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Sports Cars

Sports cars are something every guy dreams about. There are all kinds of competitions and races to prove what is the best or fastest or best looking. How about what is the most expensive? Actually, in cars, the most expensive is not necessarily the best. But I digress.

Around here there is a great demand for luxury cars but every once in a while I see a sports car on the highway. Usually the sports car is owned by one of the Tennessee Titans. The pro football players seem to be the only ones who have too much money in their pockets and like the idea of a very fast car.

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Alternate Tree Idea

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Saw this on the internet and thought it was a great idea. Sadly, the idea was not well received here at my house. Oh well. Can’t blame a guy for trying.

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Eat, Drink and be Thankful

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This was Google’s page last year for Thanksgiving and I thought it was very cool. so I saved it and want to share it now. It has all the elements of a happy Thanksgiving. Especially the pie on the “G.”

I hope you have a nice dinner with family or friends. Be thankful for your blessings, and save me a slice of pie!

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Netflix

We have Comcast cable at the house, but the cost of the new release movies is too high. When I want to watch a new movie, Its much cheaper to stop at Redbox and pick it up, keep it for 24 hours so I can watch it 2 or 3 or more times if I want to, and then drop it off at any Redbox on my way out the next day.

My step daughter was telling me that Netflix has an even better deal than that. You can sign up with Netflix for just $8 per month and watch as many movies and most popular TV shows as many times as you want. I don’t think I actually spend $8 a month at Redbox, but if I gave up cable and could pay only $8 a month for both movies and TV shows, then I would be saving a lot of money on entertainment each month.

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Off Road

Have you ever taken a car or truck off road? I used to do that a lot with my brother. He had a great old Ford Bronco that he customized and would take it mud bogging. I bought a Jeep and had a ton of fun with that, too. I miss those days. Driving has become endless miles of highway instead of anything fun. Maybe its time to buy a 4-wheeler at least and get back outside for fun in the woods or the mud.

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Fish Food

We started a small 10 gallon aquarium this year. It’s only got goldfish in it, but they are lively and pretty and I like having fish in the house. So today I needed to pick up a bottle of fish food. Of course, I could not go into the pet store and not look at all the fish they have for sale. I ended up buying three little tetras to join my goldfish. They eat the same food and they should get along OK with the goldfish without territory issues. Its kind of fun to bring home new fish and add them to the tank.

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Fix Those Pumpkin Teeth!

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Ever notice how all the carved pumpkins have bad and missing teeth! It must be from eating all that candy corn! But at least this guy is dealing with the bad teeth problem – he put braces on his pumpkin!

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Touch pads and Tablets

When I get rid of this laptop computer I’ve been using for the past three years, I want something cutting edge and sexy. I’m seriously thinking about getting a new tablet PC. Has anyone got one? I’d like to hear from real people – not just a salesman – about the high lights and the low points of having a tablet PC. It seems to me that not having a traditional keyboard would be tough for writing reports and blogging. Does the screen keyboard work OK or does it slow you down? What about battery life? Does dropping one mean its dead from a cracked screen or are they tough?

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Pell Grants

One of the kids has decided to go back to school. This is not the time to be asking parents for money – especially big money like college expenses. But he says that he can get a Pell grant and it won’t cost anything but books and gasoline. I somehow doubt that, but am willing to look into it.

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Wrapping Gifts Was An Artform

Gift wrapping is a lost art. When I was a kid, getting a gift was a big deal. The wrapping was usually very elaborate. Fist, the gift was placed in a large square or rectangular box. Then a special patterned paper was used to wrap the box. Then a ribbon was wound around the box and a fancy bow, sometimes adorned with ornaments, was the final touch. Every gift was also accompanied by a greeting card. The best cards were Hallmark cards. The other cards were cheaper and considered inferior to Hallmark.

When we opened the gifts, we did not tear into the wrapping. We gently removed the ribbon, saving the bow, and then gently pulled the wrapping paper loose. Sometimes if the paper was in good condition it was salvaged and reused at a later date. Even the boxes were knocked down and saved for later use.

And most important, even if the gift was not exactly what you wanted, you were expected to display a look of surprise and gratitude. A proper thank you was expected and putting the item to use or shared with others with an acknowledgement to the giver was the proper thing to do.