PowerBlogs: Jasmine Doobay

I had an amazing afternoon at the Kelowna Community  Theatre for the Helping Hands for Haiti event.  It’s a fabulous 10 hours of music from local musicians who’ve donated their time.

I was emceeing between 12:30 and 1:30 and got to introduce Cowboy Bob and the Kelowna School of Rock.  We also stuck around for Kevin and Devin…wow…those two are absolutely fabulous…keep your eyes and ears open for more from them on Power 104!

Saje and I emceeing Helping Hands for Haiti

Saje doing a great job at emceeing with me

Cowboy Bob

Cowboy Bob

Kevin and Devin

The festivities continue until 10:30 Saturday night!!!

Hope you go!

Admission by donation.

We had an amazing morning Friday with Dave, Rob and Dan from the Bonfire Restaurant.

Dave runs an amazing restaurant in The Cove Resort in West Kelowna.

Rob runs an amazing kitchen with help from Dan and the gang.

We were treated likely royalty…like you will for their weekend brunch, Saturday and Sunday’s from 10-3.

prep for brunch from Bonfire Restaurant

Executive Chef Rob & Chef de Parti Dan

ingredients for brunch

ingredients for brunch 2

Dave, Rob and Dan from The Bonfire Restaurant

preparing a feast for Power

can't wait for the finished product

smells so good

oh look, extra yummies

Dave is an expert with the bubbles!

here’s where the pics get really yummy…

gracious host Dave from The Bonfire Restaurant

presentation is everything when it comes to food

Buttermilk pancakes w/pistachios, coco whip, cinnamon maple syrup

light as fluff pancakes and a delicious combo of flavours

pancakes didn't last long

Sales dude Don getting in on the fabulous chow!

Slow roasted braised beef w/squash, poached egg & aged cheddar hollandaise

amazing food, amazing combinations of taste, amazing presentation

The Bonfire Brunch menu

brunch at The Bonfire Restaurant Sat & Sun 10-3

Food for you this morning.  Savour the Flavours is back with The Bonfire Restaurant and Bar this morning.  You could win dinner for two…between 8 and 9am!

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See you tomorrow at Helping Hands for Haiti…Kelowna Community Theatre.  I’m emceeing from 12:30 to 1:30.

See yesterday’s post for bands and times!!!

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A very … shall we say … giving New Orleans resident is willing to part with a testicle in order to get Super Bowl tickets.

A craigslist posting is offering up an “O negative, well traveled, well maintained, larger than average” left testicle that’s only been “used for 22 years.”

Apparently this particular man part is responsible for the birth of two kids as well. All he wants is a set of tickets in return.

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According to Glamour magazine, here are 10 guys we ladies should get to know…at least once in our lives…

Do you recognize yourself?

The much older man … to get that creepy Dad thing out of your system.

The too-good-looking-for-me-guy … because those are your insecurities talking, and you should tell them to shut up.

The dumb jock … because there’s a lot to be said for endurance.

The potentially gay guy … for the potentially forever friendship.

The pretentious intellectual … because, if nothing else, you’ll learn a lot.

The Euro snob … because you can steal his fancy bath products.

The non-committal guy … because he’s a rite of passage that will bond you with every other woman on earth.

The guy who wants to be saved … to teach you that you can’t do that for anybody.

The money-hungry guy. You’llquickly scratch “rich” off your wish list.

The cute but dorky guy … because in the long run, dorky might not matter.

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When you finally find the right someone, you wanna hold onto them forever. Glamour offers some examples of what to do weekly, monthly, and annually to strengthen your relationship.

Once a week …

Fight (a little). Keep little things from growing out of proportion by fightin’ it out.

Compliment each other. Try daily to notice something worth a mention.

Let something go. There’s stuff that matters … and there’s stuff that will drive you nuts forever — try to let one go.

Laugh really hard. Laughter is a relationship’s Krazy Glue: It bonds you.

Once a Month …

Be do-gooders. Helping out together (even just to assist a pal) highlights common values and will bring you together.

Talk about money. Whether it’s “Should we open a joint account?” or just, “Hey, let’s split the bill tonight.”

