shawna
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Change, is inevitable. Growth, is Optional
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Cooking Classes
I just took two cooking classes last week with another one scheduled this week. They were tons of fun now I need to find the ingredients, tools, and time to use my new found skills.
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Costs of Hotels and Flights: Las Vegas
So we are planning a trip to Las Vegas in October. I need to start planning. I know Vegas isn't as cheap as it used to be so I wanted to put out there the hotels we are looking at and their costs. Suggestions are welcome, I want to make it special but not have to tap into my kids college fund. The prices are for a weekend in mid October.
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Denver Biz said Show me the Money - DNC came to town
Every restaurant, bar, hotel, shop, hot dog stand, parking lot, burrito seller is salivating over the money they can make during the DNC. There is a buzz in Denver right now. Everyone is trying to get some of the money.
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Early Voting in Colorado for Arapahoe County
Did you vote yet? Add to the guide if you have voted and let us know where. I didn't get my mail in ballot so I'm going to go vote in person. I enjoy voting in person more anyways. Here is a list of Arapahoe county locations available for early voting.
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GuideSpud - A Night Away from the Office
GuideSpud has been locked up in the office during the week. Sure, he gets out over the weekends but during the week he stays at LMI burning the midnight oil. I brought him home Tuesday to give him a break for the same old office thing. Although hanging out with kids under 4 is probably not super relaxing.
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Halloween Costumes - I need help
So Halloween is coming up and as usual I need ideas for what to be. I not only have to figure this out for myself but also for my kids. What is everyone going to be this year? Also feel free to share what you were last year. I have no shame in being seen as unoriginal. If you think mid-September is too early for this well you are wrong. I can start talking about Halloween because the stores have all their Halloween stuff out already, so there.
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How Great is Pink!
I have rejected the color pink for years. I have recently given up and now declare that Pink is my most favorite color in the whole wide world. If you love Pink like me, let me know. Show me your pink things. Show the world you aren't afraid to say, I love Pink.
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Marry Me, again, Elvis
I have a tacky side and I always wanted to get married by Elvis. It always sounded like it had the appropriate tacky level I was interested in. Problem is, I'm already married and it wasn't by Elvis. So 5 years later it feels right to celebrate by getting married again and this time by Elvis.
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Ski Schools In Colorado
I love to ski and my daughter is finally old enough where I can get her in ski schools. This will be her second year skiing. Last year we only went up a handful of times. The instructors told me that 3 year olds don't really have the muscle strength to ski. We shall see how she does now that she is 4. She loves it, loves it. She has been asking to ski all summer. I can't wait to take her again.
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Staging, Showing, & Selling My House In Denver - SOLD
So all the staging and work paid off - we just closed on our house, 6 weeks after putting it on the market and for more than the previous comps in the area. I don't know what came over us, we are selling our house to move into a bigger house. Sure we are crowded but why did I agree to put myself through this. Staging, Showing, and Selling my house is stressful and driving me nuts.
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Thanksgiving in Breckenridge skiing with the family
It is our family tradition to ski on Thanksgiving. We have been spending our Thanksgiving weekends in the summit county in Colorado for over 20 years now. It is a great way to kick off the ski season. Our favorite spot to stay is Breckenridge. It has the cozy small town feel and great skiing. I love walking around Breckenridge with my family at night with all the lights and pretty scenery. There is nothing like skiing all day to come home to the smell of turkey in the oven - yum! I...
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What to Do In - Punta Gorda, FL
My family is planning a reunion in Punta Gorda, FL this summer. I'm creating a guide with things for us to do while we are on our trip.
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Ridiculous & Unnecessary Products & Inventions
Advertisements are based on convincing you that you are lacking something. Billboards and commercials are screaming "YOU NEED THIS!" and I believe that you can always sell anything to someone. This guide is for products that no one would likely need....ever.
