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Gov. Blago has determined it necessary to close some very good state parks recently. Moraine View State Recreation Area (near Le Roy) and Weldon Springs (near Clinton) are two that are scheduled to shut down Nov. 1st. This would mean that many would not have a nice, peaceful park to walk, hike, run, exercise, fish, hunt, camp, ride horses and enjoy other outdoor activites in. Many believe that this is just a ploy by the Governor to force the state Congress to pass his pet projects in some sort of deal. Please let your Congress and Governor know that we, the people of Illinois, do not wish for these parks to be closed to the public and they need to find a different method of providing funding for other pojects. There is no reason for taking away our places of enjoyment and recreation in order to fund something else. We fought too long to ensure a little slice of nature for our sons and daughters to enjoy to have someone take it away from us in this manner. Please find someplace where a petition is being circulated and sign it, if you can’t find one then start one up. Casey’s in Le Roy has one in case you are in the area.

Thanks for letting me stand on my soapbox here.

More about this later as Moraine View is very near and dear to my and my family’s heart.

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This was originally on http://www.traveltowork.net/index.php/2008/08/24/99-things-every-man-should-know/ but it only listed the items. Here I’ve attempted to do a better service by placing hyperlinks to instructions in case any men don’t know how to do these items.

1. How to Swim

2. How to Write a Check and Balance a Check Book

3. How to Play Poker

4. Several Good Jokes

5. Several Good Ways to Start a Conversation With a Girl

6. Several Good Stories

7. How to Cook Awesome Nachos

8. How to Throw a Kick-Ass Super Bowl Party

9. How to Unstrap a Woman’s Bra

10. How to Setup a TV, DVD Player and Sound System

11. How to Change a Tire

12. How to Tie a Tie

13. How to Install an Air Conditioner

14. How to Fight Another Dude

15. How to Read a Map

16. How to Give CPR Remember, always seek professional training!

17. How to Pickup Women at the Grocery Store

18. How to Clear Your Internet History

19. How to Setup a Computer and Internet Connection

20. How to Open a Bottle of Beer With Your Teeth Just could not justify this one so I implemented a replacement.

21. How to Play Baseball. Basketball, Football and Soccer

22. How to Open a Bottle of Wine and Champagne

23. How to Slow Dance

24. How to Dance at a Club

25. How to Grow a Mustache

26. How to NOT Talk About Your Ex-Girlfriend Around Your Current Girlfriend

27. How to Leave a Proper Tip

28. What to Say When Your Girlfriend Asks if Her Ass Looks Fat

29. How to Pretend You Are Listening, When You Really Aren’t

30. How to Create a Splint for a Broken Bone

31. How to Jump Out of a Moving Vehicle

32. How to Paint a House

33. How to Erase Text Messages and Recent Calls From a Cell Phone

34. How to be a Gentleman

35. How to Fix a Leaky Sink

36. How to Sail a Boat

37. How to Ride a Horse

38. How to Ride a Bike

39. How to Unstop a Toilet

40. How to Whistle

41. How to Put Out a Fire

42. How to Use a Bow and Arrow

43. How to Wield a Sword

44. How to Sharpen a Knife

45. How to Handle Your Beer

46. How to Fire a Gun

47. How to Burp Like a Man

48. How to Let Your Woman Win an Argument

49. How to Kiss

50. How to Tell a Good Lie

51. How to Drive a Manual Car

52. How to Fix and Use a Lawnmower

53. When Your Girlfriends Period Is

54. How to Put a Condom On

55. How to Hide Your Porn Collection

56. How to Make a Good First Impression

57. How to Change Your Car’s Oil

58. How to Barbecue

59. How to Give a Solid Handshake

60. How to Fight off a Shark

61. How to Survive a Bear Attack

62. How to Pitch a Tent

63. How to Tell if Laundry is Acceptable to Wear by Smelling It

64. How to Clean a Pool

65. What Days are Garbage Days

66. How to Start a Fire

67. How to Do Taxes

68. What Color Your Girlfriend’s Eyes Are

69. How to Throw a Slammin Bachelor Party

70. How to Survive Shoe Shopping With Women

71. What The Name of Every Sports Team From Your State Is

72. How to Come Off Richer Than You Actually Are

73. How to Get a Lap Dance Without Being Kicked out of the Stripclub

74. How to Dress Appropriately for Varying Occasions

75. How to Put on The Right Amount of Cologne

76. How to Prepare a Cigar for Smoking

77. How to Give a Woman an Orgasm

78. How to Vote

79. How to Write a Resume

80. How to Change a Diaper

81. How to Iron Clothes

82. How to Wrap a Present

83. How to Shine Dress Shoes

84. How to Shave

85. How to Pick a Lock

86. How to Escape Quick Sand

87. How to Carve a Turkey

88. How to Jump Start a Car

89. How to Make a Great Cup of Coffee

90. How to Speak in Front of Large Crowds

91. What Date Your Anniversary Is

92. How to Pump Gas

93. How to Play Beer Pong

94. How to Pack a Suitcase Efficiently

95. How to Fish

96. How to Drive on a Snowy or Rainy Road

97. How to Eat a Lobster

98. How to Negotiate a Good Deal

99. How to Get Out of a Sinking Car

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Before I get real busy with school and work I have decided to devote a bit of time to my blog and add a few fun features. The first of which is called Photocrank and it allows you, the reader, to add comments and fun content into photos here on my blog. These comments and such are meant to add entertainment and should be used appropriately. Please feel free to go to the Photocrank website and download the Browser plugin or toolbar so you too may enjoy adding comments and reading the comments that others leave as well.

I have added various countdown timers that run from my school schedule, my wife and my anniversary (gifts are welcome!), sporting events, movie releases, and even the END OF THE WORLD according to the Mayan Calendar. I will attempt to keep up with the movie releases of those films that I am interested in seeing. I might even add those of films that you are interested in if you leave me a comment with the name of the movie in it.

It appears that school is going to become an extremely busy time of my life right now. I’m happy I decided only to take one class this semester because my Threaded Case Study promises to be a challenge (especially if work interferes). I am relying on my fellow team members to keep up with each other and I also hope to be able to keep up with them. I have resigned from doing the Jeremiah Sportsmen website due to my busy schedule this semester although I have stated that I will be available for consulting services for them.

Jean is busy of course. She has started a new semester of being a teacher’s aide and we are also entering a new phase of our lives as Michael (our son) may soon be moving out and my mother-in-law may end up having to move in due to health concerns. We will cope though as we always do.

Anyway that is all for the moment. I may end up writing more later on today or maybe tomorrow. Until then……

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This actually looks like a great site. The only caution I would have is that it may have
some texts that would be too intense or maybe even too extensive for the normal reader
(as most people do not actually read novels anymore). Also, it may be just a bit
expensive to purchase certain books so I have decided to provide some links to some
free e-books that are available online that appear on this list. Below is that list and
the sites where you may find them at:

1. Siddhartha
2. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
3. The Rights of Man
4. The Origin of Species
5. The Wind in the Willows
6. The Art of War
7. David Copperfield
8. Crime and Punishment
9. The Prince
10. Walden
11. The Republic

Now understand, I’m providing this so you can find copies of the selected list and read
them at your leisure online. They are from Project Gutenberg which also has free video
and audio tracks as well (check them out at your leisure as well, I highly recommend it).
These are all copyright free and most are downloadable for your ipod or other
compatible devices. Enjoy them as I will. This will nicely fill up my online time and
probably keep me from my WoW sessions in the near future (or at least a portion of
them).

Enjoy and if you have other books that you would recommend, feel free to leave them in a comment!

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