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The Home and Garden Expo

With the weekend slowly approaching I decided to buy a paper and see what is going on in and around the city this weekend.  I noticed a Home and Garden show was being held at the Expo Center. Although I hoped to spend some time outdoors I also knew that missing the Home and Garden show was not an option.  With my new home and new garden I knew they would be selling things that I could use.

I think by planning ahead and deciding on what I really need before heading out there is the best thing to do.  I have also decided to take $200.00 and work with that.  This is a big step for me since planning ahead and spending only so much money does not come naturally for me. With the new home and being on a budget I am starting to realize how grateful I am for what I have.  Being able to spend time at the Home and Garden show and pick up a couple of things means so much more to me now. In the past when I never had a thought about money I didn’t appreciate things as I do now.

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Chex Mix

The grocery store had all the flavors of Chex Mix on sale today, so I bought a bag of the original recipe Chex Mix. I used to make this mix myself, back in the day. One of my neighbor from when I used to live in Fredericksburg had a party at her house and invited me. She served homemade Chex Mix at the party and I was hooked! She was sweet enough to give me her recipe for it and I made up a batch for every party or special occasion that came up, like picnics and pot lucks. But  it has been a long time since I made up a batch. I just realized how long it has been since I even had a party here. That needs to be rectified ASAP!

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Weird Tyra

The first time I heard this I thought it was a crazy lie or a publicity stunt. But then I heard it a second time, from Tyra Banks herself during an interview on a TV news show. She says that when she was a teenager she was not popular at all and no one ever asked her out on a date. So she would look at herself in a full length mirror in her bedroom and kiss the mirror, like she was kissing herself. She said that she did deep kisses and french kisses, for the practice.

Sorry, Tyra. That is just too weird for me. I don’t think you should be telling on yourself like that, either. Those kinds of things are better kept as secrets. Its just too much info and it does nothing to enhance your image at all.

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Showtime New Shows

Tonight is the series premieres of two big shows on the Showtime cable network. This weekend is a free preview weekend, too. So even if you don’t have showtime on your cable subscription service, you can watch their movies and shows tonight. If you like them you can add it to your cable for only $10 extra each month. Think about it – if you watch just two movies on the cable channel, it’s cheaper than going to the theater.

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Turn off the TV

For years I would turn on the TV when I got home each night and then leave the TV on all night. Most of the time it was on CBS and I just left it on CBS. But now I like a show that I just happened to discover that is on NBC. I don’t want to leave the TV on NBC all the time – most of their shows annoy me. But this one is good. So now I just turn off the TV except for when that particular show comes on and when I want to watch the news.

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Competitive Cards

There are card games that are mostly social activities. Like Rummy. That’s a good game for sitting around with 3 or 4 people and playing cards while you chat and sip on a cold drink. But other games are for serious competition.

I know a lot of people who play Bridge, even though it doesn’t make the news like it used to back in the 1960’s. There are a lot of people in Bridge clubs who play regularly, some even once a week for live games and every night online.

I’m thinking about learning how to play and going to a few places that host the games. I hear that the community center is hosting a Bridge Club once a month. It would be nice to get out on a regular basis and see people.

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More Than Just Fireworks

grilling

Of course this weekend is all about the Fourth of July fireworks. But it is also about picnics and barbecues. I’m going to firing up the backyard grill and making some potato salad. What are your plans?

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Video Games for Rent

Just as I was about to give up on finding a place to rent video games, I hear that Redbox will be carrying them in addition to the DVDs that they rent for $1 a night. That is great news. I love the Redbox locations and the price is more than fair. I hope they have games for all the different platforms. I like the Playstation 3 the best and those are the games I want to rent.

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Live Music Venues

When I was a teenager I liked to going to big concerts. They would ve headliners at huge venues, like a football stadium or an arena of some sort, and sometimes what they call, “sheds” – which are outdoor amphitheaters. But then I discovered smaller theaters and like them much better. I like being able to see the performers close up, have the chance to make eye contact, and I believe that in the smaller venues the performer is more relaxed and natural with the audience.

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Too Graphic

When the original  CSI came on TV years ago, I liked some of the new filming technicques they used to make the crime lab and autopsy rooms seem realistic. I’m not a big fan of graphic crime scenes, too. I don’t like to see people being cruel to each other – it hurts my heart.

Now the crime scenes and the lab scenes are getting extremely graphic and gory. I don’t even enjoy watching the show any more – it is too graphic and upsetting for me. Call me a sissy, but I think they could have a good show without all the extra gore they use now.