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My Favorite Vampire
Vampires. The coolest of all the Hollywood fright monsters out there. They live forever. They're dead sexy. Some of them know martial arts. Others are ducks. They can kick over Frankenstein, destroy werewolves, and train zombies to be their army of the undead. So, who's your favorite?
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Baby's First Cassette
There are few things more vulnerable than the moment you shelled over a month's worth of allowance to purchase your first album. I'm not talking about the Raffi cassette your aunt gave you, or the John Hyatt tape you stole from your dad's walkman. I'm talking hard-earned bar mitzvah cash exchanged in a record store (remember Coconuts? Sam Goody? Crow's Nest?) for an article of your choosing. For those of us in our early 20s today, perhaps it was for a Boyz II Men's Cooleyhighharmony. Or if yo...
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Let's Play a Totally Random Game
Here are the rules: 1. Grab the book nearest you. Right now. 2. Turn to page 56. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post that sentence here. Don't run around the room looking for your favorite book, or one that's obscure or intellectual. Grab the closest one to you. Ready, set...go!
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Holiday Travel: Your Layover Stories
It's that time of year again. Pack up way too much crap in a suitcase that's too big (and that now you get to pay and extra $15 just to get on the plane). Schlep across a few time zones to spend the holiday with family. But some of us aren't so lucky as to have the sort of jet set family that's always on a direct route, which brings us to: LAYOVERS! Sometimes fun and interesting, usually just annoying, what are your layover stories?
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What Are Your Little Luxuries?
Great. Just great. The economy is terrible; layoffs could be next; the holidays are right around the corner. Need any more reasons to keep your wallet S-H-U-T? Yep, it stinks. But while it's smart to be frugal during uncertain times, it's also good for your soul to indulge a tiny bit. Let's hear how you do it on a shoestring.
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Ugh: Food You Just Can't Stomach
Maybe it's the taste. Or the texture. Maybe it's just a mental thing. But we all have that one food that, no matter how hungry we are, or how polite we're being while having dinner at someone else's house, that we cannot and will not eat. What's yours?
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Honor Thy Espresso: Denver's Best Coffee Shops
North Denver, South Denver, Downtown, it doesn't matter, what are your favorite places for a great caffeinated drink? Chains only count if you've got a good reason.
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Come Here Often?: Laughable Pick Up Lines
Hey, dating is difficult, I get it. And I certainly don't envy men when they're made to feel that they *must* make the first contact. But sometimes I wonder if they even think before they step up to the plate. Add your favorites below!
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What Are You Reading Right Now?
There is nothing better than a nice thick book to get you through that cold winter. It may be a short novel or that HUGE one you started, but never finished. Now is the time to pull it out and read it! Tell me what you're reading...
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What makes a scary movie scary?
Everyone is afraid of something whether it be a man with knives as fingers, a demonic doll, or a man-eating shark. I'm curious what makes a movie scary. Is it the blood and gore? The fact that something like that could really happen to Happyville, USA? What makes you hide behind your bucket of popcorn or sleep with the lights on? What is your all-time favorite scary movie?
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Togas or Tea Cups: Your Favorite Theme Parties
Sure, a regular old party with cake and punch is great (actually, why doesn't anyone have punch anymore?) but it's always fun when someone (most often not me) comes up with a really cool theme for their party. Maybe it takes a little bit of extra work (and a trip to Goodwill), but it ends up being worth it for the memories and your photostream.
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Our Fabulous Fifty States
I think it would be so cool to visit -- not land in, or fly over, or drive though, but visit -- each of our fifty states during my lifetime. And while every state has its bad, they all have their unique, quirky, and one-of-a-kind draws and characteristics. What was your favorite thing about the state you grew up in, or about a state you've lived in or visited? Was it a place, the weather, the food, the men (or ladies) that made it so great? What do you love about where you live now? Ad...
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The Ultimate Compilation of the World's Cutest Kids
Let's see 'em: pictures or videos of the most adorable babies, toddlers, and little tykes you can find. I want this guide to explode from the cuteness!