Declare something strictly between the two of you. Whether it’s a silly nickname or a bedroom mishap, share something intimate that stays only with the two of you.

Once a Year …

Take on a project. Restore an old car, or put up shelves — team projects are great relationship cement.

Get a dog. Or at least a plant. Care for a living thing that can grow with your relationship.

Confess. Wanna be President? Have a dark family secret? If you can’t tell your partner, how much of a partner do you have?

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Even though men are much less likely to suffer from anxiety than women, it’s still a struggle for plenty of guys to stay cool, especially with all the trouble and reasons for worry out there.

According to MadeMan.com, here are some ways to keep your cool and stay strong in the face of all challenges:

1. Think Manly Thoughts — One reason guys deal with stress better than women is that they are better at compartmentalizing. They take care of one thing at a time — and don’t let distractions get them down. Next time you feel overwhelmed, just think manly thoughts, grasshopper. Think only of completing the very next thing on your list. Nothing else.

2. Meditate — Don’t let the word “meditation” scare you. It’s nothing more than relaxation. The idea is to get rid of all the chatter in your head. Just focus on your breathing until your internal voices shut the hell up — and give you some peace.

3. Sleep — Sleep, seriously, makes you strong. Get enough of it. Have a solid bedtime routine. And, clear your mind before dozing off.

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Happy Friday, everyone! Time to stay strong and hang onto your sanity for one more go-round at work. Then, it’s party time!

When you hit the bars this weekend, does it matter to you whether the bartenders are male or female?

Do you trust guys to be better able to move fast and get you what you need?

Do you prefer to see some eye-candy back there, even if it means waiting a bit longer for your drink?

What qualities do you look for in your bartender? Friendly, speedy and reliable service? Good looks and an ability to flirt?

Do you care about knowledge or skill level? Or … Do you pretty much order tap beer all night anyway?

How much do the bartenders influence your choice of bars week-to-week?

$99,742.58 dollars raised in the one day event yesterday in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, Salmon Arm and Kamloops.

Nice job everyone!!!

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HELPING HANDS - A CONCERT FOR HAITI

This Saturday, a bunch of local musicians and business people are teaming up for a great fundraiser.

Saturday January 30th starting at 12:30

Kelowna Community Theatre

Admission by donation

12:30     Cowboy Bob

1:00       School of Rock

1:30       Kevin & Devin

2:00       Sazacha Red Sky

2:30       Anna Jacyszyn

3:00       Nixie

3:30       Blithely Reekin’

4:00      Claddach

4:30      Jambalya

5:00       Scott Thielmann

5:30       White Sails Chorus

6:00       Song Birds

6:30       Sherman Doucette

7:00       Raquel Warchol

7:30       Darby Mills & The Young’Uns

8:00       St. James Band

8:30       Fields of Green

9:00       Danny McBride & Chris Thompson

9:30       Grooveyard

10:00     John Lee Sanders

I’ll be emceeing between 12:30 and 1:30! 

Hope to see you there!!!

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Haiti 911 takes place at the Okanagan College Centre for Learning Saturday from 12-noon to 4 pm.

There will be entertainment, a silent auction and raffles with all proceeds going to Hats-Hands Across the Seas, an organization working with orphanzage in Haiti.

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UBC Okanagan University Centre Ballroom is the venue for the Hope for Haiti concert Sunday from 4-6 pm.

Student performers Hugo De Burgos and friends, the Latin Dance Club and more will be on stage.

A silent auction, bake sale and other activities will help raise funds with all donations collected going to the Red Cross.

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Cosmo asked some “regular guys” to reveal what personality traits they find hot in a woman.

Here are some of their responses …

“When a girl is confident enough to avoid being threatened by other girls. Not being catty shows that she’s sure of herself and of our relationship.”

“When a girl has a sense of humor, it’s always hot. I want to date someone who doesn’t take herself too seriously and isn’t afraid to put herself out there.” If you can’t laugh at yourself, you’re too uptight.

“It’s hot when girls eat like guys and then don’t complain about how many hours they’re going to have to spend on the treadmill to get rid of the calories.”

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We’ve all had it happen: a haircut gone horribly wrong. It’s a nightmare.

