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Archive for October, 2011

New Diet Guidelines for the Average Person

Friday, October 21st, 2011 Posted in Diet | 2 Comments »

Well if you read our last post which was a summary of the US Governments New Diet Guidelines, we are assuming you are confused and wondering if you can eat ... Read more..

Troops Coming Home

Friday, October 21st, 2011 Posted in Life Changing Events | No Comments »

Just read a post or actually a tweet,  from President Obama telling us that the troops are coming home from Iraq by the end of the year. Apparently they could ... Read more..

Paris Hotel Casino Las Vegas

Friday, October 21st, 2011 Posted in Las Vegas | No Comments »

If you cannot go to Paris France, why not come to Paris Hotel Casino Las Vegas. Admittedly it is not the same thing at all, however you can visit a ... Read more..

Tonto Creek Rafting

Friday, October 21st, 2011 Posted in Arizona | No Comments »

Tonto Creek, Arizona is one set of rapids that is only for experts and only at certain times of the year. This creek is really only navigable just after a ... Read more..

Europa Hotel – Belfast

Friday, October 21st, 2011 Posted in Ireland | 1 Comment »

Location - The Europa Hotel in Belfast One big reason to check-in to The Europa is, without doubt, is the location – right in the middle of Belfast’s “Golden Mile”. Located ... Read more..

Drury inn – Alburqueque

Sunday, October 16th, 2011 Posted in Hotel Service | No Comments »

We stayed at another Drury Inn, this time in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and found that this location lived up to the value and the comfort that the first two locations ... Read more..

Tunica Gold Strike Casino

Friday, October 14th, 2011 Posted in Tunica | 1 Comment »

We are visiting the Gold Strike Casino once again this fall. We are writing a brief update about this casino, as well as it's neighbor the Horse Shoe Casino and ... Read more..

Drury Inn in Nashville

Friday, October 14th, 2011 Posted in Hotel Service | No Comments »

We recently stayed at the Drury Inn in Nashville, TN along I40 on the east side of the city. What a pleasant place to stay at and good value for ... Read more..

Ontario Liberals Win Again

Friday, October 7th, 2011 Posted in Ontario Election | No Comments »

The incumbent Ontario Liberals received a slap on the wrist from voters, being reduced from a majority to a minority government with voter turnout at only 47.6%, the lowest in history. ... Read more..

Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant

Friday, October 7th, 2011 Posted in Special Places 2011 | No Comments »

Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant is part of a chain of restaurants in the United States. We happened to visit the Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant in Bullhead city , Arizona. The address ... Read more..

Sara Palin White Water Rafting

Friday, October 7th, 2011 Posted in Alaska | No Comments »

Sarah Palin White Water Rafting on the Matanuska River An exciting glacial fed, class III & IV whitewater trip next to the 27 mile long Matanuska Glacier. The main rapids are ... Read more..

Presque Isle Casino Reviews

Friday, October 7th, 2011 Posted in Erie | 2 Comments »

We passed through the Presque Isle Downs Casino and decided to write a review about it. An hour in the casino is all we spent.  We did not try any ... Read more..

New Diet Guidelines

Friday, October 7th, 2011 Posted in Diet | No Comments »

The following is a summary of the new US Government dietary guidelines. In our next post we are going to discuss these guidelines and how the average person may be ... Read more..

Growing up in Belfast

Friday, October 7th, 2011 Posted in Ireland | 1 Comment »

The childhood of someone growing up in Belfast, Ireland during the 70's and 80's was  very different than other kids around the world. If you  grew up in west Belfast, ... Read more..

Wind Farms Decrease Property Values

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 Posted in Time of Year, US Politics | 2 Comments »

It is the classic conundrum. Everyone wants to conserve energy and become less dependent on oil from other countries. Our own country is the same with all of the pollution ... Read more..

Ontario Election – Another Liberal Government

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 Posted in Ontario Election | No Comments »

It is increasingly looking like it will be another Liberal government after the Ontario Election. Many people just cannot believe this is going to happen. It is not because they like ... Read more..