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Apples to Oranges: Comparing Phone and Internet Services

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Comparing phone services used to be simple. You just compared landline carriers. Easy peasy. But now in the age of television, new phone, phone service and internet bundles, it is getting increasingly harder to compare the deals. For instance, the fast talking foreign speakers at Sprint tried to convince me I had to decide on THAT CALL whether or not to accept a deal on their new iPhone + extra iPhone free + phone service + plus a phone hot spot for my internet connection.  They talked over me when I tried to ask questions and finally disconnected when I asked the second guy to hang on for a minute while I thought about it.  At least the two people I spoke to at AT+T spoke better English and spoke slower and actually listened, but I still got disconnected when the guy named something like Jamai put me on hold to check rates. At least I wasn't getting a bunch of fast talking jibber jabber about setting up my second free phone for a with a hot spot RIGHT NO...

Red Caboose Park in Nashville, TN

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Hunting Easter Eggs at Red Caboose Park Red Caboose Park in Nashville, TN Bellevue's Red Caboose Park is the cute neighborhood park in Bellevue, Tennessee--a suburb of Nashville. There is actually a red caboose in the park as well as a historic log cabin. Log Cabin at Red Caboose Park Both the red caboose and the log cabin are symbols of Bellevue's early days and a reminder of Bellevue's heritage. The parkis a fun place to hunt for Easter eggs or to walk your dogs with a play area for children and a paved exercise path for walkers and joggers. Five laps around the park makes a mile.  Two dogs and a big mushroom at Red Caboose Park The community park has rules posted that park visitors are required to follow. A couple of signs are posted that cover general Metro Park rules, but another smaller sign clearly lays out the rules for the track.  No Skates, No Skateboards, No Bicycles Because a variety of people walk the track, it is not a place for kids ...

George Lindsey on the Secret of a Long Life | Skin Health Beauty

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December 17 was actor George "Goober" Lindsey's 83rd birthday. At a gathering held for the actor during the week of his 83rd birthday, inspired by my recent series on “Aging Gracefully,” I had the opportunity to ask Lindsey the question “What is the secret of a long life?” As you might imagine, his answer was both unexpected and funny. More at:  George Lindsey on the Secret of a Long Life | Skin Health Beauty : Article George "Goober" Lindsey - the Secret of Long Life - Video

George Lindsey on the Secret of Long Life

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George Lindsey on the Secret of a Long Life Skin, Health & Beauty Editor Kathryn E. Darden asked actor George Lindsey the question: " What Is the Secret of a Long Life?" the week of Lindsey's 83rd birthday. See his reply: George Lindsey on the Secret of a Long Life via George Lindsey on the Secret of a Long Life | Skin Health Beauty . Find out more about aging gracefully at http://www.skinhealthbeauty.com/2011/12/07/what-does-aging-gracefully-mean-to... . Email skin_and_health@yahoo.com