<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500</id><updated>2012-01-05T11:28:40.619-08:00</updated><category term='gay orlando'/><category term='gay dallas'/><category term='gay columbus'/><category term='gay sauna orlando'/><category term='gay st. louis'/><category term='gay ft. lauderdale'/><category term='gay indianapolis'/><category term='gay cleveland'/><category term='gay sauna st. louis'/><category term='club indianapolis'/><category term='gay new orleans'/><category term='gay bath house'/><category term='gay houston'/><title type='text'>The Clubs</title><subtitle type='html'>Offering 9 gay men's saunas across the US... for some Good... 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Fun!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>78</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-3368660901755206701</id><published>2012-01-05T11:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T11:28:40.643-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Club New Orleans Newsletter - Jan 2012</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The Saints are in the playoffs and the Mardi Gras Season starts on "Twelth Night", January 6th. But, if that's not enough, there are plenty of other events that would make a trip to New Orleans a great bet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Club starts the Mardi Gras Season off with the annual King Cake Party on January 6th. Find the baby in your piece of this traditional pastry and win a prize. &amp;nbsp;Take this opportunity to renew your gym membership to work off all those holiday pounds so you can look good for Mardi Gras. &amp;nbsp;Memberships are only $45 for 30 days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Louisiana State University Tigers take on the Alabama Crimson Tide on Monday, Jan 9th for the National Football Championship. &amp;nbsp;The French Quarter is already filling up with collge boys ready to have a good time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Saints will play their first playoff game against the Detroit Lions in the Superdome on January 7th. &amp;nbsp;Watch the game with your friends at the Club while you soak in the giant whirlpool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Gay Carnival Ball Season begins with three spectacular balls in January.&lt;br /&gt;January 14--Krewe of Mwindo&lt;br /&gt;January 21--Krewe of Amon-Ra&lt;br /&gt;January 28--Krewe of Petronius&lt;br /&gt;Visit &lt;a href="http://www.gaymardigras.com/"&gt;www.gaymardigras.com&lt;/a&gt; for all the details&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our favorite two parades are held the beginning of February, so make reservations now at your favorite gay-friendly hotel. &amp;nbsp;visit &lt;a href="http://www.ambushmag.com/"&gt;www.ambushmag.com&lt;/a&gt; for a full listing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Krewe du Vieux rolls through the French Quarter on February 4th which is an &amp;nbsp;adult themed satirical parade that is not to be missed. &amp;nbsp;It passes right by the Club New Orleans. &amp;nbsp;Then on February 12th, the dogs hit the street for the fabulous Krewe of Barkus parade. &amp;nbsp;Come on down and join all the fun! &amp;nbsp; Mardi Gras Day also known as "Fat Tuesday" is on February 21st, so make reservations NOW! &amp;nbsp; Happy Mardi Gras from all the staff of Club New Orleans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-3368660901755206701?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/3368660901755206701/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2012/01/club-new-orleans-newsletter-jan-2012.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/3368660901755206701'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/3368660901755206701'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2012/01/club-new-orleans-newsletter-jan-2012.html' title='Club New Orleans Newsletter - Jan 2012'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s72-c/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-8364943581675436286</id><published>2011-12-07T13:33:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T13:33:22.675-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Columbus Newsletter - December 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS! OUR&amp;nbsp;CHRISTMASWEEKEND CELEBRATION&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6-b_ythRmis/TrWKp3CUubI/AAAAAAAAEOw/9lXX8qcEBjY/s1600/the_clubs_columbus_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6-b_ythRmis/TrWKp3CUubI/AAAAAAAAEOw/9lXX8qcEBjY/s1600/the_clubs_columbus_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Every year we like to show our appreciation to our customers byhaving our CLUB&amp;nbsp;COLUMBUS CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY PARTY. This year on FridayDecember 23rd @ 8pm, join us for a holiday party sure to fill you up and setyou off to a great new year. Sexy Santa BRANT DICKSON (&lt;a href="http://www.brantdickson.com/"&gt;www.brantdickson.com&lt;/a&gt;) will be on handto pass out gifts and give you some stocking stuffers only he &amp;amp; the Clubcan provide. Check our ad on our website (&lt;a href="http://www.theclubs.com/"&gt;www.theclubs.com&lt;/a&gt;)or on Facebook (Club Columbus) for a list of weekend fun. FOOD,FUN AND DRINKS!!!!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;JOIN OUR GYM &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Why wait until the 1st of the year to get underway on that fitnessschedule you have planned as your New Years Resolution? Start now. Our gym isopen 24/7 and offers great amenities and access. Our YEAR GYM MEMBERSHIP is nowon&amp;nbsp;special this month for $365 (save $35). For $1 a day you can get inshape and be a part of what is hot in Columbus. US!..................SEE YOU INTHE GYM!!!! