http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com I was listening to my favorite morning show the other day and they were complaining about the "commercials" now before the start of the movies. It's amazing how times have changed. We haven't been to a movie since the 80s, when we saw Rocky III in the... http://sueandchuckdefiore.articlealley.com/remember-those-saturday-matinee-serials-the-appetizer-for-the-main-movie-716893.html 11th December 2008 Between our gas prices and the economy today many people are being forced to come up with alternative options to their traditional summer vacations. We want to share some of our Stay-cations and Virtual Vacations. There are some great ways to get th... http://sueandchuckdefiore.articlealley.com/its-a-summer-for-staycations-and-virtual-vacations-603066.html 18th August 2008 When we grew up we had falls, got bruises, got knocked down. 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