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Write a car review, win a $250 gas card

If you log onto Carmax.com and write a review for any car in their inventory you’ll have a shot at winning a $250 gas card. That’s worth about 1 tank in our Durango. I kid, I kid. I can get 4 fill ups now that gas has drifted below $3 a gallon in these parts. [...]

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Diesel, the fuel of the future?

Ever wonder how much you could save by switching to a fuel-efficient clean diesel vehicle? Planning a vacation or a road trip? The Diesel Technology Forum (DTF) can help you calculate your potential savings. This takes a little bit of calculating but the results are interesting. Visit DTF’s calculator here: http://www.dieselforum.org/newsarticle/article/clean-diesel-fuel-calculator-2/51/ Plug in the cost [...]

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Diabetes Blogging

This is from AACE We have a PSA from Kris Freeman (Olympic skier and Type 1 diabetic) that gives tips and tricks on what diabetics can do to be prepared for an emergency or natural disaster. Kris stresses the importance of having on-hand: * An emergency kit that contains basics like a radio, flashlights, batteries, [...]

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Free food from Outback for Dad

With June 15th quickly approaching, Outback would like to help satisfy what all dad’s are craving this Father’s Day – Food! If you encourage your daughter, wife, etc. to bring you to Outback on June 15, you’ll receive a $10 certificate valid on your next visit. Dad’s will need to need to activate the certificate [...]

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Michelle’s award winning cookies

My wife baked the most delicious batch of cookies earlier this week, in fact they were award winning. Granted, she didn’t win the award, all she did was add butter and an egg, but still, I got a tasty treat, and that is all that really matters. Yes, the corporate overlords did send me the [...]

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Happy Birthday Bloomin’ Onion

I had no idea that Outback Steakhouse had been around for 20 years, and that the Bloomin’ Onion was the first thing on their menu. I learned this from the 7 pages of PR fluff they sent me, along with a $25 gift card. I’m thinking they might want to cut back in the PR [...]

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