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May 31, 2011

Aside from office pools football

Category: Arts – Carbon.Crusader 10:04 pm

Almost all of us in the office gets excited every time the NFL season starts because we get to participate in our office pools football where we bet for our favorite team each week who we think will win the game. Usually, office pools football works by initially collecting the fixed amount that each participants pay then having all the participants make a selection or predict the team who they think will win the game. The office pools football we play is always joined by a number of participants so in most cases where three or more are declared winners, all of them divides the bet money among themselves. Aside from office pools football, other betting pools like political pools or basketball pools are also played in any office environment and are all considered a form of social gambling. Other betting pools I have seen at work aside from office pools football, are political pools and basketball pools but I only engage in office pools football because I have always been a football fan. We’re quite lucky because our office allows office pools footballs and our state allows it as well as long as 100 percent of the funds in the pool are paid back out to the participants.   Playing office pools football can be seen mostly in any offices in the state and it is said to be the most common office betting not to mention the most entertaining as well. I have been joining office pools football for the last three years since I have been in this company and it is always a major fun specially if my favorite football team wins the game and at the same time win the bet as well.

The Vacant Ring

Category: Arts – Carbon.Crusader 2:03 pm

My family and I are moving to Pennsylvania because my in-laws need us to be close to them since they are already old, but even if we are moving to a new state because of them, it is not necessary for us to live with them, maybe close to them, but not in their house. My in laws are already old now, and they only have us as their family because they only have my husband as their only child, when we move there, it would be a double purpose for us, my children will know their grandparents further, and we can take good care of them at the same time.   I do not care if we move to Pennsylvania as long as we are not living with my in laws and have a house of our own, I want a house of our own because I cannot move freely if I am living in other peoples houses. Privacy and avoiding misunderstandings between me and my in laws are the reason why I want a house of our own. Besides, looking for a house in Pennsylvania is not a problems at all because there are plenty of house for sale there. Most of the pa homes for sale we had inspected come with great prices as they were sold by the bank. We want a house that is near the house of our in laws so that we can frequently check on them. There is a white house with lawn just a block away from their house, it is very perfect as we can also afford it. I really cannot wait for us to transfer there and have a new life in Pennsylvania.