My card collecting resurgence began almost eight years ago. I had a new job that paid more than I ever was paid before. I’m not much of a drinker and wasn’t dating much back then, so I had money to burn. While checking out modern baseball cards on eBay, I landed on an auction for a T206 tobacco card of Cubs-great Mordecai ‘Three-Finger’ Brown. I over-paid for what turned out to be a trimmed card, but the long-dead, card collecting phoenix had awakened.

It feels great! But nobody believes me when I say that. The truth is, I like the tranquility here. Rio is a very agitated city, as opposed to Cleveland, which is very calm in comparison. But that’s what I like about it. It’s very family-oriented, very quiet, and I can focus a lot on my thoughts about what I want to do and what I have to do, especially for the future of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Cleveland.

Eze seems to have been lifted from another era with its medieval stone houses, narrow streets, and pretty flowers. But it’s the views that make this one of the most appealing towns in the Cote d’Azur. If you come for a day trip, you’ll want to linger in the boutiques, galleries, artists’ studios, and leafy squares.

Come celebrate our nation’s independence at the grand opening of The White Room’s Loft and Rooftop and enjoy the fireworks with the best view in town. Throughout the evening live entertainment from jazz and American classics will be performed. Dinner and party packages ranging from $30 to $50 are available. The White Room is located on the third floor of 1 King Street in St. Augustine. For more information, call 904.824.9056.

Sel Estrategias Para Reducir Costos En Un Restaurante Terre’s Long Wharf Location (on State Street at the Aquarium T stop) offers up head bartender Ted Kilpatrick with all his cocktail skills and knowledge every other Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. for a cocktail class. It’s $21.00 per person; a small price to pay for samplings of 4-6 drinks with small nibbles in between. There’s a new theme each time (such as “Bitters and Vermouth: Can’t We All Just Get Along?” TODAY, Thursday, April 16), and I just can’t pass up a well-executed and useful theme. Be sure to call ahead though, as reservations are required: (617) 720-1300.

While the 49ers only won by 7 tonight, I really don’t think the game was that close. Even when it was tied 20-20, I actually felt like the 49ers offense could pull this thing out. I can honestly say I don’t remember the last time I had that feeling with the 49ers. Even when they were 2-0 last year, the team had struggled in victory. The year before most of us were surprised when they were 7-9 so we didn’t expect anything. The two previous years they were 4-12 and 2-14, nuff said.

Let’s discuss Pacquiao Mayweather. Few weeks ago, undefeated super star, Floyd Mayweather announced his intent to return to the ring on May 5th,2012. Yesterday, ESPN reported that there was a new obstacle in making a mega showdown.

This product is acceptable, but I wasn’t hugely impressed with it. They do do a full jailbreak, and they’re completely above board, unlike some companies out there. That’s about all that I can say for them, though. They say that their app will let you unlock a phone in less than 5 minutes. But it took me 30 minutes and 2 calls to tech support to get it done – mainly because their instructions sucked. They were a tad more expensive than numbers 1 and 2 as well – they had a couple of upgrade/upsells also that they try to foist on you. Customer service was acceptable. There was a phone number instead of just an email address, but it was in India and the guy’s accent was a little tough to understand. Overall rating 5/10.