The Hocus Pocus Blog

Every month, we make it a point that our family gets at least one vacation outside the state. We would bring all our kids in a van and drive hours to get to a destination that all of us have not been to. We do this to broaden our understanding of nature, culture, and history of not just the town or state we visit but also of the whole country. We have been to all the Disney vacations in both Florida and California. We have seen Sea World and have been to different amusement parks all over the country. Our kids seemed to have gotten tired of the rides that now they ask for trips that involves more outdoor activities. The website my wife found recently online, Cabin Adventures.com, gave us a lot of ideas on our future vacations. This website offers a comprehensive list of cabin rentals and fun recreational activities for the whole family. Our kids said that they want to go north and see Maine. They recently saw some pictures of Maine online and said that they want to go shopping in outlet stores and eat prawns and lobsters. We are looking at staying in one of the lake side vacation cabin rentals in Maine. There is one that has a picturesque view of the beautiful forests, mountains, and lakes. Our kids would be glad to know that the location offers a lot of outdoor activities such as leisure paddling, swimming, and hiking. It sure is going to be cold there, but I am sure our kids would love this new kind of adventure.

If I can, I watch all the possible games on cable TV on the Barclay’s English Premier league more especially last season when Manchester United, my favorite team, won the trophy and got to be the English team to represent the tournament for the UEFA Champions league , but unfortunately their luck ran out in the finals versus the Spanish champions Barcelona when they lost the last game. But this is what makes football so much more exciting as no matter how strong a team is, you really will encounter someone much more stronger and in fact, better and that makes luck a big part in guessing who will eventually win too. This same principle applies to me when I do my Football picks in hunchers.com, a very fun site where you can make intelligent hunches and guesses on who will probably win a game by assessing each team’s strengths and weaknesses. But don’t get me wrong this is not a gambling site, this is all for pure clean fun on determining who will have a better guess in winning the games. There are even ranking for top hunchers in this site and if you are really lucky enough, you might just be one of them which gives you bragging rights about your knowledge of football, especially in this English Premier League. And so far so good for me as my current ranking is still low, but I am slowly on my way to the top.