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The Best Pillow for A Good Nights Sleep

 Choosing the right pillow may be very vital in accomplishing restful sleep. A proper pillow will help the top and neck with out applying immoderate strain, as it conforms to the precise shape of the bed, as a result spreading the weight frivolously and uniformly alongside the vertebrae. Pillows are a constant supply of frustration for many. In addition to aggravating the neck, plenty of pillows also can have an effect on the shoulder. The shoulder ought to not be positioned at 90 tiers to the bed, due to the fact it can cause spasms inside the trapezius muscle mass.Trapezius muscle mass perform a variety of actions, including acting as a platform to elevate the cranium, which is very important to relax in the course of sleep completely. If the shoulder is located barely ahead at the mattress in the front of the mattress, assuming that the mattress can keep this role, the threat of placing stress on the trapezius and forcing the scapula (shoulder blade) to the column is decrease...
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Battle Ship Wherigo (Geocaching)

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https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4JGFV_seattle-you-sank-my-battleship?guid=0a24bd76-ce69-47f2-bc30-ccc38b0dbfca This was by far the most unique, and probably the most frustrating, wherigo that I have ever done.  We spent a good hour or more walking around an empty grass field playing virtual battleship.   From the cache description: " You must sink all battleships before your ammo runs out. To start the game, stand in the middle of the field and select the "Start Game" item. The ships will be hidden from view until you damage one. To shoot where you are standing, select the caliber shell from your inventory and click the "Fire!" button. All ships within the shell's area of effect will be damaged. To win the game, you must sink all five ships before your ammunition runs out." The location takes you to an empty field, bordered by trees, across from a very popular lake with busy walking trails.  Even though this is a VERY popular area, we had the pat...
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Visiting Geocaching HQ, & The Fremont Geocaches

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https://www.geocaching.com/play/geotours/hq We were able to visit Geocaching Headquarters, and complete the HQ geotour, while in Washington this year. Each of these geocaches is well thought out, and well done.  This is all urban caching, but geocaching is so common and familiar in this area that muggles are not really a problem.  The first cache we did was so obvious, it was near impossible to show any true stealth.  But like the WVTim caches in West Virginia, it just wasn't really necessary to hide what we were doing. The passport for the caches can be found here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/b1b051c4-3050-43ef-adb6-61c27f2fadd6.png We did not have the passport with us, and we didn't have access to a printer.  Neither did another group we ran into several times that day.  That was no problem, we both used paper we had with us and groundspeak had no trouble accepting that from us. The caches are all pretty close together.  But the hills are prett...
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Finding a Chirp Geocache On Android

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2017 Update We've still only found the one chirp cache, they are not something we see around here.  So Datruck bought one to hide nearby.  In placing it, we were having some issues with how the Chirp app displays the cache.  We figured out that by putting the coords in the note section it's easy to bypass, but while figuring that out, I also found a new app that I think works just a little bit better.  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.wolffire.chirpwolf Both apps work pretty much the same way. Search for nearby chirps, click on the chirp cache listed, it will give you coordinates.  Quick and easy. The chirp cache we found is called Birdy, in Spokane WA. We had never found a chirp cache before, so while my husband got the gps ready, I did a quick search for a phone app. I found this : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.wlsoft.chirp All I had to do was open the app & choose "turn chip searching on". Walk to the coords, and a scree...
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Location: Post Falls, United States
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How to Solve a Cemetery Puzzle Geocache Without Actually Visiting The Cemetery

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  Two of my biggest hobbies are geocaching, and genealogy. So when a cemetery puzzle cache comes up, it's always one of my favorites.  And yet, as much as I love searching for both geocaches, and for find a grave entries, driving around a cemetery to look at another cachers families stones, and then doing math and entering new figures into the geocaching app is just not my favorite thing.  In general, I prefer to solve puzzles at home and use geochecker before heading out.  Unless they are really fun field puzzles, like actual PUZZLES ( Mr Data Goes Caching ) at the stages, not just math problems. :-) Most cemetery geocaches can be solved without stepping out my door.   Step One: This applies to most puzzle caches.  If you know the basic location (in this case, exact cemetery) and the puzzle is completely letters, it's pretty quick to solve the first few. Example: AB CD.EFG HIJ KL.MNO AB & HIJ are easy solves.  They are probably the same as the fak...
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We spend WAY too much time digging through piles of rocks.

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Lately, it feels like all of our date nights are on the rocks.  Or on the rock piles at least. We've been spending a lot of time geocaching lately.  And it's pretty amazing how many ways there are to turn a rock into a geocache. Dan has made a few of the real rock caches - rocks he drilled holes into to insert bison tubes into them.  He bought two drill bits  - a pricey diamond encrusted one ($20) and a regular mason bit ($3.50). The diamond one did not work well. The $3.50 one has been great.  Go figure.  A 5/8 bit works well for a half inch bison tube. My least favorites are the "needle in a haystack" caches.  A rock, in a pile of rocks.  These are a couple of my logs from one needle in a haystack rock cache near us: Didn't find it 04/02/2016 Day #683. Spent another evening skulking behind a convenience store sorting through trash strewn rocks. The container continues to elude us. Our children believe we've gone mad. We may have. Gave up the sea...
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Pulled Pork, Using the Aldi Fresh Meat deal

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I'm transitioning to shopping more at Aldi, now that we don't always need the bulk amounts from Sam's club.  So of course I started this week by buying a 10lb pork roast.  Because everyone scaling back on the amount of groceries they buy should buy a 10lb pork roast.... But it was $1.49 a lb!  How can you pass that deal up?  I looked it up online to type up this post, and found this: " Every Wednesday, look for our incredible Fresh Meat Special Buy* item. When you see the sign, you'll find an extra-low price on one of our very best cuts of meat. But hurry…because at these low prices, our weekly supply is extremely limited. " I usually shop on Wednesdays, because I'm already in this area for BSF on Wednesday mornings.  I can't believe I've never noticed this before?  I really should be more observant.  :-) A few months back I had made this recipe, from Kevin & Amanda .  It's called Perfect Roast Pork.  And it was good.  But I didn't t...
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How to Make a Chalkboard Graphic

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I'm going to assume you already have a basic knowledge of some sort of graphics program.  Gimp is free.  I use Paint Shop Pro - because I have used it for many years, and I lack the attention span (& budget!) to keep up with photoshop.   First, The Background.   Thank you google image search.... These sites also offer free downloads -  http://www.welivedhappilyeverafter.com/2013/04/free-20x30-chalkboard-background.html http://www.123freevectors.com/free-vector-download/chalkboard-background/ https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKR3Qi90XDXhzci6ytiFn4irfRVxjkmClI9uRtL_3-vWtx1kgrdHZybPn_bGH2itydWasqWBsdV7rbKVAsyoXy2zuu-uhTkkPI_pHfX0jQ4VA9A6qJ8FSxV-tsv2VP6r6FR5D3q29DXbId/s1600/Chalkboard-background.jpg http://howtonestforless.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Chalkboard-background.jpg Next The Fonts: This site has links to all of the fonts on the poster above http://colormemeg.com/2013/01/free-chalkboard-fonts-printable.html (most o...
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