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What Do You HAVE to Bring On a Plane?
The most so-not-wonderful time of year is almost here. What is this time, you may ask? Why it's holiday travel time, of course! A time of the year where I'd rather stick a fork in my eye than get anywhere near the airport. So, as most of the country gets ready to brave the nightmare that is canceled flights, lost luggage, and ridiculously long lines, I want to know, what do absolutely have to bring with you to make it though a flight? A neck pillow? Trashy magazines? Noise-canceling headphon...
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Give it up for Denver's Mom N' Pop Shops!
Let's take a moment to give it up for the mom and pop shops out there... slaving away at our demands, and throwing us out when we complain about their food... or ask for a salad with no cucumber, tomatoes, cheese, carrots, or lettuce. The local employees tell us more information than we want to know, yet we crave hearing about the local gossip...You know, like how one local shop owner who got in a fight with his mafia brother, which resulted in getting his second step-kid killed when the yo...
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Extermely Overrated Movies
It's the movie that everybody loves... except you. Not that you out-and-out HATE any movie; but there are some flicks - cherished by the rest of Western Civilization - that you just can't stand. It truly is a matter of taste on this one, and yours just isn't feeling it.
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Celebrity Death Pool - Sept through Dec 2008
Add a picture of a famous person who you believe will die before Dec. 31, 2008. My three are Yogi Berra, Chuck Barris, and Yoko Ono Note: You don't get points if you kill this person yourself
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I'm strangely attracted to, (FILL IN THE BLANK)
You can't explain attraction, sometimes it just HITS. You're walking along, minding your business and BAM! the next thing you know you're checking out the odd shaped hairy UPS guy and you're totally swooning. Alright, maybe not that extreme but you know what I mean. Some people call it chemistry, fate, "sparks", crushing....and sometimes I just call it strange. As you get older it's easier to deal with your offbeat love interests, so tell me, who are YOU strangely attracted to?? Or maybe, WHA...
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Where art thou, Joe Six Pack?
He's been lauded, exalted, discussed, and disparaged. But just who is Joe Six Pack? Below please add your best guesses as to the mysterious Joe Six Pack's real identity . . .
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Best French Fries in Denver
I like all kinds of fries--thick cut steak fries, twice fried Belgian-style, shoestrings, even sweet potato fries. I love fries so much I generally eat them before my entree. And no ketchup! Only lame, cold fries deserve this fate. If you love fries as much as I do, share your favorites here! Extra credit for sweet potato fries...yummy!
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The Old Man Is Snoring: Your Favorite Rainy Day Activities
Ok, so it doesn't rain all that much in Los Angeles, but that makes it even more important to have a game plan on the days that it does. Rainy season is just around the corner!
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Famous People That You Hate
Call me a hater if you will, but there are just some people in the spotlight today that really get under my skin. Sometimes there are good reasons and sometimes it's just this unexplained visceral hatred that stems from inside of me, but I'm sure everyone has people that get them to react this way. Let's vent!
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Best Websites Ever
Everyone has websites that they check compulsively, be them news sites, sports sites, or ummmm "other" sites. So I wanna know what sites can you absolutely not live without? And remember, let's keep this clean people.
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Orlando's Best Family-Friendly Hotel 2007
You voted for the best Family-Friendly Hotel in Orlando, and we counted. Check out the results below.
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Dead Denver Destinations
Ever get excited to head to an old favorite location or a new place you've heard great things about, only to find out it's now closed? What was it? Where was it? Why should it come back, or is there a good substitute?
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Worst Bands Ever...Evar
There have been many sucky bands who have sold a lot of records. In no particular order, here is my list. Flame away.
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Gas Saving Tips
The intention of this guide is to become a definitive resource to saving gas in this world of rising gas prices.
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The Life Lessons Of Star Wars
A long time ago, in a era far, far removed from anything we recognize today, George Lucas gave the world Star Wars. Thirty-odd years later, we still love it; so much so, that we forgive his recent habits of beating a dead horse. Star Wars means something to all of us. For me, it was the father I never had. Everything thing I learned in life, I learned from Star Wars.
