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My first couple was Matt and Heidi, from London, who also were hosts in
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town and ended up renting the room for two months. Another couple from Los
Angeles chose to spend their honeymoon here.
After the first year I realized that I could make the same, if not more, income
from the occasional guest as I would a full time renter which allows me to
keep my guest rooms open for my family and friends when needed and
enjoy the experience of sharing my little country oasis with people from all
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BeActive
The Point Specific Pressure Brace For Fast Effective Back Pain Relief By Gerald M. Neff
In my job, at a local casino resort with 1,350 guest rooms, I handle unit one technical room are again resolved.
calls, which means I am called to many rooms during an eight hour evening shift. My job I used this cuff for six months approximately two years ago, and now I no longer need it, ex-
deals with any guest need outside of housekeeping. This generally means that I am called cept every once in a while when I do a bad lift and pull my back out. Then I use it for several
for such problems as door opening for spouses who have locked out their partners saying days and again, I'm good, until the next knee or back accident.
“If you continue to gamble away all of our money, you are not sleeping with me”. The hotel I highly recommend this cuff for an inexpensive solution. Therefore, to return to an active life
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Typically, in one night, I have hoofed it as much as ten times. At my age you get very tired
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back aches and my legs are very tired, so...... after repeatedly seeing advertisements for
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I did not wish to send in my credit card number by telephone, so I took the next best route, I San Diego
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Hip-Hop Hamilton: Not Just For Kids
By Jan Ropes
If six months ago you had told me that I, a retired teacher of "a certain age", would come to appreciate rap music, I
would have politely questioned your sanity. Last fall, I first heard the murmurs about Hamilton, Lin Manuel Miranda's
Broadway homage to our founding father, featuring songs written in the rap/hip hop genre. While I adore Broadway,
my musical tastes tend toward Rodgers and Hammerstein. The thought of a theatrical score filled with rap songs held
no interest for me. Is rap even music? I mean, how much skill is required to string together a bunch of atonal rhymes?

My own disinterest aside, the Hamilton buzz grew louder, until one day I found myself clicking the "confirm order"
button for the Broadway cast album. Upon my first listen, I found the music interesting and accessible. By day three,
I was dancing around my living room to the infectious beat. The score is complex and passionate, an eclectic mix of
musical genres combining to tell the historical account of a Revolution-era immigrant who, just like his country, was
"young, scrappy, and hungry." Much to my astonishment, I loved this soundtrack. Especially the rap! The rhythms are
compelling, with meticulous meter and rhymes so clever they could turn a Seuss or a Shakespeare green with envy.
This was no mishmash from an unskilled wannabe poet. This was a work of genius.
In recent months, Hamilton has received accolades unprecedented in the Broadway community, including a record
sixteen Tony nominations and the Pulitzer Prize. It has been credited with reigniting interest in both American History
and musical theater among those of a younger demographic. While the full impact of the show is still being
measured, the power of its score to open the ears--and the mind--of a skeptical teacher of "a certain age", is
revolutionary indeed. For that alone, it deserves an A+.