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Articles in ‘Hobbies & Leisure’

My Schedule is Opening Up

Friday, March 2nd, 2012 by Jake Fowler

Have you all seen the DIRECTV commercial about the guy who is paying too much for cable so he throws things? And then when he throws things his schedule happens to open up, then sooner or later he ends up taking in stray animals? Well, that’s the way I am going to start feeling, besides the paying too much on cable and taking in stray animals part.

Tags: sports, Surgery
Posted in Health & Fitness, Hobbies & Leisure, Sports | No Comments »

The California Zephyr

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 by Jack Sandeen

About twelve months ago, we arranged to travel to Michigan by Amtrak, but complications arose. That’s the “bad” news. The good news is that Amtrak allows saving the value of unused tickets for future use, so we recently rescheduled a getaway to Colorado, based largely on now-verified advice from a friend that the scenery is “spectacular!”

Tags: Amtrak, Colorado, Travel
Posted in Art & Events, Feature, Generations, Hobbies & Leisure | 2 Comments »

March Madness

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 by Amanda McKenzie

We are coming up on one of my favorite months of the year…actually, until just a few minutes ago, I wasn’t too fond of the month of March and I think that has a lot to do with the weather. By the time March rolls around, I’m definitely ready for spring.

Tags: basketball, March, Socializing, Track
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Strummin’ That Six String

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 by Amanda McKenzie

About seven years ago I got a guitar for my birthday. The summer before my family and I visited my aunt who lived in Nashville and I fell more in love with country music….and even more in love with the guitar.

Tags: guitar, Major Music Center, music
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Maisie Dobbs

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 by Jack Sandeen

I first met her a number of years ago when I was recovering from a bit of surgery and a friend lent me the first book (and only book, then) by Jacqueline Winspear about Maisie Dobbs. I ripped through it, as I do with most novels, but Masie stuck with me, and we’ve now stuck it out together through eight books. Why?

Tags: Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs
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Salvaged Goods

Friday, January 27th, 2012 by Amy Sandeen

I am a fan of salvaged goods. Back in college, we used to have a system of goods exchange. Unwanted items were left in the dormitory hall. Other dorm residents were free to snap up and repurpose the items in a new wardrobe or dorm room.

Tags: repurposed furniture, salvaged goods
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