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Great Breakfast and Brunch Places in Downtown Denver
Get out and enjoy the morning, with a range of choices from hi-brow power breakfasts to quality, yet decidedly low-brow, breakfast dives. I've also included a couple of recent finds for excellent weekend brunch. Also included are the best downtown coffee shops. Any places I've missed? Add them in and let's keep this guide alive!
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Who Will Win Super Bowl XLIII?
On February 1, 2009, the two best teams in the NFL will play for the Super Bowl championship in Tampa Bay, Florida. Who is your pick to take home the Lombardi Trophy?
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My Life In TV
I watched way too much TV as a kid. So much so, that - after a couple of months of therapy - I understand why I'm wont to just stay indoors for hours at a time. In the era of the DVD, it seems like all of the shows we loved as kids (cartoon and otherwise) have somehow resurfaced like an outbreak of herpes. So, what's your guilty pleasure? Y'know it. It's sitting at home in a box set, next to the first season of Lost and Arrested Development. Yeah, I get it: you totally bought it as a joke gif...
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Best Places for Celebrity Spotting in Los Angeles
Maybe because I've lived in this city for so long I've become blase to seeing celebrities walking around an comingling with hoi polloi, but I guess it's a big deal to some people. Here are some of the most celeb-worthy destinations, but feel free to add in your fifteen cents... try to make a dollar out of fifteen cents.
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John McCain's Veep - the Overlooked Dark Horse Candidates
So, ol' Johnny picked himself a mate, and it was quite a surprise. In the increasingly probable chance he may need to "continue the hunt", this guide can help him focus the selection committee work. Some may not pass the vetting process, but I guess that isn't too critical. Feel free to pile on!
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Denver Restaurants - Best Of Best Of's
A compilation of the most respected "best of" restaurant lists for central Denver, including your top pick.
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Sweat is Sexy Right?
Supposedly sweat contains a compound capable of heightening sexual arousal. If sweat can trigger attraction, who knows what else it can do to improve your social and work life! Add to this guide and post all things that can "make you sweat till you bleed." Who knows, maybe it will be inspiring.
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Jokes About Men
Okay, ladies. Let's hear some quality jokes about men. And again, the challenge will be to keep them clean.
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The History of Olympic FASHION FAUX PAS
You've all seen the scrunchie. Arguably, some people even have a problem with the low pants that the DELICIOUS Michael Phelps wears, like I said......arguably. Let's just say Project Runway needs to jump in and revamp all the gymnastics wear.....what are the faux pas YOU have noticed in Olympic history?........Side note, wouldn't it have been amazing if Michael Phelps was only allowed to wear a fig leaf?
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You Must Love "The Sopranos"...Or Be KILLED
I started watching The Sopranos a few months ago--yes, I'm extremely late to the mob game--and I find myself wanting to visit all the bridges unlucky souls are pushed off of, the pork store where someone gets killed, the gigantic Jersey houses and the occasional Manhattan restaurant. And, you know, look at New York's own Little Italy neighborhoods and try to guess who's in the modern-day mafia.
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I think we’re of the same dating generation ;) I never had to deal with texts, either! (Thank God.)
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hahahaha…omg, I love it. The more random the better!
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I agree—Starbucks IS a little luxury! And caffeine puts me in a good mood so it all works out :)
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That book sounds very serious. Never heard of that book… Let me know how it is when/if you finish it. ;o)
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It’s weird you mentioned Rushdie in that “What are you reading?” guide. I was just saying I need to read more of his works and I’ve always loved the title of “The Satanic Verses” – hearkens back to my Medieval lit. college days. Maybe I’ll try to find it somewhere on the cheap now!
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What to Do In - Punta Gorda...
My family is planning a reunion in Punta Gorda, FL this summer. I'...
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