Amateur Jeff Fox Drops the Ball

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It’s not clear what collegehoops.net saw in one of their reporters from Canada, but he clearly doesn’t have any NBA knowledge whatsoever. He has recently posted an article on June 20th concerning the Atlanta Hawks and what they might do with the 3rd pick in the draft. He’s right that the first two picks are locked up, and the draft will begin with Atlanta’s pick (3rd overall). From there he totally goes in the wrong direction with unnecessary remarks concerning the Atlanta Hawks.

He praises the Phoenix Suns and lashes out against the boys from the ATL. I guess that Mr. Jeff Fox failed to mention a couple of things in his article, which I will do now. Is he aware of the youth in Atlanta and how they have been the youngest team in the NBA for the last few years. No wonder championships haven’t been won in Atlanta, since their fellow big brothers are a lot older and more experienced than them. I wonder if Jeff Fox has any younger siblings or older ones. Maybe he has a big brother or sister that picked on him, and now he gets to pick on someone smaller than him. I guess he got the gig at CollegeHoops.net by poking fun at the little guys. He might want to remember the little guys do grow up some day.

He really thinks Phoenix will end up with a lottery selection next year. He could be right, Nash is starting to age and has lost a step, and the Amare trade rumors continue to swirl, so Phoenix might very well have a lottery selection next year. Suns fans will be happy to know that they will get a 2nd pick in the first round in the 2008 draft next year, since they will get Atlanta’s pick from the Joe Johnson trade. This will not be a lottery pick, because THE ATLANTA HAWKS WILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS NEXT YEAR! GURANTEED!

Amateur reporter Jeff Fox has no problems mentioning the Hawks blunders in previous drafts. Yes the Hawks passed on Josh Howard from the Dallas Mavericks, like the rest of the teams in the NBA did too! He compares Luol Deng from the Bulls like he is so much better than Josh Childress of the Hawks.

LUOL DENG Started 82 games (37.5 MPG), 18 points per game, .59 blocks per game, 1.18 steals per game, 7 rebounds a game, 77% from the free throw line, 51% FG percentage from the floor, 2.5 assists a game

JOSH CHILDRESS Started 13 games (36.8 MPG), 13 points per game, .65 blocks per game, 1.05 steals per game, 6 rebounds a game, 79% from the free throw line, 50% FG percentage from the floor, 2.3 assists a game

Now is this really a huge blunder? Which player would you like to have? These stats look pretty similar to me, and I think either player would give you the same production as the other. So calling this a draft day blunder doesn’t make no sense. Jeff Fox also forgot to tell you about Josh Smith who went 17th in this draft, and all the teams that passed him up. Josh Smith was one of the top 3 guys in block shots this year, and he’s only 21 years old! Seems Mr. Knight (Atlanta GM) might have a little luck afterall.

Then he goes on to mention the Hawks passing on Derron Williams and Chris Paul, and selecting Marvin Williams out of North Carolina. I don’t even see how you can start to compare these young guys yet, especially when Marvin was born in June of 86′ and Chris Paul and Deron Williams was born in May of 1985 or earlier. Just another example of how Mr. Fox likes to pick on the smaller kid. I wonder if he was a bully in school? It’s not been determined yet, who got the best player here yet. Check back in 2015 and compare these 3.

I was even amazed to see his article on June 20th, which was so recent. Most people in the basketball circle see Atlanta trading this 3rd overall pick to move lower down in the draft. So not sure why Mr. Fox spent so much time speculating who Atlanta would take 3rd overall in this upcoming draft. This just shows you a good example why some people shouldn’t even be allowed to turn on a computer, much less write a sports article on a sport or a team that he knows absolutely nothing about.

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Feel free to contact Mr. Fox for any comments on his June 20th Article about the Atlanta Hawks. I will be emailing him, and I look forward to his reply to me.

Spanish Audio Books for Travel

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If you’re planning a holiday weekend or a vacation to a Spanish speaking country, then there is some great audio books you can download. These Spanish audio books will make your travels a pleasure before you ever arrive. You can learn through these audio books on how to speak Spanish better. The first volume Spanish 1 is five hours long and can be downloaded with a format of Encoded Windows Media. You can find out more about these Spanish audio books at AnEarForBooks.com. I just wish they had these audio books back when I was in school!

