In this age of instant messaging, Bluetooth, super high speed internet, and the idea of all things immediate, comes the phenomenon of Facebook. Gone are the days of writing long letters to lost friends or calling their childhood homes to find them. Making a connection is easier than ever. Simply join, post and search. Presto! Instant re-connections.

Now this fast paced world has infiltrated itself upon the honorable career of farming. Well, not real farming, but the virtual kind. Now you can grow seeds in hours, harvest in days and reap the monetary benefits immediately. Welcome to Farmville! Small town life on the small screen.

Farmville is a community driven game accessed through Facebook. It’s gratification is addicting. You create an avatar farmer to represent you (and to work really hard for you!) on your farm. You’re given a small plot of land and the tools to plow and plant your crops. Available also are trees, animals, farm buildings and decorations. Everything you need to build your domestic, rural dream.

Plants are grown in hours or days and harvested for “cash”. The cows are milked, the sheep shorn, and the apples picked off the trees all for money. Oh goodie! I can buy more seeds! I can expand my plot! But be forewarned…better check in a few times a day or your “ready to be harvested” crops will wilt and die. Money lost!

The most important aspect of Farmville is the need for neighbors. Like real life, you cannot get by on your own. Your neighbors will help you weed your land, give you gifts of trees or livestock (or virtually alive-livestock) and allow you to move up in the Farmville world. Dis your neighbors and you will not be rewarded! So there it is again, the instant fulfillment of connecting with friends far away.

For someone like me who is not blessed with the greenest of thumbs, Farmville allows me to be a great farmer. It may not be real life, but surreal life is a lot of fun to be a part of. Now excuse me, but I must go harvest my wheat.

Les Paul who was called “the father of electric guitar” pioneered the beginning of the solid-body electric guitar made popular with the advent of rock and roll.  The Gibson Les Paul guitar was a must have among elite guitar players such as Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Jeff Beck and Pete Townsend of the Who to name a few. Today it still remains as popular with the new generation of musicians. Paul; a musician himself, has been credited with many innovations like delay effects, overdubbing and multi-track recording. Rare vintage Gibson guitars run in the thousands of dollars.

The Gibson guitar is truly a work of art. And like great art, rare vintage Gibson guitars command prices in the thousands of dollars. But the best part is that unlike artwork, these instruments were not made to be hung on the wall, but were built to be played. The guitar changed the way true guitar artists played them. It allowed these artists to find their voice not through their singing but by their playing. And their distinct sound became their signature in hit songs after hit songs.

Les Paul was inducted into Rock and Roll’s Hall of Fame deserving so in 1988.

The Internet was created to carry information and services like electronic mail throughout the world. Today popular services that feature online chat, social networking, and video to name a few have made the Internet a 24/7 beast. Whether you want to read the latest news, find the latest sports scores, or know what time a movie is showing at the local cinema, the Internet is used by both young and old.

The fitness boom has especially taken advantage of the Internet. Looking for a personal online trainer or an online yoga class to workout to right in your living room? Want to find a diet plan with a support group? Maybe you want to buy some fitness equipment. Well you can find all this and more and it’s as simple as a click away.

FitOrbit.com is a new online fitness site that promotes real personal training by real personal trainers on your time. All for a nominal fee, this service matches your personal goals with real live trainers. You choose the trainer. The trainer works up a diet and workout plan and you’re good to go. And if you slack off, your trainer gives you a nudge to get you back on track.

Yogaglo.com brings online yoga classes right into your home. Take unlimited classes from a variety of disciplines by experienced teachers for all levels of fitness from beginner to advanced. Do you love Pilates? Everything About Pilates.com is an authoritative site that features a wide range of articles about exercises, equipment, tips, and video demonstrations.

And if you are looking to buy fitness equipment for your home, there is Whole Body Market.com. This online fitness store supplies resistance gear, balance and stability products, Swiss balls, medicine balls, exercise bikes and much much more. Shopping online is fun and you can save money too.