The Tudors

I wasn’t able to catch The Tudors when it started back in 2006, but wanted to watch the series. Recently, I caught an episode of the series and was hooked. Okay, truth is I saw Henry Cavill, who plays Charles Brandon, I thought, “Who is that?” After watching the first episode, I was obsessed and did a marathon viewing of all the episodes from Season 1, 2 and 3 in a week. It’s sad that it’s ending with season four, but I guess there’s only so much to King Henry’s life.

Stories about royalty are very intriguing. The lives of the queens I find fascinating, because their lives are so dreadful. You would think being a royal and having the status of queen would be magnificent, but it’s not. The king loses interest in them for one reason or other and the queen has to endure sharing her man with many other women. And in the case of King Henry’s wives, some of them lost their heads, literally.

The Tudors starts when Henry the VIII became king. Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays King Henry, who took the thrown at a very young age, 17. Meyers has four close friends that come to court with him. One of those friends is Charles Brandon, played by Henry Cavill. Brandon is a key player throughout Henry’s rule, because they were best mates since boyhood.

Throughout The Tudors, we watch as King Henry slowly becomes very dark and eventually England goes to war against France. His courtship and marriage to Anne Boleyn is played out in the first two seasons. We all know eventually Anne loses her head. Henry’s fifth wife, Catherine Howard, is also beheaded. Both were charged with adultery.

If you haven’t seen The Tudors, the costumes and direction are fantastic. For an hour, I’m taken to a different place and time. Learning about King Henry, while staring at Meyers, well, it’s very enjoyable. I don’t know if King Henry looked anything like Meyers, but if he did I can see why so many women desired him. Okay, some of the women probably just wanted Henry, because he was a King. If you don’t know who Jonathan Rhys Meyers is he played in Bend It Like Beckham, Vanity Fair, Match Point, Mission Impossible III and played Elvis, which he won a Golden Globe for.

Season four has not come to an end yet and I don’t know anything about King Henry’s reign except for what I have seen in The Tudors, so the ending will be a surprise. The show has been very entertaining, especially, the scenes with Henry Cavill. His appearance is quite delicious. In the first season, Cavill’s character is very naughty, so Cavill fans you will get to see his bare tush!

Sloan's lake walking path in Denver Colorado

If you live in Denver or plan to visit, you should checkout Sloan’s Lake. There is a walking path that goes all the way around the lake and is 2.9 miles. The path is paved so you can rollerblade, bike, skateboard, jog or just walk with your pup. Boating and fishing is, also, allowed at Sloan’s. Your dog can take a dip in the lake to cool off, too!

Sloan’s Lake is located on the west side of Denver near Sheridan Boulevard between 24th and 17th street. If you are on I-25 going north, you take the I-70 exit going west, exit onto Sheridan go south and this will get you to the lake in the city.

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Cesar Millan is going International

Cesar Millan plans to build an international pack. What are his plans to accomplish this? Millan will be in Afghanistan soon to shoot for his show, The Dog Whisperer that airs on The National Geographic channel, where he will rescue a dog. Greece will be the next place Millan takes his rescue efforts. The other countries where Millan will build his international pack include China, India and places where dogs are considered taboo and used as food.

After Millan’s international endeavor, there will, hopefully, be dog whisperers all over the world being pack leaders to pooches. Pups in Russia, Africa, and wherever Millan visits will be able to enjoy the routine of exercise, discipline and affection.

When The Dog Whisperers’ international episodes air Dogspired will keep you informed on the date the shows begin!

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Denver Animal Shelter

Upcoming Event
On May 29th, the Denver Animal Shelter will offer low cost spay/neuter sessions. Your dog can get a high quality spay/neuter for $50 and Colorado licensed veterinarians will perform the surgeries. This service is offered to low-income families and it will be a first come, first serve basis, so there will be no need to make an appointment. For more information about this clinic day, call (303) 751-5772, ext. 7272 or visit their website.