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;LET US KNOW....&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;We are always interested in what you have to say or any ideas youmay have to share of what we are doing that you like or dislike. Email usthrough the web site (&lt;a href="http://www.theclubs.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.theclubs.com&lt;/a&gt;),our facebook page (Club Columbus) or Tweet us on Twitter ( theclubcolumbus) andlet us know what you think.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-8364943581675436286?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/8364943581675436286/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/12/club-columbus-newsletter-december-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/8364943581675436286'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/8364943581675436286'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/12/club-columbus-newsletter-december-2011.html' title='Club Columbus Newsletter - December 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6-b_ythRmis/TrWKp3CUubI/AAAAAAAAEOw/9lXX8qcEBjY/s72-c/the_clubs_columbus_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-7870244557336519858</id><published>2011-12-07T13:32:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T13:32:42.992-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Indianapolis Newsletter - December 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OKN7qVUfCEo/Tb66whn16wI/AAAAAAAAEDs/ZufLKF6MmXM/s1600/the_clubs_indianapolis_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OKN7qVUfCEo/Tb66whn16wI/AAAAAAAAEDs/ZufLKF6MmXM/s1600/the_clubs_indianapolis_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Never mind all the snow (what hasn't already melted) and thechilly winter air, we are talking about all the great things that arehappening&amp;nbsp;inside Club Indy. If you haven't noticed, we are going throughsome pretty neat changes. From the fun, funky addition upstairs to (and mostimportantly) the change in management and the new&amp;nbsp;guys on the staff. Joinus Thursday December 8th @ 8pm to welcome your new team, meet the minds behindthe madness and enjoy&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;FREE 8 hour LOCKER when you check in betweenthe hours of 7pm-9pm. There will be food &amp;amp; fun handouts for all those whocome in. See you there!!! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Every year we like to show our appreciation to our customers byhaving our CLUB INDY CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY PARTY close to or on CHRISTMAS EVE. Thisyear on December 24th @ 8pm, join us CHRISTMAS EVE for a holiday party sure tofill you up and set you off to a great new year. SEXY SANTA will be on hand topass out gifts and give you some stocking stuffers only the Club can provide.SEE YOU THERE!!! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;JOIN OUR GYM &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Why wait until the 1st of the year to get underway on that fitnessschedule you have planned as your New Years Resolution? Start now. Our gym isopen 24/7 and offers great amenities and access. Stop by or check our web sitefor prices and come get it going! &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;BE IN THE KNOW&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;HIV testing should be a part of your health regimen&amp;nbsp;alongwith visits to your doctor.&amp;nbsp;STEP UP offers free testing every week/ twicea week here at the Club for you to be in the know. Fridays nights @11pm&amp;nbsp;and Sunday afternoons during our&amp;nbsp;Sunday Lunch @ 1pm. It isalways better to know. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;SPEAKING OF KNOWING.....&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;We are always interested in what you have to say or any ideas youmay have to share of what we are doing that you like or dislike. Email usthrough the web site &lt;a href="http://www.theclubs.com/"&gt;www.theclubs.com&lt;/a&gt;),our facebook page (Club Indianapolis) or Tweet us on Twitter&amp;nbsp;( CLUBINDY)and let us know what you think. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-7870244557336519858?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/7870244557336519858/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/12/club-indianapolis-newsletter-december.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/7870244557336519858'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/7870244557336519858'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/12/club-indianapolis-newsletter-december.html' title='Club Indianapolis Newsletter - December 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OKN7qVUfCEo/Tb66whn16wI/AAAAAAAAEDs/ZufLKF6MmXM/s72-c/the_clubs_indianapolis_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-1841780556886135772</id><published>2011-12-01T17:27:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-01T17:28:03.763-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Club New Orleans Newsletter - Dec 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Come enjoy Christmas New Orleans Style that runs from December 1st- January 6th. Tour historic homes and take a ride on the street car to see the St. Charles Street mansions decorated and lit up for the season. &amp;nbsp;Check out the lights in City park where over a million lights adorn the majestic oak trees. &amp;nbsp;Dine in one of our fine restaurants and take advantage of Revellion Dinner Specials that run through Christmas Eve. &amp;nbsp;Join thousands of carolers in Jackson Square and enjoy special free &amp;nbsp;concerts held in the St. Louis Cathedral. &amp;nbsp;Then when you've had your fill, walk to The Club just blocks away from all the festivities. Christmas in New Orleans is like no other city.