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In-N-Out

Do you have that favorite restaurant where you can just  close your eyes and imagine taking that gratifying first bite?  Where any resemblance of that eatery’s scent leaves your stomach grumbling and yearning for more?  Are you hungry yet?  I know I am. :)   For me, that restaurant is the west coast born and raised chain In-N-Out Burger.

Never heard of In-N-Out burger?  If so, first my apologies for having never experienced the greatest burger on the planet.  One reason why you may not have tried it before is that unfortunately they are only available in 4 states (California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah).   I say “unfortunately” because I currently reside in Illinois and most days of the year consist of me wallowing in my own self misery of not being able to enjoy a tasty Double-Double at my leisure.  (Just in case you don’t know, the Double-Double is their version of McDonald’s Big Mac only 1,000 times better. Scratch that. 1,000,000  times better.  Yes, it’s that good).  Luckily, my mom retired and relocated to Las Vegas and  bought a home approximately 7 miles from an In-N-Out Burger.  As you can imagine, my first stop after leaving the airport is not my mom’s house or some silly casino.  Oh no.  It’s In-N-Out time!
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Remembering A Fallen Soldier- SSG Joshua Melton

June 23, 2009 Favorites
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Monday was not the easiest way to start a week.  Writing this post is not the easiest thing to do.  This morning I caught a news feed that read “Two Illinois National Guardsmen Killed in Afghanistan”.  Immediately my heart dropped.
Having safely returned home from Iraq in March 2006, I felt so blessed that I and [...]

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Introducing My Delicious and Nutritious Health Shake

May 22, 2009 Favorites
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Anybody interested in losing weight, feeling better, improving your health and doing so in less than 7 minutes? If so, you may want to read this article. You are probably asking yourself if this is an infomercial and I assure you it is not. This is a self discovery that I made [...]

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Greed or No Greed: Open That Case

May 8, 2009 Favorites
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On NBC you may have seen the game show called “Deal or No Deal” starring Howie Mandel and 26 wonderful ladies with their respective briefcases. The premise of the show is for the contestant to select random briefcases holding dollar mounts from $.01 to $1,000,000, trying to eliminate cases without picking the higher amounts. As [...]

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Managing Your Money While Deployed, One Soldier’s Story

April 2, 2009 Favorites

In January 2005, I left the comfort of my family, friends and home to begin a 15 month deployment to Baghdad, Iraq.  Although I knew the difficulty and hardships that I would face, I also believed it would be an excellent opportunity for my wife and I to get a jump start financially.  You would [...]

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The Cheapest and Simplest Chicken Pasta Recipe You’ve Ever Seen

March 31, 2009 Favorites

This recent Valentine’s Day I wanted to surprise my wife by cooking a romantic dinner at home.   The last several years we’ve gone out to eat at various restaurants have been disappointed with the quality of the food and the price we had to pay for it.   Seeking ideas I hit the web and found [...]

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