Location
The Denver Animal Shelter is located at 678 S. Jason Street, Denver, CO. Directions to the shelter: they are right off the Alameda exit on I-25. There is a frontage road immediately when you exit off I-25, which is Jason St. You have to keep an eye out for the street, because it’s easy to miss.

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Lost Final Finale

The explanation as to why everyone was on the island I thought it was unoriginal. I was expecting something more creative and not the expected. There were speculations that the Lost characters were dead or in limbo aka purgatory. It’s been awhile, but I could have sworn I saw in an interview where someone said the Lost characters were not dead that they were really running around on an island.

Time travel would have been more entertaining than death. The show was so original and interesting, so the reason for them being on the island should have been something crazy. If they were dead, why did Jacob have to protect the island and the light? Why could Desmond travel through time? I guess that can be explained by him being dead, but if that was the case why didn’t all of them travel through time. What did the numbers that had to be punched in all the time in the beginning have to do with anything? I’m not sure the finale answered enough questions.

Also, since the Lost characters have crossed over into the “light,” does this mean there won’t be a Lost movie? I can’t imagine how they would make a movie with the Lost characters in heaven or wherever. Well, I guess there are the other Lost characters that are still roaming around on the island, but it wouldn’t be the same without Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Jin, Sun, Hurly, Ben, Locke, Desmond, Sayed, and anyone I’m forgetting to mention, who crossed over into the “light.” If all the original characters are in a Lost movie, I’d go see it.

I’m sad that Lost is over. It could have went for a few more seasons I think and why they ended it this year I have no idea.

The Darkest Pleasure

I’ve been researching young adult books, since this is the audience I’m writing my books for. Anyway, while I was looking for YA books to read, I came across Gena Showalter’s Lords of the Underworld books. Whoever thought up the marketing for the book cover was a genius. I’ll admit the cover of the book is what made me choose the book. The short synopsis of what the book is about I read and the part about demons and romance did peak my interest, but not as much as the cover. A sexy guy ripped with muscles and a body tattoo, well um, Hooooottttt.

Oh by the way, the Lord of the Underworld books are not young adult reads.

So, I have one word to describe the book, WOW! Yes, I know this is a very simple review of the book, but after I was done tearing through the book in one day WOW was the one word that went through my mind.

As I’ve mentioned before, I was never a big romance reader. Also, I had not read paranormal or horror books. When I chose The Darkest Pleasure (Part of the Lord of the Underworld series) I had no idea what I was getting myself into. After reading The Darkest Pleasure, I admit that I’m now addicted to the series. I plan to get the other three books, The Darkest Pleasure is the third book in the series, The Darkest Night, The Darkest Whisper and The Darkest Kiss. And I can’t wait until The Darkest Passion and The Darkest Lie are released.

In a nutshell, The Darkest Pleasure revolves around Reyes, who is possessed by the Demon of Pain and Danika, Reyes’ love/lust interest. Reyes must hurt himself often, because the Demon of Pain beckons him to. When I say hurt himself he usually jumps off a very tall building or cuts himself. Danika is a mortal, who calms the demon in Reyes. This is all I’m going to tell you about the book, because I don’t want to give anything away.

I never knew Demons could sound so sexy, but all the Lords of the Underworld are a sight to see. After I was done reading The Darkest Pleasure, I thought how great would it be if Showtime or HBO did a series based on these books. I want to see the Demons in the flesh on a flat screen! Plus, the storyline is very interesting. There are hunters trying to kill the Lords of the Underworld. Despite being possessed with demons, the Lords are good guys, who are muscular, tattooed and just tantalizing! Every time, I came to a part about Paris, who is possessed by the Demon of Promiscuity, I kept envisioning Henry Cavill as Paris. If you don’t know who Henry is, watch The Tudors, he’s Charles Brandon. A Tudors blog will come soon and Henry Cavill will be mentioned, a lot.

If you are into romance books, I highly recommend Gena Showalter’s Lord of the Underworld series. It’s steamy, adventurous, interesting and a fun read!