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Do you have any bad habits? I personally don’t think I have any, but a lot of others would disagree with me. I am a smoker, someone that likes to bite their finger nails, and I smack my food when I eat. All of these are considered bad habits by a lot of people’s standards. I just like being who I am and I don’t try to stop any of these perceived bad habits. I do find it difficult sometimes trying to open things with no finger nails, because I have bitten them all off. I also fear going to jail, where I hear inmate stories about their boredom and how they will bite their nails in jail. I won’t have anything to bite off on day 1, so I better not go to jail anytime soon.

When it comes to food, I enjoy eating it. I won’t open up my mouth wide when I chew my food. I do realize how disgusting this is for others to see, so I will show some respect and keep my mouth closed while chewing food. I won’t give those child-like bites on something I enjoy eating. I like to eat aggressively and I will smack from time to time. If I do anything that bothers others, I will refrain from doing it; while I am with them. If I am by myself eating, you can bet I will be smacking away. Same way with a fresh piece of bubble gum in my mouth. I will chomp on it, like it’s going out of style and chew that good flavor right up.

Then there is the smoking habit I have. From an expense outlook, I do wish I could stop smoking. I hate spending good money on cigarettes and do feel like I am wasting my hard-earn money on them. I really don’t mind the health side of things. I am someone that fears living to be 80, 90, or even 100 years old and having to sit around at some old folks home waiting to die. At least that is my perception of old age as someone who hasn’t even reached 40 yet. If smoking leads to cancer, it might be something I would want in my golden years to help speed up things a bit, if you know what I mean. Our medical technology and doctors have gotten too good now and they can do a lot of things to keep you around and living on Earth. I wonder how many people in an old folk’s home wishes they could end their misery now? How many actually enjoy their lives in what is possibly their last home on this planet? I don’t have the answers to these questions and my mind only wonders about them. I could see smoking as a friend later in life, if it does decrease my life expectancy here on Mother Earth.

Bad habits aren’t always bad. If you don’t think of them as bad, you shouldn’t worry about it too much. You also have to realize health and others and can’t just do whatever you please anytime you want. There is a line of doing the right thing sometimes and we have to put aside our personal pleasures at times in order to make us and others around us happy. You should be happy to stop doing something, if it bothers another person. However, the person asking for the favor also needs to keep in mind how much the other person is doing is really affecting them. It’s different for each individual and the street leading to respect works both ways. Let’s respect others with our bad habits, but don’t always feel like you have to be a puppet on the string for them too. There is enough room for us all here (as of right now), so enjoy the spacious world we live in and try to let others be who they are. It works out so much better when we do and we don’t try to advise them in every little thing they do.

I hear a lot of things about this South Beach Diet and wondered how many people have actually tried this. Does this plan include a diet supplement? Or does this famous diet plan just focus on the things we eat and do each day? I was curious to know what made the South Beach Diet so popular. I assume it has worked for a lot of different people, since it is one of the more common diet plans people have heard about. I think any diet should focus on exercising more and eating less. Its not always about eating less, but just eating smarter. After you do these two things, you could include a diet pill too. What more could a diet plan include and what makes the South Beach Diet different? If you have tried this popular diet plan or know someone that has, do you believe it’s a diet plan that works? Any information would be great, as I try to learn more about this modern weight loss method.

When I go shopping or buy a gift for someone, I like to make sure they have everything they need, so they can operate it right out of the box. An electronic game can be a nice gift, but if it needs batteries to work, then it’s no good to the person you bought it for. At least it is until they run out and go to the store to buy some batteries for it. It is important to read everything you can about a product you’re buying for a gift or for yourself. You want to get everything you need while you’re at the store and in the shopping mood. It’s aggravating if you have to go back and buy batteries or something else for the item to be operational.

Some of the new gaming systems you can buy today, does come with a free video game. If it doesn’t have a game included, then you need to buy the video game separate. Buying a brand new playstation 3 isn’t going to do you much good, if you don’t have a video game to stick into it. If you plan to buy a video game system for someone as a gift, please be sure to check if a game is included with the game system. It may not have one and the person you’re buying it for, may not have any video games either. I just don’t think it is very polite, to buy someone a gift, if you didn’t buy everything it needs to work.

