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State Parks in Illinois are anticlimactic (compared to Idaho)

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Reasons to agree : Illinois doesn't have any mountains. Without mountains you don't have good rapids, sking, waterfalls, canyons, views, climbing, etc. Illinois doesn't have very many clean rivers or lakes. Millions of people go to visit Starved Rock State Park each year. Reasons to agree :   Having come from Idaho, I can say that Idaho might be lacking in metropolitan attractions as much as Illinois lacks in scenic natural attractions. We have been to the Zoos, and Major Museums. Fine dinning isn't a big attraction with little kids, we don't go to plays, musicals, or any of that stuff. We often are looking for places to take the kids, let them look at some natural thing that's cool. In Illinois a 100 foot cliff over a river qualifies as a natural tourist attraction. According to their website, millions of people go to visit Starved Rock every year .  However there is nothing much better from the natural work to look at here, and so I guess thi...

Chicago Suburban Schools are pretty good

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Images that agree :   Punting Challenge    Climbing the Pole Vault judging thingy  Not much of a hill, but enough for James to get some speed

Weight Watchers is the best weight loss program +3

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Rumors that this is the chair I was using, are completely false Reasons to agree : +2 After years of trying, I lost 40 lbs. About 2 lbs per week. I'm now at a healthy weight, and feel great. My blood pressure was prehypertension. Now it is 100/80. I enjoy cooking, and have not spent more money on food. I didn't have to go listen to fat old ladies talk about their weight. I went to 1 meeting, got the app for my iPod touch, learned the points program, and didn't go to another meeting. Now that I am 186, I have about 10 more pounds I'm not loosing. and I sort of actually want to go to a meeting or two. I'm a life time member, and so now I can, if I ever want.  Images that agree : +1 This image proves that weight watchers works Websites that agree : +1 http://www.weightwatchers.com Websites that disagree : -1 http://www.jennycraig.com/ Total Score : +3 Background, and context 5/26/2012 I've lost 26 pounds in weight watchers in the las...
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You should keep old school work

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Images that agree :   James, 2012. Their little mistakes are cute, because they remind us how much there is to learn, and reminds us when we were little, and trying to figure stuff out. If you look carefully you will notice the following: no "x" in the alphabet, includes "and" as a letter on the keyboard, as = us, momy = money, nise = nice. That's my son. And just so adults don't get too high and mighty, you might notice that the question omitted the word "give".    James, 2012: James: "She will make a thump!" I love breakfast! Today I had jeltin and cereal. The jeltin was shalbe flaber. The cerial had brownshager. on it. Do you like breakfast? Items in the above image: James sitting at our table. Megan climbing under the table. She will make a thump. A fly in our Kitchen. The ceiling fan, faucet, and cupboards.   James, 2012: "When I grow up I want to be a zoo keeper. I want to be a dophim chaner. I want to swim with dolphim. I want...

Some women want to have kids

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Photos that agree: The bubble is a photo I took of my wife when we were trying to have kids, but couldn't. We bought an outfit for a cousin, for their baby, and I came in on her when she was holding it like a baby, and a little bit of a tear in her eye.

My kids enjoy visits from their grandparents

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Images that agree : Friday Morning Walk around the block.    Grandma didn't get as many hugs last time. She is very happy this time    Ali also likes her Grandpa.    Phis is doing better staying in his stroller. Stupid camera strap. Phil's shoes were wet from yesterday at the duck pond so he went for his walk in in PJs and shoe-less.