Ryan Fields

Risking your life for cheaper gas? Are they crazy or what?

The short answer is yes, they ARE crazy! They MUST be crazy! My wife showed me an article dated June 19 that she found on the Internet about people risking their lives for cheaper gasoline by crossing over the Mexican border from the USA. They are going to very high crime areas where they know that they are in danger of being kidnapped or killed. And they are doing it to save $100 a month on gasoline. Now THAT is desperate, or stupid, or crazy, or all of the above!  

Snowboarding

This is a good time of year to be thinking about buying winter sports gear - a lot of the stuff is on “end of season clearance” sale prices!  One of the winter sports my friends and I like to do is snowboarding.  We’ve been talking about buying some new Burton snowboards over the Internet from www.christysports.com.  They have a great selection of winter sports gear, and we saw that they have some clearance specials for about 50% off going on for snowboards, boots, and bindings right now, too!  They offer free UPS shipping on orders over $75, and that’s a good deal, too!

Golfing in Las Vegas

A pleasant surprise to me is that my friend Tom and his wife are going to be in Las Vegas the same two weeks that I am going to be there.  He loves golf, and has set up several Las Vegas golf tee times for when we are out there.  He immediately asked me if I wanted to drive the cart.  I said as long as there’s a big cooler to keep our frosty beverages in!  He said “I’m sure there is!”  I told him I might even try some of these crazy games that he likes to play.

We are going to book a reservation to stay a week at one of the golf resorts that we found through lasvegasgolfing.com.  That way we can be nearby the golf course and relax in a peaceful setting while still being close to the Las Vegas strip.

My understanding is that the prices are right and the courses are magnificent.  Of course, I also understand that you can buy special golf balls that when you hit them they go a mile, or so it seems!   The whole idea is to make them go straight!  I’ve seen pictures of the courses on the Internet; they’re beautiful!  I think that just walking on the fairways and greens of these courses is enough enticement to go there.

If you think you’d like to book some time at a world class golf resort, check out the resorts at www.lasvegasgolfing.com.

I’m getting my vacation lined up

I finally got my schedule arranged so I know when I can take my vacations.  Obviously, one of them is going to be in Las Vegas (I want to see Cher!)  They have several celebrities that are going to be in the area while I’m down there and I plan to see as many of them as I can.  This will probably be the only time I get to see these people, including listening to Wayne Newton.  I found several shooting ranges which also happen to be right beside some great golf courses (which I’ll get into later.)  These golf courses all have liquor bars on wheels!  Several of my friends are also going to be down there.  I told them I’d be more than happy to drive the golf cart.