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make plans now for our New Year's Eve celebration and make your hotel reservations fast because they are filling up. &amp;nbsp;Check out the Festival of the Bonfires December 9-11 where fires are lit along the Mississippi River to guide Papa Noel on his journey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be sure to take advantage of our $45 monthly gym pass to burn off all those calories you're sure to eat during the holidays.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The staff of Club New Orleans wishes everyone a happy and safe Holiday!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-1841780556886135772?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/1841780556886135772/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/12/club-new-orleans-newsletter-dec-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1841780556886135772'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1841780556886135772'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/12/club-new-orleans-newsletter-dec-2011.html' title='Club New Orleans Newsletter - Dec 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s72-c/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-6688439089491865841</id><published>2011-11-05T12:13:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-05T12:13:32.028-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Indianapolis Newsletter - November 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.....AGAIN. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OKN7qVUfCEo/Tb66whn16wI/AAAAAAAAEDs/ZufLKF6MmXM/s1600/the_clubs_indianapolis_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OKN7qVUfCEo/Tb66whn16wI/AAAAAAAAEDs/ZufLKF6MmXM/s1600/the_clubs_indianapolis_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;And by that we mean several things. Aside from the confusion ofwhether or not to turn on the heat or to pull out the winter jacket, we arecertainly happy to see the leaves change colors &amp;lt;and in some cases fall offthe trees&amp;gt; and it is always good to be able to wear that favorite hoodie orsweatshirt. But it is hard to enjoy all of that when it means that we will haveto wait another six months to see all of the scantily clad&amp;nbsp;hotties aroundtown and even worse, the bare butts by&amp;nbsp;our outdoor&amp;nbsp;pool. We plan tomake sure that we keep things hot on the inside while the world turns cold onthe outside. This is going to be lots of fun! COME JOIN US! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;DAYLIGHT SAVINGS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Remember it's SPRING FORWARD. FALL BACK. November 6th Sunday @ 12midnight &amp;lt;Saturday night&amp;gt; we go back one hour. DOES THIS MEAN THATEVERYONE GETS AN EXTRA HOUR OF PLAY TIME? WE THINK IT DOES. DO WE THINK YOU CANLAST THAT LONG? WE THINK YOU CAN. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;WE SALUTE OUR VETERANS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Veterans Day is Friday November 11th and it is our tradition tosalute our Veterans and those serving in the military with FREE LOCKERS all daylong! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;COME EAT OUR BIRD! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;This isn't just another THANKSGIVING DINNER at CLUB INDIANAPOLIS.This is&amp;nbsp;yet another&amp;nbsp;great way to escape the madness, take the edgeoff and enjoy a little TURKEY &amp;nbsp;with ALL THE FIXIN's. You can take that andturn it into any kind of euphemism you want but we just want you to COME EATOUR BIRD! Thursday Nov 24th @ 12pm. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;GO IU&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;SAT NOV 5th - @ Ohio State &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;SAT NOV 19th - @ PENN STATE &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;SAT NOV 26th - PURDUE &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;SAT DEC 3rd - BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP / Indianapolis &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;GO COLTS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Sun Nov 6th vs Atlanta Falcons&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Sun Nov 13th vs Jacksonville Jaguars&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Sun Nov 27th vs Carolina Panthers&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Sun Dec 4th vs New England Patriots &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;CAB IT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;We had such a great response and a lot of appreciation for our CABIT discount last holiday season that we decided to bring it back again thisseason. If you haven't heard of it or haven't taken advantage of this perk youshould. We never want anyone to risk a DUI when leaving a bar to come to theClub. TAKE A CAB FROM ANY BAR&amp;nbsp;IN THE CITY, SHOW US THE RECEIPT FROM THECAB DRIVER AND WE WILL GIVE YOU $5 off your locker or room rental. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;FACEBOOK &amp;amp; TWITTER &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;If you haven't already LIKED us on FACEBOOK @ Club Indianapolis&amp;nbsp;or FOLLOW&amp;lt;ed&amp;gt; us on TWITTER @ ClubIndy, please do. We enjoy hearingyour comments and getting your tweets and we like to share some fun stuff withyou. