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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 26, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A15 winnipegfreepress. com LIFE / TECH WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2015 A 15 Theatre Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival Various venues in the Exchange District, Osborne Village, downtown. Tickets $ 5 and $ 10. For more info see winnipegfringe. com. Modern Family Vacation Celebrations Dinner Theatre, 5 p. m. Tickets $ 30.95-$ 59.95 at 204- 982- 8282. Out and About Farmers' Market The Forks, 11 a. m.- 4 p. m. Jazz In the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden Assiniboine Park, 3 p. m. Featuring Janice Finlay. Sunday Night Smooth Jazz, Assiniboine Park, Lyric Theatre, 7 p. m. Featuring Will Donato. Salsa Sundays The Forks, under the canopy, 7- 10 p. m. Cruise Night Pony Corral Grant Park, 5- 10 p. m. Gimli Film Festival Passes at 204- 642- 8846 or Waterfront Centre, Gimli. More information at gimlifilm. com. Comedy Jon Lovitz Rumor's Comedy Club, 7: 15 p. m. Sold out. Chris D'Elia Club Regent Event Centre, 8 p. m. Tickets $ 46.25- $ 51.50 at Ticketmaster. Nightclubs The Good Will Social Club ( 625 Portage Ave.): Harley James Flett, Nic Dyson, Alex Guidry, Chenoa McKelvey King's Head Pub & Eatery ( 120 King St.): All the King's Men Marion Hotel ( 393 Marion St.): Neal Pinto Palm Lounge ( Fort Garry Hotel): Johnathan Alexiuk Shannon's Irish Pub ( 175 Carlton St.): Celtic Jam with Dale Brown Times Change( d) High & Lonesome Club ( 234 Main St.): Jam hosted by Big Dave McLean THE LINEUP MISS LONELYHEARTS DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I've been single for 11 years ( zero dates) and am starting to get very worried. Whenever an opportunity comes up to pick up or date a woman, I turn cold and shallow like a statue and run for the hills at the last moment. I'm starting to think there's something biologically wrong with my brain. I can't afford to see a psychologist. There are currently two women in my life who I think are interested in me, and I'm attracted to both of them, but I don't want to try to pick either one up because I need more time to work on myself. I have issues with weight, self- esteem and finances. And I'm worried I'm just doing what I've always done - making excuses. I'm in my early 30s and don't want to be single for the rest of my life. - Worried Guy, Winnipeg Dear Worried: The two women attracted to you right now are not attracted to a future you - no makeover is needed, so that excuse is gone. As for self- esteem, here's more positive news: people aren't stuck with the self- esteem level they have coming out of their families of origin, schooling and work experiences. You can create higher esteem, block by block. Make a list of challenges that interest you in life. With each challenge you conquer, your self- esteem goes up. When you come off a big challenge you'll feel a rush of good feelings, much as a person feels when they win a medal. That's an excellent time to ask someone out. Building- block challenges don't have to be done in order of difficulty. Start with an easy one this week. As for finances, admit you're not good at handling money right now and get help and knowledge through reading. A famous book by Napoleon Hill called Think & Grow Rich is a good attitudechanger, and an easy read for anybody. The final thing you should do, since you feel stuck, is to get counselling. Free walk- in sessions are available most days of the week at Klinic at 545 Broadway. Call 204- 784- 4067 for hours. Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I wanted to write about Disappointed whose wife doesn't want to go camping anymore. Your suggestion of a trailer is excellent, but what if they can't afford it? What really struck me is that the wife continued doing her day job on the weekend without any of the amenities she normally has. No wonder she hates camping! Her husband should tell her he'll look after the sick kids and do all the cooking when they're camping. Her job is to think of activities and games they could do as a family. Maybe he won't enjoy camping as much under those conditions, but as time goes on they might find a way to share chores so they both enjoy a weekend of camping with the kids. - Takes Two to Tango, Winnipeg Dear Takes Two: Your idea is creative, but it's doubtful the husband - the camping- activity enthusiast - will want to do all the child care and cooking while Mom