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November 25, 2009

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TheRomantic.com Tip of the Week

November 25, 2009

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~~~ In This Issue ~~~

* From the Editor – being grateful
* Its the Little Things – debt is not romantic
* Contest – search and find
* Tip of the Week – fat free but all the fun
* Romantic Resources – get closer
* Who is Michael Webb?

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~~~ From the Editor ~~~

May you focus on all you have, not all you want these coming days
and weeks.

Hope you enjoy the tips this week.

– Michael
tipofweek@aol.com

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~~~ It’s the Little Things ~~~

Not going into debt purchasing presents. If you can’t pay cash,
then make something. Being debt-free is the biggest gift you can
give your beloved.

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~~~ Contest ~~~

The winner of last weeks contest is Joe Stickel of Catonsville,
Maryland. We are spending Thanksgiving in Charlottesville, Virginia.

*** This week’s contest:

In what year did the U.S. Congress establish Thanksgiving as a
permanent national holiday?

To enter the contest email me at tipofweek@aol.com and put “congress”
in the subject line. In the text of the email give me your answer
along with your name and city where you live.

From all the entries received one will be chosen at random to win
a trip the Prize Vault.

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~~~ Tip of the Week ~~~

Fat-Free But Full of Fun
by Michael Webb
http://theromantic.com/dev

A few years back, my wife received a box of assorted Jelly
Bellys. For those who aren’t familiar with these candies, they
are miniature jelly beans that come in dozens of flavors: mint,
orange, pineapple, coffee, tutti frutti, peach, cotton candy,
buttered popcorn and root beer are just a few.

While sampling my wife’s gift I thought of a fun game to play with
the Jelly Bellys. Either you can buy the assorted pack or go to
a candy or specialty grocery store where they are sold and buy a
few of each flavor.

The basic concept of the romantic game is a blind-folded taste
test. One person is blind-folded while the other feeds him or
her various flavors. For each flavor guessed correctly, they win
a prize (a kiss, a 5 minute massage, a one minute back scratch,
etc.). To make it a little easier, you can give the person two
chances to guess the flavor. If they get it on the first try,
they get a better prize than if they guess it on the second.

To make the game even more interesting, you can combine Jelly
Bellys to make unique flavors. Rootbeer and vanilla together
creates a rootbeer float. Coconut and pineapple combine to make a
Pina Colada. Chocolate and cherry ones create a chocolate covered
cherry. There are several dozen different combinations that can be
made from the nearly 100 flavored Jelly Bellys. Perhaps you can
have a different scoring system for combination flavors.

You can buy dozens of Jelly Bellys for just a dollar and best of all,
they contain no fat. Don’t worry about any calories. You will work
them off when it is time to redeem your prizes.

~~~  Who is Michael Webb?     ~~~

He is:
Athena’s loving husband
Best-selling author of over a dozen books including:
* The Romantic’s Guide: 100s of Creative Tips for a Lifetime of Love
* The Romantic’s Guide to Popping the Question
* 50 Secrets of Blissful Relationships
* 50 More Secrets of Blissful Relationships
* 300 Creative Dates
* 1000 Questions for Couples
* A Better Way to Date
* 500 Lovemaking Tips & Secrets
Founder, National Resurrect Romance Week (second full week in Aug)
Syndicated Columnist, “TheRomantic.com Column”
Romance/Relationship expert on over 500 TV/radio stations
Founder, TheRomantic.com
Founder, Love One Another Foundation

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mailto:secrets-on@mail-list.com

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Or subscribe to both at http://theromantic.com/dev