A Million Dollar Contest in Colorado

Drawing by Linda Newton-Perry

You Can Still Enter To Win the Million Dollars: Expect to be filled up by middle of Jan. 2010.

"Hold still, say cheese."

A Million Dollars to Snap a Picture of Bigfoot!

A Million Dollars to Snap a Picture of Bigfoot in Colorado, that is in the San Juan Region of Colorado and you only have 96 hours.

I just came across this information on the webpage: http:www.hunt4Bigfoot.com.

I sent them an email to find out if it is still on and if one can still enter. Don't wait for me, if you are interested email them yourself. Entry fee is $250.00.

P.S. I'm telling you this before I have more information, just so I can have a current post that is not about manners. Thank you for being patient.

I Guess I Should Have Said, Please

Photo by Linda Newton-Perry

The little guy in the above photo is Joey. He's a Bigfoot that I sculpted from my charcoal eraser. He lives on my desk with his cat/dog, Buddy. I have fun with him. I use him for illustrations on this blog and other places. If you were to ask, "So, what's the photo about?" I would, lets see, I'd say I'm trying to get him to sign a lease for the little spot he inhabits on my desk.

I hope you read, where ever I wrote it on this blog, that I wanted to make it fun. Well this is part of the fun: the photo, Joey.

On the title slot above, you will notice that I refer to myself as "The Prim and Proper Lady." I like being around mannered people and I don't like being... Well you see where I'm going with that.

I wish to be helpful and so I'm sharing with you this article I found on manners.

If you enjoy it, please be mannerly and write a thank you comment.

Thank you,

Linda

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"Manners" Please and Thank You will take you places money cannot...

by Anthony K Wilson Sr.

Please and thank you are two of the most powerful words ever created. If you understand their true power there is nothing in the world that can't be accomplished. Look around at the present state of basic communication skills and you will see how this power that once was, so prevalent has gone untapped by many these days.

You may not have thought of manners as being powerful. The fact is that manners have a much greater impact than you might realize. The positive power in manners can take you far in life, and help your potential turn into wonderful accomplishments.

If you think of the message you give when you show good manners, this is quite easy to understand. When you are sincere with the use of words like "please" and "thank you," you are showing respect for yourself and respect for the person to whom you are speaking. This mutual respect in turn shows you as a person of good character.

Second, manners present you as a person who knows that quality interaction with others is important. Good manners demonstrate that you are not only thinking about yourself--you care what the other person thinks and feels. It is the most excellent way to improve your communications with other people, whether they are in your everyday life or people whom you have just met.

When you demonstrate manners on a regular basis, it is also a sign that you know what is right and proper. It will make your parents proud that you have learned this, and will make your friends glad to be your friends. In today's world, where many people focus on hurrying to get ahead, your good manners will let everyone know that you have taken a few minutes to be considerate.

When you say "Please," thank you," and "excuse me" at the right times, it only takes a couple of minutes. When you have developed the habit of showing good manners in every situation, it will be like second-nature to you. You will be glad that you have taken this small, extra step when you see how well-received your manners are to the people in your everyday life.

While money and other things may help you to get to the door of your dreams, it is the basic consideration of using good manners on a regular basis that will help you to reach your highest potential. You can accomplish more than you ever dreamed possible.

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Don't worry I promise not to bother you with too many of these manners articles.

Trained to Look at Physical Features: True Story

Drawing by Linda Newton-Perry

Sighting in Siskiyou National Forest: Bear Camp Road

Hello everyone,

For years I thought Bigfoot was just a spooky legend. I really never gave it much thought. That is until July 17, 2006, when my wife and I were driving from Agness, Oregon to Grants Pass, Oregon.

We were driving very late that night across the mountains on Forest Road #23, Siskiyou National Forest (Bear Camp Road) in Curry County.

My wife had laid down in the seat next to me to sleep. After an hour of driving, we came around a sharp corner and I could not believe my eyes. There in front of the headlights was a huge apelike thing covered in dark hair crossing the road.

I woke my wife to show it to her but before she could get up, it had went over the bank and into the timber.

"Oh Sh...!" I screamed, "there's a bigfoot in the road."

Then the smell, at the same time we both got a strong odor of a very heavy sweat smell. After a few seconds the smell was gone.

I got a pretty good look at this creature. It was real tall, over 7 1/2 ft. and very large in build; I estimate over 500 pounds.

It had a face somewhere between a man and an ape. It walked on two legs like a human does, slightly slouched. Arms were long and heavy. Eyes glowed reddish in headlights.

Let me tell you, that night I found out bigfoot is real, not legend. They are as real as you or I. I'm in law enforcement, so I'm trained to look at physical features.

Now, I'm not afraid of telling anybody my story. Thank you for your blog!

Glenn Kilgore

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Thank you, Glenn. Perhaps your story will prompt others to come forward with their sightings.

Linda Newton-Perry

Reader Sent This Photo in Just For Fun

"I hate winter...I hate winter."
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