L.A. Laker Fans Worry

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The Los Angeles Laker fans are getting worried as the NBA Draft is approaching. The fans aren’t really concern with who the Lakers might take with their number 19th overall pick, but keeping NBA leading scorer Kobe Bryant on the roster. It’s being rumored now that Kobe wants out of LA. If the Lakers were going to move the superstar out of the gold and purple, it would most certainly be before or during this year’s NBA Draft.

Most are calling this a 2 player draft with Greg Oden going 1 and Kevin Durant going 2nd. Once you get to the Atlanta Hawks 3rd overall pick, then the draft could take any direction. If Kobe is leaving Los Angeles then you have to go right to the top of the draft first.

The Portland Trailblazers have that pick and it would be really hard to trade away a future NBA center that will probably have a 10+ year career as a starting center in the NBA. If they was going to ship Oden out, then it would take a player like Kobe for them to pull the trigger. Portland is very young and adding a 29 year-old Bryant might not make the most sense here.

Then we have the Seattle Supersonics who is on the clock. Kevin Durant falls in their lap with the 2nd overall pick. This could be possible here; if Seattle could add in future draft picks and maybe gets Rashard Lewis under contract. I could see Kevin Durant, Rashard Lewis, and a future 1st round draft pick being enough for the Lakers to bite. Ray Allen and Kobe Bryant would be a tough tandem to deal with, if you could find a way for them to both get their shots each night.

Then you have the Atlanta Hawks who have a lot of young players on their squad. Packaging up some of these players and Atlanta having the 3rd and 11th overall draft picks in this year’s draft, might be able to land Kobe in the ATL. Obviously Atlanta would want to have Josh Smith and Marvin Williams to play along side of Kobe, so the current players of Josh Childress and Shelden Williams might be in the deal with the 3rd overall pick.

It should be interesting to see what team Kobe is on after this year’s draft. If Kobe is still a Laker the Friday after the draft, I think Jack and all the Hollywood stars that make up LA’s season ticket holders, could breathe a sigh of relief.

Lap Band Surgery

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Getting a weight loss surgery these days makes a lot of sense in more than just one way. You will look and feel much better is just a couple of the benefits you can get from a weight loss surgery. Also, there is so much new information on medicine these days, which shows that being over weight has no benefits. It’s actually harmful to ourselves and puts a lot of strain on our bodies, if we are carrying around more weight than we need. Before you go out and start that next diet or exercise program, let me tell you about a great way to lose weight.

You can speak with your doctor to see if you qualify for a procedure called Lap Band Surgery. This is a surgery that will put an adjustable gastric band to help you lose weight. This band will reduce the stomach capacity and will restrict the amount of food that can be consumed at one time. So if your eating less, then it only makes sense that you won’t gain any additional weight. It will also allow your body to start using up some of the stored fats in your body, which will result in weight loss for you.

If you would like to learn more about Lap Band Surgery, then mylapbandsurgery.com is a great place to start. They have a lot of resources on lap band surgery available for you. If you are short on money, then consider having the procedure done in Mexico. It’s very affordable in Mexico and it’s real close to the USA. Acuna Mexico is a place you can go for your lap band procedure. It’s a small city in Mexico, and is only 10 minutes away from Del Rio, Texas. So don’t let money stop you from having the procedure, when you can have your lap band surgery done in Mexico!

Malibu, California

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A 27 mile drive along the coastline is what Mailbu is all about. As it sets on the Pacific Ocean, it’s beach front community enjoys the warm, sandy beaches that Mailbu has to offer. If your ever traveling through Malibu, you will notice some of the resident’s license plate saying: “Malibu: A Way of Life”. What a great life it is if your lucky enough to be able to afford a little of this ocean front property.

Malibu is made up of star cast of very well-to-do people. Movie stars, directors, rock stars, lawyers, and a host of other high profile professions make Malibu a community filled with riches. I’m sure many of us know of the famous zip code 90210 for Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills also has other zip codes tied to it, like 90209, 90211, 90212, and 90213. The Malibu district is known by the zip code 90265. Even some of the areas that are not in the Malibu city limits will sport the zip code of 90265. It’s the way the U.S. Post Office treats the area, but I’m sure there is a certain amount of prestige that goes along with the 90265 zip code.

Gidget might have been the start of Malibu and Hollywood, but there have been so many movies and tv shows that have surrounded the area of Malibu. The Rockford Files, Love American Style, Mod Squad, Zoey 101, So Little Time, are just a few that have use Malibu in some way or another. So Little Time that has the Olsen Twins in their show, used Malibu as the setting, while they played two teens from Malibu going to West Malibu High School. There isn’t a West Malibu High School, but there is a Malibu High School. Also, Pepperdine University is located just outside of the city limits of Malibu, but it is still associated with Malibu, even though it has a different zip code. Products have even been named after Malibu. The Cheverolet Malibu, Malibu Barbie, Piper Malibu, Malibu Gran Prix, and Malibu Rum. It’s a good choice to name a product with the Malibu label, as many has started to look at Malibu as the jewel city of the USA.