Can you think of any other items that you need to buy something extra for it to work properly? Imagine someone buying you a nice computer tower, but the monitor wasn’t included. You would have a computer tower you could plug up, but wouldn’t be able to use it, without a monitor to see what you were doing. Or if you had the tower, monitor, and keyboard, but didn’t have a mouse to navigate the cursor around. It would pretty much be worthless, until you had all of the parts to a new computer system. Be sure to read up on all of the details of your new product in the store. Find out everything it will need to work and which items are sold separately. If batteries are not included, you will need to buy a pack of batteries too!

A good fitness program can be used to help anyone lose weight. You don’t have to carry around all of that extra weight for the rest of your life. Today is always the best day to start a new exercise program. Exercising is one of the best and cheapest ways a person can start to shed off the pounds.

You will feel much better, once you start to notice the difference in the mirror. Our minds will even think more clearer; when we are exercising our bodies and losing weight. You can also get some help with your exercise program, if you want to try using a fat burner for extra help. These products can be effective for men and women hoping to lose more weight. A diet pill or fat burner can make a little difference each day. After you have a few weeks under your belt, you will see these small differences add up, from the fat burners you were using.

Going on a diet is not easy. Any outside help you can get; be sure to take full advantage of it. I believe all diets need to start with a good fitness program. Get the heart pumping and create some sweat rolling down the body first, before you try any other weight loss methods. After you get done with your daily exercise, you can then plan out your sensible meals and decide on which fat burner or diet pill you would like to use for extra help. All of these things combined together; will provide results in the short term future!

Everyone wants to stay young or at least young-looking. One of the signs of old age is the wrinkles our skin starts to take on. The anti wrinkle face creams are the most popular anti-aging products we have, since our face is looked at the most. Some of these products have been proven to be an effective way to stay looking younger. People that are concerned with aging, will be happy to invest money into a cream that helps to keep them looking younger. They just want to make sure it works, before they do spend money for a wrinkle cream product. A lot of information is available online, that rates or gives opinions about different products. You can do your own investigations online, to form an idea on which products might help you the most. Once you get the wrinkle problem figured out, the next step will be to hide those gray hairs we are now seeing for the first time. There is no such thing as “aging gracefully“, we all fight to stay young in appearance.

Ugly Bowling Shoes You Wouldn’t Want

There is a reason they make ugly-looking bowling shoes. The reason is because people steal shoes from the bowling alleys, so they try to prevent theft by making these shoes as ugly as possible. I believe this tactic works pretty well, because most bowling alleys do rent-out the ugliest pair of shoes your feet will ever see.

If you go buy your own bowling shoes, you would be surprised at how cool some of them look. I was amazed to see how stylish a bowler could look on the lanes. The shoes you buy for yourself are 10 times better; than the shoes the bowling alley will rent to you for $2 to $5 in most cases. If you like to bowl a lot, you will pay for your new bowling shoes in no time. Even the casual bowler will eventually pay for their stylish bowling shoes, if they use them each time they go bowling. A good pair of bowling shoes can cost about $100. If you figure you will go bowling 25 times in the next 2 years (about once a month), you would be saving a lot of money. A bowling alley that charges four dollars for a pair of rental shoes, would cost you about $100 over a 2 year period. These bowling shoes should last you for a decade or longer, if you take good care of them. I believe more people should look to buy their own bowling shoes, before they rent a pair at the bowling alley.

Cool Bowling Shoes You Could Buy

A new pair of bowling shoes like these would look good on a man or a woman bowler. I believe I would much prefer to wear these shoes; than the ones the bowling alley gives you for a rental. You also know where these shoes have been. Many times the shoes you rent at the bowling alley have been on people’s feet that didn’t wear socks. I can only imagine the germs that get transferred through bowling shoes. The bowling alley probably just does a quick spray after a pair gets turned-in and this can still leave many germs and odors. I think investing in a new pair of bowling shoes is the way most bowlers should go, if you plan to visit the lanes 10 or more times each year. I believe the ugly shoes we see for rental bowling shoes now will continue, since most bowlers are happy to turn those bowling shoes back in.

