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on July 13, 2010 -
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Gearing Up for College: My Interest Letter

High school was a big waste of time for me. I hated school, quite frankly. I was always bored with it. From history class to mathematics and even lunch breaks, I dreaded the school year. I rarely did homework, but still managed to get good grades. I had few friends through high school, and have actually lost touch with nearly all of them. To this day, I only speak to maybe one or two of them. High school was a time to work on my golf game [...]

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on July 12, 2010 -
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Staying Safe this Summer

Summer is one of my favorite times of the year. The sun stays out longer in the summer, the weather is nearly perfect, weekends are spent by the pool with an ice-cold drink in your hand, and it’s perfect for long nights on the patio working, or walks downtown on the canal. On any given night during the summer, you can take in an Indianapolis Indians baseball game at Victory Field. You can head over to the Indianapolis Zoo and check [...]

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on July 10, 2010 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with Bryan Hodge

The Internet is a great thing. As is MySpace. Through both of these incredible inventions I have been able to meet so many new artists. It seems that every time I log onto MySpace I find myself listening to someone new. I really like listening to acts from my home town. Indianapolis bands are great, and there are tons of them. And most of them have a real sense of talent. But when you can combine sheer talent with a great personality [...]

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on July 10, 2010 -
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Big Named Stores that might be Closing

Over the last year or so, the United States of America has been in a recession. The state of our economy literally started free-falling during the Bush administration, but our new leader has not done much to help it. Because of this, people are losing jobs left and right, the national unemployment rate reached and stayed in double digits all year, and new jobs are rarely being created. This has in turn caused a lot of companies to go out of business. Just drive by [...]

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on July 8, 2010 -
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Tiger Woods & His Growing List of Injuries

Just because Tiger Woods is the best golfer in the world does not mean he is immune to injury. Tiger has actually been hurt a lot more than you might think. The man is only thirty-four years old and has been through some intense rehab on his knee. Not to mention the mental rehabilitation he has gone through since last November. But that is neither here nor there. Tiger has a swing speed around 130-135 miles an hour. Imagine all of the golf balls [...]

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on July 6, 2010 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with Markus Schulz

Boy do I have a treat for you today. My passion for dance music just doesn’t seem to be slowing down and in an effort to meet as many acts as I can while I write for this blog, I have come across a talent that I demand you listen to. I have been working with Made Event over the last few months helping spread the word about Electric Zoo. The event might not start until September 4th, but that doesn’t mean I can’t write about how excited I am. During this two [...]

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on July 5, 2010 -
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International Cures for a Hangover

In America, you have to be twenty-one years old to drink alcohol. You can smoke a cigarette when you are eighteen, and even vote for the president of he United States of America or fight for the freedom of your country, but you can’t drink alcohol. Speaking of smoking cigarettes, did you know that smoking just one cigarette can take ten to twelve minutes off your life? Think about people who smoke a pack of cigarettes a day. Not to mention the smell that it leaves [...]

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on July 2, 2010 -
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Paul Poteet’s Gotta Bowl

I have been to my fair share of Paul Poteet’s Gotta Eat events, and have gotten the chance to know Paul and company quite well over the last eight months. Paul is the star of these things; hence the name, but I have taken a kind liking to the folks behind the scenes as well. I am talking about the people who make up the design team for the final production of these events. The ones who create the video that you will all see and handle the promotion before, during, and after [...]

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