Southern California DUI and Criminal Attorneys

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If your needing help with any criminal or DUI laws, then seek the Southern California Criminal Lawyers. Top 5% U.S. Law Firm. Former L.A. Prosecutors, Certified Defense Specialists provide aggresssive defense to all crimes. Aggressive Attorneys dedicated to their clients’ liberty.  It’s through this aggressiveness that the clients can win with this firm. They are dedicated lawyers seeking the best possible outcome for their clients. They are willing to take cases that involve misdemeanors, federal crimes, drugs and narcotics, theft, sex crimes, fraud, 3 strikes, probation violations, all felonies, and even will take on juvenile crimes. The law firm of Kestenbaum, Eisner, & Gorin LLP are ready to tackle any cases that southern Californians need help with. They believe a strong defense begins immediately and not in the courtroom. If you are in jail, then call them! Also be sure to talk to them first if you feel like you are facing legal charges.

They can be reached 24 hours a day. (877) 781-1570

Playing Trivia with the Boys

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One thing that I really enjoy doing is going to the sports bars and playing trivia. I don’t drink alcohol; it’s always just sweet tea for me. I like it with a lemon too! If you never went out to some public setting before and played trivia, then you’re missing out. We have a fun time doing it.

Now the people that you go with or meet up with at the place you are playing trivia, will be the people on your team. In most cases there are no limits to the size of your team. So the more you have the merrier! Now questions will range from music to sports to geography to science to television to movies and just about anything else. My specialty is sports. As long as the sports is football, baseball, basketball, nascar, or hockey. I’m not big on the golf, bowling, or my most hated sports category, which are the Olympics. I don’t think Olympic trivia questions are good, since they only happen every 4 years.

Now depending on where you play at, will depend on the prize. Usually it’s in the range of $50 to $100 for first prize, and 2nd being about $25 and a third place gets you $10. Now you don’t actually win this in cash money. They just give you them amounts in a bar tab. So you can come back next week and use your winnings to help cut down on the bill, when you’re playing trivia. It’s free to play and I think anybody would enjoy playing trivia at a restaurant. So look into it sometime and get all your smart friends together. Its really fun getting all your friends together and competing against other teams.

Nerds Looking To Date

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Now there is a database that is filled with witty brainiacs, nerds, and other people that are just filled with knowledge. They are all looking for dates, and it’s a great place to meet a person that has more than just the average intelligence. There is all kind of dating websites online, which have people looking for their soul mates or any other types of themes they can imagine. Now there is a free dating online service that is just made for the smart guys and gals. You will see a lot more fun here than at some of those other dating services. The people are so much more energetic and just genuine, which makes this online service more interesting than the others. Yep, it’s just a place for the nerds to hang out at and enjoy each other’s company. If you think you have the intelligence to match wits with some of the members already here. Then stop on by and grab a cup of coffee and see what type of people you can meet for yourself.

Free Courses For Dyslexia Sufferers

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Now there is free help for people of all ages that might have a problem with dyslexia. Free Help for Dyslexia can be found at dyslexiadecoded.com, for anybody that might be interested. Start learning the new phonetic alphabet. This will allow you to start reading at advanced levels and will help in the decoding process. There’s a click-n-learn website that you will be able to take advantage of for free. ReadingBySix has several courses like Decoding, Alphabet Course, and Teaching the Baby ABC’s. These are just a few of the courses you can get from the ReadingBySix website.

The sooner the brain can start recognizing individual sounds, is the sooner you can start defeating dyslexia. The vowel sounds hold the key in trying to distinguish the individual sounds. We might only have 5 letters that represent vowels, but they are over 20 vowel sounds in the English language.

Dyslexia? Now there is Free Help

Now there is free online help for people who have dyslexia or simply did not learn to read well while going to school. It is a click-‘n-learn program. Students and adults may learn decoding, basic reading skills, and advanced reading skills all with the click of a mouse.

The program is called ReadingBySix. It provides a systematic approach to helping people defeat dyslexia and related reading problems. You will notice measurable progress from week to week provided participants are active in their studies and do their assignments. The online courses are virtually free when you give a small donation. If you choose not to donate, they are completely free.

