Organ Pipe Cactus

Sunny Spot: Scottsdale, Arizona

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Organ Pipe Cactus

SHOUT OUT to our fans in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Thanks for checking out EntertainingYourself.com – now we want to check out what you’re up to.  So far, it’s clear that you are a Mecca for outdoor enthusiasts.  #1 – SUNSHINE!  For this first week of December you’ll be SUNNY (mostly) with temperatures in the 70’s.  Nice!   #2 - Amazing Parks.  You’re known for having the largest urban wilderness area – with over 60 miles of trails!   The 3rd Annual McDowell Sonoran Challenge  which will include Mountain Biking (30K course), Running (15K) and Hiking (9 miles) will take place on January 29, 2011 (on the McDowell Sonoran Preserve – almost 14,000 acres of open land).   Sounds like an awesome way of Entertaining Yourself in the new year!   They tell us that the premiere trailhead, their “Gateway to the Preserve,” is located at 18333 North Thompson Peak Parkway.  #3 – World Class Golf Courses.  The International Association of Golf Tour Operators voted Scottsdale 2010’s Top North American Golf Destination!  #4 – (if the other 3 are not enough) Scottsdale is just a 4 hour drive from The Grand Canyon.   So tell us  – what is your favorite way of Entertaining Yourself in Scottsdale?

Great Falls Park, VA

Sunny Spot: Reston, VA

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Great Falls Park, VA

SHOUT OUT to our fans in Reston, Virginia.  You’ve been loyal followers of EntertainingYourself.com website since we first went live.  We LOVE it and wanted to find out what you’re up to there! Today’s weather (11/24/10):  Sunny and 53 degrees.  Perfect for the countless outdoor activities within and surrounding your community.  Other Fun Facts:  You are just minutes from Great Falls Park on the Potomac River and less than 20 miles from our Nation’s Capital.  Seems like you have everything you need for Entertaining Yourselves right at your fingertips:  history, museums, outdoor recreation and lots of shops, to name a few.  So Reston, what are your favorite ways of Entertaining Yourselves?

Cabot Walking Path

Sunny Spot: Cabot, Arkansas

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Cabot Walking Path

SHOUT OUT to our fans in CABOT, ARKANSAS.  This week you have the second highest number of hits on the EntertainingYourself.com website following Mountain View, California.   We LOVE it and we wanted to find out what you’re up to there! Looks like GOLF is a favorite way of Entertaining Yourself! And you have the perfect weather for it today – Saturday, 11/20/10 – High of 63 degrees & partly SUNNY! Other Fun Facts –Arkansas is home to 6 National Parks, 52 State Parks and over 100 Municipal or private parks, including the 3 Golf Courses and Community Park in CABOT! Awesome! For other Fans thinking of traveling to Arkansas – listen to this: Their Adventure Parks include: Backpacking, Hang Gliding, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Kayaking & Canoeing, Cycling, River Running, Rock Climbing, Motorcycling and Snorkeling & Scuba Diving! That’s right – Arkansas’s crystal lakes are perfect for snorkeling and scuba diving. And we think that an adventure in Arkansas sounds like a perfect way of Entertaining Yourself! We’re glad you stopped by our site.

Shoreline Lake

Sunny Spot: Mountain View, CA

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Shoreline Lake

 

SHOUT OUT to our fans in MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA.  This week you have the highest number of hits on the EntertainingYourself.com website.  We LOVE it and we wanted to find out what’s happening in your town so we did a little digging.  First – your weather for Thursday, 11/18/10 – 65 degrees & partly SUNNY & partly cloudy!  Pretty Great for November! A Sunny Spot FOR SURE!!!  Fun Fact – You have a place called Shoreline Park which includes 750 acres (wow) set aside for wildlife and recreation (hiking, biking, climbing, running – all favorite pastimes)!  Not too shabby!  You also have sister cities:  Iwata, Japan and Hasselt, Belgium!  We can’t wait to learn more about you!  Please let us know how you are Entertaining Yourselves in Mountain View!

Fun Fact

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Fun Fact:  Oyster: oys·ter

 noun, often attributive \’ȯis-tər\

Definition of OYSTER (Merriam-Webster)

1a : any of various marine bivalve mollusks (family Ostreidae) that have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle and include commercially important shellfish b : any of various mollusks resembling or related to the oysters

2: something that is or can be readily made to serve one’s personal ends <the world was her oyster>

From Wikipedia:

 William Shakespeare (c:1600)  is credited with first using the phrase in his play “The Merry Wives of Windsor” in Act 2, Scene 2, 2-5

Pistol: Why then the world’s mine oyster/which I with sword will open.