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Groupon Deal: $15 for One Children's Cooking Class at The Merry Kitchen ($30 Value)

Submitted by tired_gardener on Mon, 07/05/2010 - 12:40

Are you familiar with Groupon? Well Groupon is group coupon shoved together. When you get a coupon you get a deal by saving a little money on the item. Well the people putting out the coupon want you business, or they would not bother with the coupon. At Groupon they take people like us and link us up with a deal each day. The deal is usually a really good deal. They also usually have a side deal.

If you are in Portland, the Groupon side deal is $15 for One Children's Cooking Class at The Merry Kitchen ($30 Value). I just signed up and plan on taking Emma to the Disney Princess Dishes, Ages 4-7 class this Friday. They have lots of classes available, but Emma loves Princesses.

Not in Portland? Well, check out these other family deals:

Seattle: $5 for Two Games of Bowling Plus Shoe Rental at Roxy's Casino or Magic Lanes (Up to a $11.40 Value). Choose from Two Locations.
Tacoma: $89 for a Seven-Hour Jumparoo Bounce House Rental from Merry Makers ($179 Value)
Atlanta: Reserved-Seating Concert Tickets for the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater in Peachtree City. Choose from Five Shows.
Los Angeles San Gabriel Valley: $10 for $20 Worth of Comic Books, T-Shirts, and More at Nostalgic Books and Comics in Alhambra
Many other cities available!

What's the catch? Well, like other social coupon sites, these deals won't last. They will be gone by midnight! Jump on them now! Or if you don't see anything you like in your town, sign up anyway and wait till you see something you do like. Elizabeth and I have had half price meals from them. I have seen spa trips, all sorts of great deals. Check them out!

One last catch. There is a minimum number of orders needed for each deal. For the cooking class I signed up for there was a 20 order minimum. I was order number 103. I've never seen a deal not go through.

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Safe, Free, Fun Game for the Family; Action All Stars

Submitted by tired_gardener on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 13:00

When I first came across ActionAllStars.com, I thought, by the name, that it was just a site for sports nuts. Not being a sports nut, I paid it no head. Then I was told that it was a game and that their kids loved it. I checked it out.

When I first started to play, I thought very little about it. It was ok, but nothing grand. I had trouble getting around, and didn't understand what I was supposed to do. Eventually, while walking around town, I ran into a place that said "play" so I did. Now I was having fun. Emma came over and wanted to play too.

The game we were playing was in the NBA arena, "Baller's Hall". In "Big League Bites" we had to prepare the food for people coming in. For playing these games, you get tokens that you can use to buy clothes or stuff for you "Home Turf". Together, Emma and I collected several hundred tokens and then went to buy some stuff. "Sorry, you need to upgrade to a Premium membership level to buy stuff at the store."

Premium membership is $5.95 per month. I realize that these places have to make money, but with all these games charging for their playing, you really have to pick just a couple to play and stick with them. That is, unless you have a lot more money than we do. I will not be paying the money for the game.

If is fun, but I don't think it is worth the cash to play it. Apparently most people agree, as there was no-one I could see, that had evidence of a premium account. When you get a premium account, you can move above rookie and you can buy stuff in the stores. There are probably some other places you can get to with a rookie account as well.

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Tired and Out of Shape

Submitted by tired_gardener on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 10:11

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I'm not in great shape. I'm about the right weight, but I have very little muscle mass. With my arthritis, I should exercise daily, get some muscle mass, especially in my trunk. I do want to be able to dance at Emma's wedding.

The problem is that exercise is often boring. You can spend a lot of money on equipment that you might use as a clothes drying rack. There are also many videos out there, like the XFLOWSION series.

The nice thing about exercise videos is that you have a little excitement, if they are interesting videos. But after watching the same exercise video 20 times, is it still going to be interesting to you?

With the XFLOWSION series, you get several videos, which would be nice, but they cost $59.85. That is still a lot of money to be spending on something you may let sit on your shelf and collect dust. If you think you will use it, it would probably be worth it. I've not watched it, but from the short bits of it I have seen, it looks more fun that a lot of exercise videos I've seen. It seems like he has you doing multiple things, instead of the same type of thing every time. My library doesn't have it, so I can't try it out.

I think that the best exercise is one that you will enjoy. If you don't enjoy it, you will not continue doing it. If you really like riding your bike, ride it. If you like gardening, that is good exercise. If you like jumping rope, jump away. There are lots of good exercises that can be a lot of fun for everyone. I like gardening, but I don't think that I get enough out of it. I think I need more. What works for you?