Dyslexia is a distinct learning disability characterized by difficulties in decoding individual words. These difficulties may not show up in other cognitive and academic abilities. Dyslexia results from the confusion caused by the brain’s inability to associate abstract symbols with abstract ideas. This includes associating letters and words with the sounds they represent. The key to defeating dyslexia is learning to decode English sounds.

You are invited to review the website and take a few of the courses for practice and learn how the program works. Then use it to teach your children or students to read. It can be used for preschool, home school, grade school, or high school. Students, adults, and children can use it. It teaches reading 100% of the time and it’s all electronic. If you know of people who need help, please tell them about ReadingBySix: http://www.dyslexiadecoded.com/

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Improve your looks

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Many of us are always looking for a way to preserve our youth. The society in which we live in thrives on instant gratification this probably explains why more and more are looking to cosmetic surgery to help out Mother Nature. Cosmetic surgery covers a wide range of procedures from simple injections to full blown surgery to correct various problems. For those of us who are not motivated to eXercise on a regular basis there are measure that can be taken to get rid of that bulging mid section. Beverly Hills tummy tuckspecialist can help provide consultation and recommendations on the best course of action for those that want to tighten up their waist or those that have lost so much weight have extra skin that may be unwanted.
Many women may look to improve their looks through breast augmentation. This can be either through increasing or reducing the chest size. Those women with larger chests are more apt to go in for a reduction due to increasing backaches and poor posture. Beverly Hills breast augmentation specialists offer both of these procedures and even can help men who want to firm up their chests.
There are many clinics and physicians that have opened new centers to tailor to the growing demand of plastic surgery. Los Angeles cosmetic surgeryexperts at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery offer world class service and have been featured in the NY Times, LA Times, and Access Hollywood for their innovative approach to helping their patient. Located in the heart of high fashion Rodeo Plastic Surgery offers some of the best options and latest in techniques to help you improve your self esteem and provide improvement to your look on life.

Touring Yosemite

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One of this years vacation destinations will be Yosemite National Park. We recently moved from the East coast to Washington State and I have always wanted to travel to Wyoming and view Yosemite Park. The one that I have read about is that it is better to stay within the park and camp there as the lines to get in and out of the park can average a couple of hours. So several things that we have learned in our online hunt for things to do and things to avoid are:
Great adventures are available all year, from snow boarding and snowshoeing in the winter to hiking and swimming in the summer. They even offer the Wawona gold course and an ice skating rink at Curry Village.
Plan to visit the Mariposa Grove which is located 36 miles south of Yosemite Valley. This is the largest stand of giant sequoias (also known as Sierra redwoods or big trees) in Yosemite. The road is not kept or plowed in the winter so cars cannot access. The Grove is accessible through the summer months. In the winter it can be accessed if you ski or hike in to view the natural beauty of these rare and disappearing resources.

Those looking to incorporate a great self awareness workshop should check out The Lotus Path Workshops. These are a series of spiritual workshops that take anywhere from 90 minutes to two hours and can help you connect with your self. Some of the objectives is to get you to realize how the past can influence the present and how to make the right connection.

Free Message Boards

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There are several places you can look for a free message board, or discussion board. Adding one of these to your existing websites, is a good tool for keeping people interested in your promotions. GoBoardz Free Forums is an excellent place to start a new message board at. It is free, and they don’t put a lot of useless interface with their boards. In most cases, people don’t use the extra interface anyways, so if you’re looking for a good, simple message board. Then GoBoardsz would be a solid choice in starting your own message board up.

I have started a few message boards up myself. It’s fun when you are the admin on one of these message boards. You get to add in all the topics, and control any users that might not be using your message board in a civil manner. Now using one of these as a promotional tool is just one advantage. You can start one up just for fun and personal use. Maybe starting one up about your local sports team. You could choose a professional sport, or maybe the high school that is in your area. Your favorite tv show is another good start to a message board. I’m sure there are many people that already have an American Idol discussion board. The subjects are endless, on what you could discuss, if you had your own message board. Just check out GoBoardz to see if they meet your needs for a free discussion board.

The View Heats Up

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Rosie O’Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck take shots at each other in a heated debate on ABC’s The View. Now Rosie made a rhetorical question, and was wanting Elisabeth to answer it. Elisabeth didn’t really choose to answer the question, prompting Rosie to refer to her as a “coward”. Now Elisabeth took that as an insult, and gave it right back to Rosie.