Once those scissors have sliced through your hair — even crazy glue can’t re-attach it.

But we’re here to help with some tips for dealing with a bad ‘do …

Hate It — Say It — If you hate your haircut, speak up about it! The worse thing you can do is smile, nod and pay for it without so much as a whimper. Most hairdressers don’t want you to be unhappy because they’ll lose your business. They should be more than willing to discount you or fix the situation, if possible.

Go Home and Get a Grip — OK, when it first happens you can cry, scream and feel sorry for yourself, but then you need to get over it. Your drama is not gonna make it grow back any faster. The first thing you need to do is wash it and style it yourself. Sometimes the cut isn’t as horrible as you think — it’s just the way your hairdresser styled it that makes it look weird.

Smile — When all else fails, yes, smile. If you walk around with a scowl on your face, it’s not gonna help you look or feel any better. Why turn an ugly haircut into an ugly personality? Who knows, maybe the glare from your pearly whites will blind people to that not-so-hot hairdo.

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Because modern technology is shifting from analog to digital, the odds of aliens ever finding us are getting worse.

Not long ago, signals from analog television and radio transmitters lit up the Earth with a 50-light-year shield of radiation.

But now that next-generation digital transmissions are beamed from man-made satellites down to our homes, almost no radiation escapes our atmosphere.

This would make it more difficult for any aliens to be able to distinguish our planet from the trillions of unoccupied rocks in the universe.

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As humans, we have a general lust for speed. We want faster computers, cars and athletes.

According to wannahaves.com, here are some of the greatest feats of speed humans have achieved:

1. Fastest text message — Kimberly Yeo punched in 26 words in 43.24 seconds, beating a world record of 67 seconds for the same words set in 2003.

2. Fastest man — Usain Bolt currently holds the world record for the 100 meters, the 200 meters and, along with his teammates, the 4×100 meters relay.

3. Fastest elevator — The Taipei 101 elevator carries people from the ground to the top (101st floor) in 39 seconds, at a staggering 1,010 meters per minute. The cars are actually fitted with pressure control systems to keep your ears from popping.

4. Fastest Plane — The X-43 is the fastest airplane in the world. It’s unmanned and launches from a B-52 at about 40,000 feet in the air. It has been clocked at Mach 9.6 or 7,000 miles per hour.

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According to a new study from the University of Alaska, school-aged guys face huge problems.

They lag behind girls in academic performance and college attendance. And, on top of that, they face high rates of a variety of issues, including conduct disorders, emotional disturbance, premature death and juvenile delinquency.

Lead researcher Judith Kleinfeld is worried that all these problems will lead to even bigger problems in adulthood.

“Males who do not have a college education are far more vulnerable to unemployment and the wages of men without a college education are plummeting,” Kleinfeld said. “Boys are also getting little respect. These negative stereotypes may well further depress boys’ academic achievement.”

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According to a recent survey, you’re never too old to get it on.

The National Social Life, Health and Aging Project found that 84 percent of men and 62 percent of women between 57 and 64 reported having sex in the past year.

And, 38 percent of men and 17 percent of women ages 75 to 85 said they’d done the deed.

This is great for those seniors who are doing the mattress mambo because healthy sex means generally better health overall.

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Be sure to crack open a cold one this week because canned beer is celebrating its 75th birthday.

New Jersey’s Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company churned out the world’s first beer can in 1935. The experiment took off and American drinkers haven’t looked back since — nowadays choosing cans over bottles for the majority of the 22 gallons of beer they each drink per year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wouldn’t it be great to always know when someone was lying to you? Better yet, wouldn’t it be great to have people believe every single word you said?

According to an FBI profiler, here are some ways to legitimately spot a liar:

1. Slips of the Tongue — The mind is distracted with creating the next lie, or considering the one just told.

2. Hesitation Before Answering — The person is considering any weaknesses in the lie about to be told.

3. Forced Facial Expressions — Done in order to convince the interviewer of their lack of worry.

4. Change in the Rate of Blinking or in the Pitch of One’s Voice — An uncontrollable reaction to guilt or the worry of being discovered.

5. Sitting on the Hands — Liars become conscious of their movements and know being still gives them a better chance of getting away with the lie.