comes up with activities. Either they start out with the compromise, working together, or that tent or trailer is going to be parked forever. It's always dangerous by the water with kids, and both parents have to be on full alert even after kids have had a few levels of swimming lessons. Boating, fish hooks and taking wriggling fish off hooks may not be Mom's thing, not to mention filleting them. Here's hoping the parents gradually slip into a comfortable camping situation, with short weekend trips that extend to longer stays. Please send your questions and comments to lovecoach@ hotmail. com or Miss Lonelyhearts c/ o the Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3B6 WIRED By GREGG ELLMAN Twitter: @ greggellman greggellman@ mac. com Self- esteem can be fixed bit by bit Jon Lovitz THE most downloaded movies from iTunes in Canada as of Saturday: 1. The Longest Ride 2. The Divergent Series: Insurgent 3. Ex Machina 4. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 5. Chef 6. unReal 7. 5 Flights up 8. Get Hard 9. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 10. Kingsman: The Secret Service - Apple Pocket- sized projector pretty handy VIVITEK describes its Qumi Q5 LED pocket projector as being made for work, travel or play. And the company says it's the first pocket projector that's 3D- ready via DLP Link. Given all the places you can use it, compatibility is the real plus. It projects digital content stored in just about any device, including smartphones, tablets, laptop and desktop computers, or directly from video or still digital cameras. Now that you know what it can do, using it is as simple as turning it on. The DLP lamp- free projector is built to last more than 10,000 hours without a loss of light and more than 30,000 hours overall, and has an output up to 500 lumens. I didn't put that many hours into it, but when I do, I'll let you know the status. Connect it to your device and play away. It can be projected onto a conferenceroom wall for a presentation or against an outside wall for a movie night. The projector has an internal two- watt mono speaker, a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 and a fixed ( non- zooming) lens. It can fit in your pocket, but don't sit on it. The device is also available is the Q7 ( US$ 799) version, with 800 lumens, and the Q7 plus ( US$ 806), with 1,000 lumens. DETAILS: US$ 440; available in red, yellow, blue, black and white; vivitekusa. com. Downloads Stylish earbuds sound, look great I'VE tried many earbuds that claim to have great looks and even better sound, but fall short in the latter department. My belief is too much time is devoted to looks over sound. That's not the case with the Grain Audio wooden in- ear headphones ( model IEHP). They sound and look great and fit comfortably in your ears ( four ear- tip sizes are included for getting the right fit). They have a stylish finish, and the body of the earbuds is wood. They are constructed of FSC- certified walnut with a hand- applied oil finish. The sound gives a great deep bass and kept me listening for hours at any volume level, without distortion. There's an in- line microphone for calls and a control button for your tunes. DETAILS: grainaudio. com; US$ 99. Portable speaker simply outstanding THE choice of portable Bluetooth speakers is endless, so when you're shopping for one, consider the price as well as what features stand out. The Boombot REX Build- A- Bot is probably the most customizable portable Bluetooth speaker. You can choose the colour of the body, grill and bracket and have your own photo or logo printed permanently on the speaker grill. The company says it's rated as the highest power- to- size ratio speaker in its class, which I can't argue with. Inside the water- resistant speaker is a rechargeable battery good for about eight hours of sound, an internal microphone for hands- free calls and a bass woofer. Having your own personalized photo on the speaker is really cool. When ordering, just upload your digital image to the site ( the highest quality will give the best results) for the front- facing grill and choose the colours of your grill, body and bracket. The Boombot comes with a one- year, no- matter- what warranty, which I'm told includes accidentally running over the speaker with your car. The results are outstanding and make it stand out like no other portable Bluetooth speaker I've seen. DETAILS: boombotix. com, US$ 79.99. The Longest Ride A_ 15_ Jul- 26- 15_ FP_ 01. indd A15 7/ 25/ 15 5: 52: 45 PM ;