Chances are, you won’t buy the best wrinkle cream product the first time you go to purchase one. Before the Internet, most consumers would pick up magazines looking for tips and advice on specific wrinkle creams. Maybe you would get lucky and your local news station would do a story on the best wrinkle creams. Luckily we don’t have to go through all that testing and searching for a good wrinkle cream today. We can use our computers to track down information, studies, ratings, and other valuable information pertaining to wrinkle creams, so we might just get lucky the first time we ever buy one. If you’re starting to notice a few new wrinkles on your body, don’t wait another minute and try to find a wrinkle cream or other solution to fix your wrinkle problems.

What do you like to take along with you on those weekend or week-long camping trips? A good tent to sleep in would be the first thing most campers would select to bring. I actually find a sleeping bag and sleeping underneath the stars is a lot easier; than bringing a tent to set up and take down after the trip is over. So no tent for me, just a good sleeping bag and hope that it doesn’t rain. Most of my camping trips are for 1 to 3 nights and I usually have a good idea about the weather forecast. If I was going on a camping trip that would have me out in the woods for 5 days or more, I would probably want to take a tent too. The weather is the main reason why. You do want a tent for shelter, if the skies above decide to open up and start raining cats and dogs.

The next issue campers must overcome is the lighting needs for their trips. A good campfire is good for most of the lighting needs, but a few other popular activities call for more light to be present. I like to fish at night time. It’s hard to put a hook on a fishing line with the light from the campfire. I prefer to have a flashlight or lantern present for this chore of putting a new hook on. In case one light source fails, it’s always good to have a backup plan. I think my perfect camping trip would include 2 flashlights (1 big, 1 small) and a lantern for other lighting purposes.

After I have a sleeping bag and some lights I can depend on, the rest is pretty much up to me. Food is a big concern for most campers. You can’t rely on your abilities to catch or trap food, so a good supply of food and drinks would need to be present in my cooler. I don’t want to spend my time thirsty on a camping trip, so a big supply of cokes would be present in my cooler. The ice I would start with on my camping trip, probably wouldn’t be there 24 hours later. Learning how to keep drinks cool from the summer time heat or packing ice that would stay frozen more than 24 hours is a hurdle I face every camping trip. I feel it’s kinda cheating, if you run out to a store on your camping trip. A real trip to the woods, does not allow for campers to make extra trips out. Bring everything you need with you, so you can remain camping for the total time.

Most public campsites offer a grill. If you choose to camp in the wilderness away from other campers, you may have to take a grill with you. I would want a grill on hand, to cook up fresh caught fish and to have other warm meals on my time in the great outdoors. Making a quick trip out to a fast food restaurant is not acceptable. I know a few hamburgers or tacos would taste good, but you have to save those cravings for when you exit the woods. All camping supplies and food must come with campers on their initial journeys in, so no other trips out have to be made. It’s not really camping, if you run to the store or Taco Bell each time you need something. A part of camping is roughing it outdoors and learning how to live in and off of nature is what makes camping, camping. Bringing a pizza with you and warming it up the next day is fine. As long as you brought it with you, then you should be awarded for planning ahead. Campers that fail to plan their trips out properly, should be forced to make it on the camping supplies they brought. At least this is the way I view a real camping trip in the 21st century.

Insurance is a part of all of our lives. It’s something all of us will have to purchase at one point in our lifetime. Finding the lowest prices possible on insurance is the thing that can make us sleep better at night. We don’t want to have to be paying more than we have to. This is why we don’t want to accept the first insurance quote that gets placed in front of us. It’s best to compare many different quotes from insurance companies, so you can check the price and compare the different benefits and coverages each plan offers. This is true for auto insurance, home insurance, boat insurance, life insurance, and any other types of insurance you need. Saving a few dollars here and there on the different insurance plans you will ultimately own, can add up. It’s worth the time and effort to change your existing insurance plans, if you are only saving $5 each month. That’s a $60 yearly difference and we all could put sixty dollars to better use; than spending it on insurance.

If a better you is on your mind these days, you may want to start with your colon. Over time a lot of bad things can collect inside of us. This isn’t good for the body and it can make us feel sluggish or even lead to sickness. The colon cleansing pills can help rid our body of poisons, harmful toxins, and other things. A few simple pills can get you back to feeling better. I’m surprise more people haven’t took the time to get their colon cleaned yet. You really can’t get healthy, until you work on getting rid of the bad things and especially those in the digestive tract. A simple colon cleanse may be the answer to any problems you’re having now. There are a lot of different products to choose from and I’m not sure which one is the best. If you never had your colon cleaned before; then starting with any of them is a good idea.

