood when we ordered this CD album, and we were very pleasantly surprised when it arrived. We loved (and still love) the songs and the sound quality. Alas, no lyrics were included, but that's not a biggie.

If you remember the 80's fondly (or even if you weren't around yet), give this album a try. Classic hits include:

1. Video Killed The Radio Star - Buggles
2. Call Me - Blondie
3. Tempted - Squeeze
4. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go - Soft Cell
5. Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
6. Our House - Madness
7. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
8. One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
9. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
10. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
11. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
12. Higher Love - Steve Winwood

This booked irked me for a couple of reasons:

First of all, the information presented wasn't what I would call "scientific", meaning there wasn't much actual proof of things claimed, meaning statistics were made to suit whatever point the author was trying to make, and meaning a lot of the numbers didn't add up.

Secondly, the people the author describes have for the most part lived tranquil, relatively stress-free lives, and live in charming and warm and wonderful places where they have access to year-round fresh local food, they have family nearby, they have what I would call ideal lives (regardless of economic status: someone can be rich in life without having a lot of money).

Quite frankly, if almost ANYone could live this kind of life, then pretty much ANYone could live to be 100 or more.

I didn't read anything about these people spending their lives running an endless string of errands, shovelling snow-covered driveways till they can't lift their arms, fighting with traffic jams in the big city, hitting four or five grocery stores in one evening just to find ten things on a grocery list because the stores somehow can't keep things in stock and somehow can't predict when shipments will come in, racist bank tellers who won't let you get a money order to send to an Israeli charity, working 80+ hour weeks, sexist bosses who pat your rear when you walk by, driving kids to endless soccer/dance/gymnastics/karate activities, living on very little sleep, not being able to get to work because the city has cut back on it's snow clearing budget...
So many of us have lives just like THESE... not like the lives described in this book.

Never mind the fact we don't smoke or drink... we'll be lucky to make it to 50, never mind 100. Cos we don't live in wonderful places and have next-to-no stress in our lives, like the priviledged few in the book.

I've never heard of someone in a tranquil, remote Japanese town trying to assemble Ikea furniture at 3 a.m. because the pieces won't fit together and you've been trying for five hours and you have to have it done before 8 a.m. when you then have to figure out how to teleconference on Skype with eight people from Europe, and because it's video you have to slap on some makeup, dress up (at least on the top half), do something with your hair, and try to remember what you wrote in your last ten e-mails. And that's just the start to the day.
Meanwhile, the person in the remote Japanese town sleeps until s/he feels rested (what's that like??), eases into the day slowly (huh??), has a cup of tea and breakfast (that someone else prepared... must be nice!), and spends the day gardening (without mosquitoes! Wow, what's THAT like??), then relaxes in the evening. No faxes. No e-mails. No voice mails.
No spam. No traffic jams.
I ask you: which person is likely to live longer?
And which person do you think really WANTS to keep living the longest!

Yeh, did I mention this book irked me?

When I ordered these cards, I was very disappointed with what arrived. They looked poorly made (including but not limited to splotchy, spotty ink), had crooked and sharp edges, and were awful. I returned them and got my money back.

That was in 2008.

I truly hope these cards have been re-done and this time made right. The ones I received were a waste of trees, ink, and effort.

I didn't like this book. It was overpriced common sense. I already knew the so-called "secrets", and if I had the time, ability, and inclination to live life as French women do... I'd be a French woman living IN France.

And in France (or in Manhatten or in New Orleans, but NOT in north-western Canada) one can easily find year-round fresh local produce, fresh this and that, the "best" local this and that, relaxing this and that.

I couldn't find much that I could apply to life where I actually live. And this book therefore doesn't help me at all.

I think the only solution is for me to move somewhere that has milder, kinder climates, kinder people who cause me less stress in person and in traffic, fresh local food year-round, and a better atmosphere. Alberta ain't it. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to use a shotgun to drive off some mosquitoes before they carry me away, then bear-proof my outdoor trash cans. Ahhh... summer in Alberta... Nothing like this in France.
Lucky France!

We have enjoyed Lee Aaron's work for years, and this CD album is a good collection of her songs and music. I especially like Whatcha Do To My Body, Nasty Boyz, Hands On, and (most of all): Sweet Talk.

Track Listings:

1. I Like My Rock Hard
2. Texas Outlaw
3. Metal Queen
4. Lady Of The Darkest Night
5. Barely Holdin'on
6. Rock Me All Over
7. Powerline
8. Only Human
9. Whatcha Do To My Body
10. Nasty Boyz
11. Hands On
12. Sweet Talk
13. Some Girls Do
14. Sex With Love
15. Peace On Earth

This 70's style soap opera is entertaining, but the writers seem to have nearly run out of ideas before season 5.

If you haven't seen the series, the premise is simple. Teenaged guy (Eric) lives with his parents and older sister in Wisconsin in the 70's. The sister goes to college, the guy tries to "get" somewhere with the beautiful girl next door, tries to get good grades so he can go to college, and tries to smoke as much pot as humanly possible. With his friends. In his parents' basement.

His friends are kind of weird, but then you find out Eric is just as weird as they are. They have their ups and downs, and we're along for the ride.

The two people who stood out most at the time (and still do) are Ashton Kucher and lovely Mila Kunis. M.K. was only a young teen when she appeared in this series, but she holds her own with the best of them.

In season 5, Eric runs off to California and gets engaged (we've been waiting for this for three years), Eric's mom goes through menopause (which is fodder for several episodes), the gang look for jobs, and graduation day is finally approaching (four year late, with all the "young" cast except Mila Kunis looking by season 5 like they're nearly 30).

It's entertaining, as I mentioned above, but not as funny or a edgy as seasons 1 or 2, for example. Still, season 5 is "feel good" fare if you're in the mood for the 70's.

No self-respecting sci-fi fan and certainly no self-respecting Trekker (or Trekkie*) can NOT have this series in her/his collection.
(*the amazing Season 5, Episode 6: Trial and Tribble-ations).

We're dropped into it with the first episode of this season (The Way of The Warrior): the Dominion story arc starts us off and carries us through the season.
The Visitor (a young woman meets an elderly Jake Sisko and asks him why he stopped writing) is well done and different, and Rejoined (The Kiss that made people so nervous way back when; the Curzon symbiot and another Trill's symbiot were once in Trill hosts that were married and now any contact between new hosts is forbidden), Little Green Men (Quark and company end up in 1947 New Mexico, lol!), Hard Time (O'Brien endures 20 years in prison... only it was an implanted memory, but it's real to O'Brien), and Body Parts (where the show couldn't hide Nana Visitor's (Kira's) real-life pregnancy any longer, lol, and had to come up with a transporter first) are first-rate as well.

This season (and series) rank near the top of my sci-fi lists for entertainment, action, excitement, and interesting storytelling.