The whole thing doesn’t make much sense. Rosie is wrong for thinking Elisabeth is a coward. However, Elisabeth is wrong thinking she has to defend herself in the manner she did. If someone calls you a coward, and there really isn’t anything there to support it. Then it’s not really going to make you mad. If you run in a burning building and save some people, then someone calls you a coward. Your not going to be offended, because you are going to know that your heroic efforts weren’t the act of a coward.

So I really think both women are wrong, and all of this might be getting more attention than it deserves. Since Rosie has recently had a feud with Donald Trump and now this one. Makes her look like someone that just wants to argue all the time. Also, Elisabeth Hasselbeck is a cutie. So many people will take her side based on her cute looks over a heavy-set woman, that has less adoring physical features. Rosie is leaving in the next few weeks from the View. So the extra attention might can help her, in any other television adventures she might have up her sleeve.

Below is not the latest episode in this feud. This is an earlier show of the View, and might show that there was sparks leading up to this latest event. So this can give you a sense on how Rosie and Elisabeth have different oppinions. It might be as simple as one is democratic and one is republic. Then it can just purely be a disagreement on the way they view the war on terroism.

D.B. Cooper

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The legend of D.B. Cooper still lives today. Which is actually Duane Cooper, but was mistakenly named D.B. by a newsreporter, and the name has stuck. D.B. Cooper did one of the most amazing robberies in American History. He first hi-jacked an Northwest Airlines flight 305 that was leaving Portland and bound for Seattle. He was sitting in Seat 18C, wearing sunglasses and a dark suit, handed a flight attendant a note. It said he had a bomb and threatened to blow up the Boeing 727 unless he received $200,000 cash and four parachutes when the plane landed. The man in Seat 18C purchased his ticket under the name “Dan Cooper.”

When the plane landed in Seattle, DB Cooper was given his parachutes and the 200,000 dollars that he requested. He released about 3 dozen passengers, and a couple of the flight crew members. He then instructed the pilot to fly toward Mexico, and at an altitude of 10,000 feet. Somewhere along the journey, DB would jump out of the Northwest Airlines Plane and would parachute down with the money with him. He done all of this the day before Thanksgiving in 1971.

The FBI started a massive manhunt for D.B. Cooper, that lasted for several months. It was a very costly manhunt, as they were using so many resources to capture the man that got away with 200,000 dollars of cash. Nothing from the investigations ever help to capture D.B. Cooper. Now more than 3 decades later, there’s still not much new in the case.

There are several people that have claimed to be D.B. Cooper, but nothing has materialized yet. The FBI has 2 canidates that they have strong suspicions about. Then just recently a couple of amateur investigators made a segment on Entertainment Tonight. They are claiming a resident in Oregon is D.B. Cooper, and have even written a book about it. The man does fit the profile, since he is a skydiver, and has been in trouble with the law before. He also called the FBI, just 2 hours after D.B. Cooper had jumped, saying that it wasn’t him, and if they needed any help, he would be happy to. This man from Oregon was apparently struggling for money at the time, and later on was able to buy over 30 acres of land with his own personal airport on it.

Another famous claim, was the death bed confession of a Florida man. He was on his death bed, and told his wife, that he was Duane Cooper. His wife didn’t know what that meant at the time, and later on, found patterns that was consistent to what her late husband was saying. The picture of this man back around the time in 1971, is a close resemblance to the sketch artist drawing of the skyjacker.

The case still remains listed as an active FBI Investigation, and nothing has been closed on the D.B. Cooper Case. It’s the only sky-jacking in the world, that has never been solved. Below is actual footage one day later of the news report on the situation:

Jumpers At Golden Gate

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The Golden Gate Bridge which is located in San Francisco, was built on May 28th, 1937. The bridge which has a world-wide fame, will be turning 70 years old later this month on May 28th. It was built to help connect San Francisco with Marin County. No one could ever imagine that this 1.7 mile long bridge would hold such a prestigious landmark 70 years later. While the bridge has been considered a romantic place of travel, it has a darkside too.

The bridge has become one of the most popular places for people to commit suicide. In fact, there is no where on earth that more people go to die at, than the Golden Gate Bridge. People every year, and just about every month take a leap off the towering structure. It’s about 220 feet from the water at the center-span of the bridge. People’s fascination with the bridge, and getting to the lowest point in their lives is making this bridge a leap of faith for many. Some have survived the plunge off the bridge, but most are killed instantly. The hard impact shatters bones, and send them flying internally in the body, and usually punctures a main organ or causes enough damage that the jumper never takes a breath again.