The famous South Georgia pig named Hogzilla is no match for this pig that was shot and killed in Alabama. An 11 year-old boy was the lucky hunter when it came to putting this huge hog out of it’s misery. This Alabama pig weighs over 1,000 pounds and it’s believed to be the biggest pig ever. Hogzilla was another monster pig growing up around the swamps of South Georgia, before a Georgia man shot and killed him.

Hogzilla – Large Georgia Pig

A recent show on TV talked about the Pig Bomb and how pigs were growing much larger than they have ever did in the past. We are only seeing the early signs now as some of these hunters are taking down some extremely large hogs in the southeastern United States. Why these pigs are growing so big is not yet known. A rich food source is the main blame and a diet that nature would normally provide, would not allow these pigs to be growing near 1/2 of a ton and even bigger in the Alabama big pig case.

What’s even worse for those that enjoy the outdoors, is that these pigs are aggressive. It appears some cross-breeding has been taking place in some of the southern states. This has led to a more aggressive pig that people would find wondering the woods in places like Alabama and Georgia. The original American pigs came from Christopher Columbus and his crew of sailors. They brought 8 tiny piglets to this nation as a source for easy food. From these 8 original pigs, they have multiplied into a very large population that is well over a million now. Other European pigs have been brought in and many are these are more aggressive; than the original 8 pigs we started with. These pigs are now cross-breeding and this has led to a more aggressive American pig, not to mention the huge sizes these creatures are getting to.

If a pig stays in an enclosed environment, like many farmers will do as they are raising pigs, they stay short-haired and look like the normal pigs we’re accustomed to. If a pig should escape it’s pen or from a farm, it would only take a week or 2, for the pig to start growing longer hair and looking more like the wild pigs we see today. A tame pig is not that far away from it’s natural-looking self. The Pig Bomb appears to be a real problem we will have to face soon and at some point, man will have to stop these pigs from growing out of control. New things will have to be done in the future, to stop the huge pig populations that are becoming a problem for all U.S. States and not just the southern ones.

I got a new idea for Hollywood or anyone that owns a movie theater. How about we get a theater room that is completely dark? I know there would be a few problems with this idea. People falling down and tripping as they go to get more popcorn or use the restroom. I would also imagine the fire Marshall would still want his exit signs to be visible to the theater audience. If these are the only two problems, maybe we could work around it and get a theater room that is pitch dark. A pitch black room would give a better view to the large theater screen above. As long as a movie was playing, the room would not be totally dark. My idea isn’t for the average movie. My idea is for horror movies and the 1 or 2 people left in Hollywood that still has some original ideas for creating and producing new movies.

I just think some theaters are too lit. A company could promote a pitch dark theater room. They could also pick a halfway point in each movie; where they would turn on a few lights and allow people to use the restroom and go back for more snacks and soft drinks. Before each movie started, a live person could lecture the theater audience on where the exit doors are located, so the exit signs would not be needed. Don’t allow late movie goer’s to enter the pitch dark rooms or you lead them in with flashlights and tell them where the exit doors are located. I understand it would take a little more effort to show a movie like this, but I think movie fans for horror movies would love it. They would be showing up by the bus loads, to watch a new scary movie in total darkness. The extra sales would offset the extra hassle each theater company had to go through, to have a pitch black room for showing movies. Good or bad idea?

The NCAA Regional Tournaments start up tomorrow for most of the major conferences in college basketball. I know a lot of men will be wanting to watch these games this weekend. However, their partners may not care to spend all weekend watching college basketball on TV. Who is going to have the remote control in your household this weekend? I know in most cases, dad and mom will both curl up with a few pillows, a blanket, and lay down on their modern sofas to watch television this weekend. I’m just wondering what they will be seeing? Don’t get me wrong ladies, I know some of you will want to watch the hoops this weekend too and it may be your husbands looking for a good action movie on the tube. If you’re married, please let me know what the two of you guys will be watching on TV this weekend. Do you each go to a different room to watch your movie or the big basketball tournament; which will be on a lot of the stations this weekend, or plan to watch TV together? I’m single, so no worries for me and I will be a couch potato with the basketball games this weekend.

