Deep Sojourner

My baby brother has been obsessed with baseball since he learned to walk.  He watches every game in every league that he can and knows all of the important statistics by heart.  So when he came into some money last year and didn’t know what to do with it or where he should invest it, I felt like smacking him up the back of the head. It made perfect sense to me that he should look into starting up a baseball related company.

I showed up at his door one day with a stack of information on what I thought was the perfect thing for him: a baseball franchise.  He was hesitant at first, but the more he read, the more he warmed up to the idea.  I mean, a baseball franchise opportunity was perfect for him.  All of the leg work is done and he would get to work everyday somewhere he would probably work for free!

When he found the right franchise opportunity, he jumped at it.  It’s been up and going for a couple of months now and he absolutely loves it.  He has surrounded himself with other baseball loving staff members and they have a ball. Good thing his big sister is always looking out for him.

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One of the big challenges of being a Cub Scout leader is finding games that that will help burn off the steam that those little guys seem to store up. Fortunately there are lots of games and scout activities that will use that pent up energy.

One of the obvious games would be tag. Obviously this is one of those games that is better to play outdoors than indoors! It never gets old to the kids though, and boy is it a quick one to get the kids tuckered out.

Another fun one is steal the bacon or capture the flag. It’s the same game, just with different names. That’s the one where the kids are separated into to groups and then each child in each group is assigned a corresponding number. When a number is called the corresponding children race towards the flag or bacon (usually a hand towel) and try to get it before their opponent does. Then they have to race back to their starting point without dropping the towel or having it taken away from them.

When I run out of ideas I usually turn to the ever trusty internet. If you are looking for a scout website out there, you’ll find several that have all kinds of activities to choose from.

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Divorce is always difficult, especially when communications have broken to the point where both parties can barely be civil to one another. Unfortunately, when looking for a divorce lawyer Phoenix couples forget that more than their feelings and needs are at stake, especially where children are concerned.

In an effort to forgo the typical route to divorce court, these couples should look into mediation or  another type of mediation known as collaborative divorce, where two lawyers swear to work together for the greater good of the couple.

This latter solution circumvents a bitter and expensive court trial and helps family members by forcing the divorcing spouses to act in an agreeable manner. With Mediation Arizona spouses can sit down in the presence of a caring arbitrator who understands the stress and emotional upheaval a divorce can bring.

Because emotions are raw, a mediator doesn’t approach the situation with the same combative attitude that trial lawyers do, rather, they seek to make the couple come to a peaceful accord for the sake of everyone involved.

If looking for an expert in collaborative divorce Arizona individuals should seek two expert legal professionals experienced in this type of service.

An online search could turn up a list of collaborative divorce specialists in the Phoenix area which can be whittled down to select few.  Phone calls should be followed up with an office visit so that you and your soon to be ex can start planning and rebuilding separate lives.

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Mark and John are my beloved 14-year old twins.  They grew up to be very close to each other and we have taught them to love and support one another even when they are grown ups.

But growing up brings changes that are inevitable.  For instance, they feel that they are outgrowing their twin bed.  We stacked them on top of each other when they were little, but of course five years ago they wanted them seperatly. Now, they want something different. They suggested that they have separate rooms since we have one extra room anyway. 

So my husband and I decided to give the twins what they want.  It’s a good thing that the nearby department store was on sale so we were able to buy the mattresses, comforters and other bedroom effects at a much lesser price.

As for the bed frame, my husband did the carpentry since he had the skill.  We just went to a local lumber store and we personally picked the kind of wood that would be used. Oh the beds looked lovely.  My husband did a good job while we saved money from buying expensive bed frames. 

Even if they are on separate beds now, they are still loving, supportive and playful.  I hope they remain that way even when time comes they already have families of their own.

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I’m a sucker for the discount racks at bookstores. Seriously, I’ve picked up way more books than I can count over the years, and I haven’t had time to get to most of them.

Well, this past weekend, I tried to change that. I wanted to actually start reading some of the hundreds of books I own. I started with a book about the history of tattoos. It’s actually a really interesting book. It starts way back at the beginning of tattooing and it continues all the way up until today’s tattoo world (gothic tattoos, rose tattoos, Libra tattoos.)

So far, I’m about ¾ of the way through the book. It’s not just a bunch of facts about tattoo history, but it also includes pictures of all sorts of unique tattoos.

Hopefully, I should be done with this book in a few days, and I can get on to reading something else. I have hundreds of books to choose from; so, I just have to find one that seems interesting. I think maybe the next book I’ll read will be about World War II. It’s one of those big books full of rare photos and historical documents.

I’ll keep you up to date on my reading!

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