The conditions in the water make it hard to retrieve the bodies that the bridge leaves every year. Not all bodies are found, leaving the Bay as a graveyard to those that didn’t think that life had nothing else to offer them. While many will be celebrating the bridge turning 70 years old later this month, it will be a grim reminder to the families that have lost loved ones from the Bridge. While the bridge has survived through earthquakes, experts don’t think the bridge would hold up if the epi-center of an earthquake was nearby. Designers are hard at work to get a better structure in place for the bridge, before it is too late.

Romantic Love Letters

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Are you in the romantic mood? If you are looking for a little romance in your life, or want to read about other peoples romance. You can go to a website that has collected a lot of love letters that you can read for free. It’s a bit confussing to see what is actually love letters from the website, and what are Google Ads. If you learn to determine where the Google Ads are, then it’s pretty simple to navigate around the website. I found a nice little story, with Tammy and God. Tammy is actually talking to God, and in this particular story, God talks back! The name of the story is The Big Picture.

It’s telling us that our appearance is less important than our inner beatuy. Most people really never look at inner beauty, but if you stay around somebody long enough, then you can sometimes see it, where no one else can. There is a saying “Love at first sight”, that is really true. We are naturally attracted to people by their outter beauty first. We start trying to learn their outter beauty, before we get the chance to know their inner beatuy. There’s nothing wrong with that, and it doesn’t make us shallow. It’s just a simple fact, that it’s easier to love someone attractive, than someone that’s not. It’s the same way about someone’s attitude. If someone is cocky and think they know it all, we won’t like this person as well as someone that is more quiet and considerate.

If you get the chance to know someone, then looks do become less important. For any relationship that last for a long time. It will have to have two people that get along with each other way past the looks part. So beauty might be a quick love source, but inner beauty is the lasting love that you will have to seek, for a long and fruitful relationship.

More letters are available to read like The Big Picture for anyone that is looking for more romance, or maybe just to get some romantic ideas. Just seeing a love note can sometimes inspire us to do something similar for our loved ones. Doing something romantic for your boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse doesn’t have to be original. Just doing is more important than the origianlity, but you probably will find an idea you can tweak a bit, and it will be original for your close partner.

Playing Bingo

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I like to play bingo. I’m not into playing it for fun, but when there’s money you can win, I like it. Now you probably have a place that plays bingo near you. Perhaps the local Lyons Club or a Moose Lodge is in your area that has a weekly bingo night. Also, it’s common for fairs and carnivals to have bingo, where you can win prizes that got donated to them.

Now playing for the money is the fun part. You might think of playing bingo is for the old folks. Yes, there are many elderly people that do play bingo, but there’s a lot of younger people too. In fact, you even see kids running around some of the bingo halls. So it’s an activity that all ages have learn to love. Not much learning needed when your winning money, but I can see that a lot of people just enjoy it. It’s something to do, and usually you can find a place that plays through the week. There’s not much entertainment normally through the week, so bingo offers a nice little form of enjoyment. It’s at least something that can get you out of the house.

Now I guess all areas are different, and state laws are involved too. I believe in Georgia it’s something like $1300 is the most you can give out on a single night. So usually we will have about 5 games of bingo, for amounts of $50 or $100, and then one big jackpot bingo. The jackpot is usually 500 to 700 dollars. So winning the jackpot, could make an ordinary weeknight, seem like a Saturday Night Special!

Now if the only way you know how to play bingo, is getting five in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) then you have a lot to learn. They have many different types of games they will play. Now noramlly on the jackpot, they will play the coverall. The coverall is just like it sounds. You cover all your spaces up, and the first one to do so is the winner. So this is a long game, and normally they will call out about 60 numbers before they get a winner. Then you have some games, where you don’t even mark all your spots. A small picture frame for instance, is just getting all the numbers around the free space. So no B’s or O’s are needed, and your middle rows, you don’t need to mark the very top or very bottom numbers. You only mark the ones around the free space, and the first person that gets the small picture frame wins. Then the large picture frame, would just be getting all your outter numbers marked. So not only do you use the B’s and O’s in the large picture frame, but you have to get the whole columns before you can win. So learning all the different games can seem a bit hard at first, but there’s always somebody that is sitting near you, that will help you out. That’s one good thing about bingo. You usually have a friendly and helping crowd that plays. If you see a place that is playing bingo, stop by and try it out one night. It’s a lot of fun, and usually for 20 bucks it will get you plenty of cards for all of the games.