Rising Superstar Josh Smith

You may have heard the name, you may know he’s an NBA basketball player, or you may have even seen him play, but I can assure you that you don’t know who Josh Smith is. In most cases, the fans of the Atlanta Hawks don’t even know who Josh Smith is or what he’s capable of. It’s clear the coaching staff in the ATL, led by head coach Mike Woodson, don’t even know what number 5 can bring to the table. Let me tell you a little about this unknown star in the NBA and what’s led to many people not knowing who Josh Smith is.

You can go back to the hiring of Mike Woodson or the trade that brought Joe Johnson to the Atlanta Hawks. This trade made national news and sent the Atlanta Spirit partners in a battle that still rages on today. Or you can go back years earlier to another famous Atlanta Hawks trade that sent Dominique Wilkins packing for a new NBA team. Since Mr. Wilkins the Human Highlight Film left, the Atlanta Hawks has failed to get a superstar on the floor and wearing their jersey. Not having a true superstar in Atlanta is the reason the Hawks have gotten very little publicity over the years and is also blamed for the low attendance levels for their home games. The new owners came in and they recognized that the Hawks needed a superstar. Since there was none availabe, the Hawks did the next best thing. They manufactured their own ”superstar” and did anything and everything to build him up.

The Hawks didn’t have one on the roster they could create, so they had to make the trade with the Phoenix Suns to bring in Joe Johnson. They figured he was young enough, athletical enough, and had enough upside, they could make him the main man in Atlanta. This would solve their superstar issues, the NBA community would recognize the team again, and fans would come back to fill the seats. The one big problem in this formula is that Joe Johnson isn’t really that good. He just doesn’t have what it takes to be a superstar in the NBA. Even calling him a star player is stretching the truth, because he’s just about as average as you can get for an NBA player. I know many will disagree with me and this is because they have only watched and heard about the manufactured Joe Johnson and haven’t really took the time to watch him. Joe is working on his 4th year with the Hawks team and he’s not improved in any area of his basketball game in those 4 years.

You have to understand that Joe Johnson plays more minutes than any other player on the team. He gets more offensive plays run for him than anyone else on the team. When there is just a few seconds left on the clock at the end of quarters, Joe always gets the ball and tries to go one on one. Basically speaking, Joe Johnson has been given the keys to the team and it’s not worked. You can take half of the guys in the NBA and give them the minutes and shot attempts as Joe Johnson gets nightly and they would have his exact numbers too. He’s a manufactured basketball player and as far as the marketing efforts are concerned, it has worked. The 4 All Star Games that Joe has been invited to proves that. As far as a team leader or someone that can carry a basketball team, he’s not your man!

The problem also lies with the head coach too. Mike Woodson has no feel for an NBA game. He runs his starters out to start the game and then makes preplanned decisions on which players will play and for how much time they will get. Woody has became a Joe Johnson fan, so in his eyes, the man can do no wrong. He overlooks the mistakes that Joe does on the court; while giving other team members the evil eye for just 1 mistake they will make. If a player gets 2 fouls in the first half they’re coming to the bench. Otherwise, Mike Woodson knows which guys will play and for how long. Regardless of their performance, he already has his mind set on making certain changes. First guy off the bench is Jamal Crawford and he comes in Marvin Williams. I have seen Marvin start many games where he’s the best player for them that night. Only to see him get replaced by a plan-change that Woody has already decided on. I have seen many games where Joe Johnson is the weakest of our starters and having a horrible night, but yet he will be the last starter that gets replaced. Woodson doesn’t understand that he’s coaching like a computer and anyone could coach in his style of coaching. His contract is up after this season and he’s done nothing to show the owners why they should keep him around.

I understand that his record has improved every year, but so has the players on the team. Woody came in with only Joe Johnson to rely on and he’s failed to see the other young players getting better and how they have passed Joe’s abilities as a basketball player. Not recognizing who your best 5 players are for a certain night and not allowing the team to run up and down the court with their athletical players is the reason the Atlanta Hawks did not get a chance to play the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals last year.

Things only got worse this year; when the team got noticed enough to have a 2nd player on the Eastern Conference All Stars. So who did the NBA community think that player was? It was Al Horford that got the nod over Josh Smith and this story wasn’t big news around the NBA or even in the Atlanta area for that matter. Since Josh Smith was not selected to be on the NBA All Star team, I know the NBA and people associated with the Hawks team, don’t have no clue to who Josh Smith is.

