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A Pound Versus A Dollar

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

While visiting my sister and her family I found that my 12 year old niece was looking on the internet to find how to fix her Nintendo DS, which I thought was pretty smart of her. She found out that it is most likely the fuse, and then she found a video on You Tube that shows how to fix the problem. Then, she had to find where to purchase the needed fuse and the only site that she was able to find one at is in the U.K. and the cost was written in Pounds.

She  asked me how much a Pound was in American dollars and I was stumped. I can never remember if it is more or less than our American dollar. So I left her with the task of finding out how much the pound is and am waiting for her to email me the answer. I’m curious to see what she comes up with.

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Nothing Like The Tennessee Aquarium

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

Written by my friend Ian Cruz

My family often votes to take a day trip to the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga. We all love going to the aquarium and getting up close to all the amazing creatures. The Tennessee Aquarium is supposedly the highest rated aquarium in the US. I would certainly rate it the best, having been to several others during my lifetime. There really is an amazing variety of exhibits featuring so many different plants and animals. I never tire of visiting this aquarium, there is always something new to see.

When the day arrives for our trip to the Chattanooga, we pack a lunch for the road. It usually takes us a couple of hours to get there and we have found that taking lunch helps us get us to our destination quicker and saves the expense of eating out. Before we head out the door, my husband makes sure that our home security alarm from information home security is set. Then, off we go!

After we arrive at the aquarium, we head to see the birds. We are bird lovers and have a pet parrot. One of the things that we love about the Tennessee Aquarium is all the cool birds. The penguin exhibit is always a popular place and I never get tired of watching them. They are really comical. My sons love checking out the sharks. There is so much to see and do at the aquarium; it is quite an educational experience for children.

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Did You Know That . . .

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

antarctica

Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country..

Ninety percent of the world’s ice covers Antarctica .

This ice also represents seventy percent of all the fresh water in the world.

As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert;

The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches.

Although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it, ice.),

Antarctica is the driest place on the planet,

With an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.

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The fair: my guilty pleasure

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

Authored by Edgar Guy

Let’s face it – the county fair is one big guilty pleasure.

It is a must-do event on my calendar every summer and has been for most of my adult life. I love watching the 4-H kids show their animals, and I’ve been known to sneak a peak at the lambs, cows and bunnies after the children put them back in the barns. I love the amusement rides, especially the Ferris wheel although I’ve always been a little afraid of heights. And I love the games, even though I often spend more money trying to win than the prizes are worth.

But the truth is there is one thing I like the best — the food. Ok, I know my doctor would tell me that most of it is a little unhealthy, but can eating good stuff ever really be bad? Give me an apple dipped in caramel or a funnel cake sprinkled with powdered sugar. Give me deep-fried veggies or a greasy blooming onion. Give me a huge dip of chocolate ice cream in a waffle cone – with sprinkles, please.

My children love the fair too. They’ve been enjoying the sights and sounds with me for as long as I can remember. And when I take them home, they often want to turn on fox to watch shows about the animals they have seen. As for me, I watch the food channels!

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The Need and Call For More Girl Games

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

I can’t tell you how happy I am to see more girl games being offered to the girls who were seriously lacking these types of games ten years ago. I know that there has been a big push for more girl games and it looks like they have made a huge attempt to keep the female population of gamers happy and coming back for more.

My 12 year old niece spends a lot of time on her laptop. She is an only child and relies on her computer for a variety of functions in her busy and some times quite hectic pre-teen life in the big city that they had lived in all of her life. I made a tremendous effort to get this girl up and running on the computer at a very early age and she managed to be pretty computer literate before her 3rd birthday. They didn’t have many girl games back then but we managed to find games here and there now and then to keep her entertained and assisted in her education.

If know someone looking for some new girl games I would like to pass along this web site of easygirlgames.com for you to check out and possible pass along to some one looking for a new variety of girl games chock full of “Girl Power”

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