Weight Loss Benefits of Mowing Lawns

Mowing the lawn is a good way to workout and burn excess calories. In terms of calorie output, about 15 minutes of lawn mowing burns about 115 calories. Over 12 months, this daily lawn mowing workout uses up a total of 41,975 calories per year: the equivalent of 12 pounds of body weight.

Mowing Lawn: Fitness and Health Benefits

Mowing the lawn doesn't just help you to burn calories, it also helps keep your weight under control, strengthens bones and reduces the risk of developing weight related illnesses.

Buyers - please, please go to the bank and get pre-qualified before you call an agent to look at properties. If you don't, you are very likely to find a property you love and then find out you are unable to buy it. On top of that, sellers these days want a copy of the qualification letter attached to offers on their property - and I would too, wouldn't you? The man I mentioned above was concerned about the bank pulling credit and turning them down, then he'd have to go to another bank and they'd pull credit too, lowering the credit score. My feeling is that if you go to a reputable lender in today's market and they turn you down, the search should stop there. Bouncing around from lender to lender till you find someone who will approve you is partly what got us in the mess we are in.

So, the moral of this post is "Do your homework BEFORE you look at homes." Put the time in up front to determine 1) whether you are in a position to buy a home or not, 2) what price range you need to be looking in, and 3) what type of loan you qualify for and how much out of pocket money you need. If you don't know a good lender, make that call to the agent - but instead of asking to look at properties, ask them to help you get pre-qualified.

This is just common sense, folks, be smart and go into the home buying process with your eyes open, armed with the confidence that you are indeed able to purchase a home by working with your lender FIRST - you want to have an awareness of where your financial comfort zone is so you are not facing foreclosure as well.

Pam Turner

"Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays”

For those who aren’t aware (or are living under a rock) the controversy over the “political correctness” of saying “Merry Christmas” has been all over the news of late. Supposedly it’s “better” to say “Happy Holidays”. I guess that’s less offensive than “Merry Christmas”.

But right there is my beef over all this nonsense. Just how offensive can saying “Merry Christmas” possibly be???

Good grief. I wouldn’t be offended if someone came up to me and said, “Happy Hanukkah” (or Kwanzaa or Ramadan , for that matter). Nope, not offended little bit. And none of the people I know who don’t celebrate Christmas are offended in the least if someone says “Merry Christmas” to them.

This isn’t rocket science people. Say what you want. If you feel like singing out “Merry Christmas” to someone, do it! If it makes you feel better to say, “Happy Holidays”, then say that. Just don’t berate me for saying what I say, and I won’t berate you for what you prefer to say.

Forcing or forbidding certain phrases at this time of the year in the name of political correctness is just plain nuts. Let’s celebrate how we see fit. Our diverse culture is a fundamental part of this great country. We should all be able to freely express our holiday wishes in whatever way preferred. So if you get all bent out of shape at someone saying, “Merry Christmas”, relax. Get over it. In the grand scheme of things is it really that big deal?

Merry Christmas! (And a Happy New Year)

1 spice cake mix
1 12 ounce can of Sprite or 7-Up
2 cans fruit pie filling (we like peach)

Note: This cobbler is prepared in a camp-style cast iron Dutch oven which has a lid with a lip so that hot coals may be set on top of the pan. A quick and easily prepared outdoor recipe for barbecues, picnics and camping trips!

Pour fruit pie filling into a 6 quart Dutch oven. In a separate bowl, mix soda with cake mix. Batter will be lumpy. Pour over top of pie filling.

Bake with 20 coals on top and 10 on bottom until cake is golden color. Serve hot.

Wonderful served alone or with vanilla ice cream. Recipe can easily be doubled for 12 quart Dutch ovens

 I have used my JetBoil stove on the last few Scouting Trips . It boiled water in about 4-5 minutes depending on the wind and temp for Mountain House meals Coffee and Tea. In 4 days of camping I had hot meals and hot Tea every night, as well as coffee every morning. By the end of the trip the gas canister was still about one third full . I've used the coffee press several times but prefer tea/coffee bags much cleaner, just to have some good coffee a stove that this stove is FAST, efficient, packs tight, and is simple to use, look no further then the jetboil. On a recent backpacking trip, I had my stove out, water boiled, food cooked, and was eating lunch (Raman Noodles) In Less then Ten Minutes

Tip: for some extra warmth at night put hot water in a good polycarbonate bottle then put it in the bottom of your sleeping bag and you will have some extra heat and some water that is not frozen

I installed Vista this Weekend and was amazed how smoothly everything went. The only issue I had was getting my web-cam working. After a little work I got the web cam working. Office 2007 is the way to publish blog post with vista this makes writing an entry to easy.

Amber has some interesting points about life in rural Nebraska. My family regularly makes roundtrips of 160 plus miles for medical care in Sidney it is very time consuming and costly it is also required to ensure my family has proper care. I feel it would do a lot more for quality of life then a damn pond

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Good morning Iditarod race fans,

Mushers are now in the final push of the race, as they strive to get to White Mountain close enough to overtake the leader, Lance Mackey. Over the last 24 hours, a toe-to-toe battle between four mushers was fought for the lead. Jeff King, Martin Buser, Paul Gebhardt and Lance Mackey traded positions several times, first gaining the lead and then surrendering it. As of this writing, Lance Mackey is out of Shaktoolik (Shak-TOO-lick), having extended his lead over second-place Martin Buser by almost four hours. Meanwhile, Jeff King is resting his dogs in Shaktoolik, charging their batteries for another big push.

White Mountain will be the critical or pivotal point in this race for the leader that arrives first. Everyone has to take a mandatory eight-hour layover there, and once they leave, there isn’t enough distance to make up a big lead – unless the leaders team refuses to travel.

Read Jon Little’s analysis in his overnight report:

Who's going to rise to the top?

http://www.cabelasiditarod.com/coverage_2007/cov07_mar12_01.html

 

Tomorrow marks the ceremonial start of the 35^th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, of which Cabela’s is a presenting sponsor. It’s our 11^th year sponsoring The Last Great Race and we’re proud we can be involved with this Alaskan institution. Cabela’s also sponsors four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King, who will be defending his title during this year’s race.

Once again, Cabela’s will have the most up-to-date, comprehensive race coverage at our exclusive Iditarod Web site – www.cabelasiditarod.com. It’s a great place to learn about the race and keep up with the day-to-day happenings along the trail. Please join me in following the race and cheering on Jeff as he makes his way to Nome, a journey of more than 1,100 miles across the frozen Alaskan landscape.

 

I am planning one making this my next phone/pda

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