It’s actually embarrassing to see Joe Johnson constantly getting mentioned as the best player on the Hawks team. Then to see Al Horford go to an All Star Game before Josh did is only adding salt to the wound. It doesn’t look like many people know who Josh Smith is and the front office and the Hawks head coach is the reason why.

Does anyone seriously not think Josh Smith is one of the top 12 guys in the Eastern Conference Division? Well I got news for you. Not only is Josh Smith one of the top 12 players in the East, but he’s in one of the top 12 players in the NBA. Nobody is going to buy into this, due to the amount of playing time he gets compared to Joe Johnson and the horrible game plans the Hawks coaching staff comes up with each night. I’m sure you have heard about star players in the NBA getting double teamed right? The ball goes to Kobe or LeBron, teams will want to double team them, so they can get the ball out of their hands. Well if we had a coach that had just a little sense, they would understand that Josh Smith might be the only guy in the NBA, that could command a double team from the defense and not even have the ball! This might sound crazy, but the coaching staff in Atlanta has no creativity. No teams or players like to get dunked on. If the Hawks would push Josh closer to the basket and keep him montioning to the rim, the guy guarding Josh and the guy defending the rim would both be keeping an eye on number 5. Once the Hawks throw a few lobs up for Josh to dunk home, other teams would want to stop this. This would cause Josh to actually be double teamed and he wouldn’t even have the ball! How many guys in the NBA can you say that about?

Recently Josh has been putting up solid numbers and it’s great to see. He has a team that doesn’t recognize him as the best player on the team and this has slowed his growth process. Once the Hawks or some other team sees Josh Smith as a top 12 player in the league, this guy will be worth the price of admission and his team will be winning a lot of games. Mike Woodson and Joe Johnson’s contracts are up and I can guarantee you, that neither one of them will be missed. New coach and no Joe Johnson will make the Atlanta Hawks a better basketball team.

A gardener can do several things during the cold months of the year, so they have a fertile ground to work with in the spring. Creating a big compost pile is something all farmers should do during the fall time of the year. These compost piles can be created by old rotten trees, leaves, and household trash. Your old newspapers work great for composting and they can break down in just a couple of months. If you have a large container that you can use, try to add earthworms and a few table scraps to help get a rich soil started. Don’t include meat or cheeses in your compost piles that have earthworms. All your other food items are perfect for worms and they need just a little food to help them create a super rich soil. All trash should be paper and try to avoid those papers that have color inks associated with them. The black and white newspapers work the best, since they are so easy to bread down in the soil.

It’s not too late to start your compost pile now. If you start now, you still have about 6 weeks to get a good soil going. Once you’re ready to plant in the spring, just take some dirt from your compost pile and mix it with your other dirt. This mixture will create a rich soil environment in your garden. The richer the soil is, the better your flowers and vegetables will grow and produce. The rich soil from a compost pile will help your vegetable plants be more productive and you will get a lot more food per plant. Next year you can start your compost piles earlier and give more time for the earthworms to create magic in your compost piles.

If acne is not treated properly or taken seriously enough it can leave scars. These scars on the face is not a pleasant sight to see. In some ways they are worse than the acne itself; since these scars can remain permanently. If you currently have a scar left by acne, have you tried to use a acne scar removal and did it help? As far as I know I don’t currently have any marks or scars that was left by acne. I did have acne when I was a teenager and it was the typical acne that most teens do get. I know some people I went to school with did have severe problems with acne and some of these folks may have been left with scars. I wasn’t aware of any products on the market that could remove these scars left by acne. If you have tried a acne scar removal product, then please let me know if it worked for you. I may just have a loyal reader to my blog here that wants to know the answer and you could help shed some more light on the subject.

The dreaded flu or swine flu is still around and hasn’t went anywhere. I got a bad flu about 6 months ago and figured this was my first experience with the swine flu. I didn’t receive no medical treatments from a doctor, just stayed in bed and waited it out. I didn’t think I would get sick again anytime soon, but now I have gotten the flu for a 2nd time this year. Perhaps this 2nd time is really the swine flu for me or maybe I just got the regular flu this time. No matter what you want to call it, the flu is no fun to have. I am still weak and battling my flu symptoms. I have felt a little better today; compared to the last 2 days which was really bad. The coughing seems to be the worse thing with a very soar chest. I have a runny nose and fever associated with my coughing spells too. I hope everyone is still continuing to protect their selves from the flu. I’m not sure if I have ever had the famous swine flu, but I have got the flu bug 2 different times within 6 months and this is rare for me. Usually once a year and even then it’s not really bad. I probably catch a bad cold about once a year, but have already had to battle the flu 2 different times and I’m not out of the woods yet on my 2nd sickness.

We are seeing more and more smokers have less rights these days. I don’t agree with all the new laws that are coming out and are targeting smokers. A business owner should be allow to let customers smoke or not. It’s their business and the Government is trying to take that control away from them. North Carolina is the tobacco capital of the world and now public places in NC can’t smoke cigarettes or cigars either. It doesn’t look like there is no hope for smokers in public anymore. These new laws against smokers are only opening up the door to other things small business owners will have to uphold to in the future. It doesn’t matter if you smoke or you don’t. These new laws are going to hurt all of us in the long run. Just look at the foods with trans gram fats and restaurants in most areas are no longer to foods high in these anymore. Someone needs to stand up for smoking and good tasting foods too.

It can be a daunting task sometimes when we come online to search for various pieces of information. The search engines do a good job in leading us there, but they can’t breakdown or distinguish the information that is in front of us. Online reviews can be a valuable source for all kinds of good information. A atro phex review or a review on beauty products is a good way to compare different companies or services. Normally these online reviews will do their own ranking system and give readers a chance to compare their findings. This is a lot easier than if we had to search for each company or service on our own. An online review takes a great deal of time to compose. A responsible one will include all the main stats and numbers, so readers can make their own determinations in deciding which is best. I think I will work on an online review for something I know and see if I can help an Internet user to find the information they seek online.

We have seen basketball grow in popularity with women since the WNBA opened up for business. Women now have a chance to continue their basketball careers past their college days and can get paid nicely for it too. This is great news for the girls that are currently playing basketball at a high level in high school. At the southern end of my county is a high school called Etowah High School. Number 25 in the picture above is Ashley Renfro; who was taking a jump shot in a recent high school girl’s game. It must be a much different thought process for girls now like Ashley that can work on their basketball game and actually earn a living from it one day. This wasn’t always the case and just a couple of decades back, there was no professional basketball leagues for women.

At the northern end of my county in Georgia is a high school called Cherokee High School. This is the closest high school to my house and the one I attended when I was in high school. Number 10 in the photo above is Alyssa Howell for the Lady Warriors of Cherokee. Now Alyssa for Cherokee and Ashley from Etowah is probably not the best of friends. They are actually enemies, but they probably don’t know it yet. This is because there is a big rivalry between the Cherokee Warriors and Etowah Eagles. At least this was the case a long time ago; when these were the only two high schools in the county. Now there is 3 new high schools in Cherokee County and the rivalries are not as clearly defined. I’m sure Cherokee probably considers the Sequoyah Chiefs as their main rivalry now; while Etowah’s would probably be the Woodstock Wolverines who is just down the road from Etowah on Towne Lake Parkway in Woodstock..

I can see the changes just in my county over the years and how it affects the high school girls team in basketball. We are a lot larger now and this means more and more girls to play basketball in just Cherokee County alone. Once you start to multiply this county by county and then go state to state, you see the pool is much larger now for girls wanting to play high school basketball. This growth carries over to the college levels and these girls continue developing their talents into their late teens and early twenties.

After the college years are complete, these young ladies have a real chance to get drafted by a WNBA team and this job will pay them as well, if not more, as any other female could make with a college degree. The times have certainly changed for women in basketball and don’t look for them to go away anytime soon. Expansion will continue to happen in the WNBA and we even have a team in Georgia now called the Dream. The women in the WNBA is still a long ways from making what the men do in the NBA, but it is still a big accomplishment and shows just how far we have came. I can only imagine some of the talented high school girls in the past that gave up their basketball playing days after high school, since there was no future in it. You can bet that mindset has changed now and going to college and continuing to improve their basketball skills could have real benefits. Even if girls like Alyssa and Ashley fall short of the WNBA, they still have the opportunity to get a good college education and girls before them, may have not even got that far, since basketball for women had no happy endings.