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;HAPPY NOVEMBER EVERYONE! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING THE HOLIDAYSEASON WITH YOU! ENJOY!&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-6688439089491865841?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/6688439089491865841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/11/club-indianapolis-newsletter-november.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/6688439089491865841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/6688439089491865841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/11/club-indianapolis-newsletter-november.html' title='Club Indianapolis Newsletter - November 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OKN7qVUfCEo/Tb66whn16wI/AAAAAAAAEDs/ZufLKF6MmXM/s72-c/the_clubs_indianapolis_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-1834456492807337021</id><published>2011-11-05T12:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-05T12:12:48.601-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Columbus Newsletter - November 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.....AGAIN. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6-b_ythRmis/TrWKp3CUubI/AAAAAAAAEOw/9lXX8qcEBjY/s1600/the_clubs_columbus_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6-b_ythRmis/TrWKp3CUubI/AAAAAAAAEOw/9lXX8qcEBjY/s1600/the_clubs_columbus_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;And by that we mean several things. Aside from the confusion ofwhether or not to turn on the heat or to pull out the winter jacket, we arecertainly happy to see the leaves change colors &amp;lt;and in some cases fall offthe trees&amp;gt; and it is always good to be able to wear that favorite hoodie orsweatshirt. But it is hard to enjoy all of that when it means that we will haveto wait another six months to see all of the scantily clad&amp;nbsp;hotties aroundtown and even worse, the bare butts by&amp;nbsp;our outdoor&amp;nbsp;pool. We have nochoice but to struggle through and do all we can to make sure that we keep thingshot on the inside while the world turns cold on the outside. COME JOIN US! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;DAYLIGHT SAVINGS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Remember it's SPRING FORWARD. FALL BACK. November 6th Sunday @ 12midnight &amp;lt;Saturday night&amp;gt; we go back one hour. DOES THIS MEAN THATEVERYONE GETS AN EXTRA HOUR OF PLAY TIME? WE THINK IT DOES. DO WE THINK YOU CANLAST THAT LONG? WE THINK YOU CAN. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;WE SALUTE OUR VETERANS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Veterans Day is Friday November 11th and it is our tradition tosalute our Veterans and those serving in the military with FREE LOCKERS all daylong! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;COME EAT OUR BIRD! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;This isn't just another THANKSGIVING DINNER at CLUB COLUMBUS. Thisis&amp;nbsp;yet another&amp;nbsp;great way to escape the madness, take the edge off andenjoy a little TURKEY &amp;nbsp;with ALL THE FIXIN's. You can take that and turn itinto any kind of euphemism you want but we just want you to COME EAT OUR BIRD!Thursday Nov 24th @ 12pm. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;GO BUCKEYES! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;SAT NOV 5th - INDIANA &amp;lt;home&amp;gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;SAT NOV 12th - @ PURDUE &amp;lt;away&amp;gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;SAT NOV 19th - PENN STATE &amp;lt;home&amp;gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;SAT NOV 26th - @ Michigan &amp;lt;away&amp;gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;SAT DEC 3rd - BIG TEN @ Indianapolis &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;CAB IT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;We had such a great response and a lot of appreciation for our CABIT discount last holiday season that we decided to bring it back again thisseason. If you haven't heard of it or haven't taken advantage of this perk youshould. We never want anyone to risk a DUI when leaving a bar to come to theClub. TAKE A CAB FROM ANY BAR&amp;nbsp;IN THE CITY, SHOW US THE RECEIPT FROM THECAB DRIVER AND WE WILL GIVE YOU $5 off your locker or room rental. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;FACEBOOK &amp;amp; TWITTER &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;If you haven't already LIKED us on FACEBOOK @ CLUB COLUMBUS orFOLLOW&amp;lt;ed&amp;gt; us on TWITTER @ THE CLUBCOLUMBUS, please do. We enjoy hearingyour comments and getting your tweets and we like to share some fun stuff withyou. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;HAPPY NOVEMBER EVERYONE! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING THE HOLIDAYSEASON WITH YOU! ENJOY!&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-1834456492807337021?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/1834456492807337021/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/11/club-columbus-newsletter-november-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1834456492807337021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1834456492807337021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/11/club-columbus-newsletter-november-2011.html' title='Club Columbus Newsletter - November 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6-b_ythRmis/TrWKp3CUubI/AAAAAAAAEOw/9lXX8qcEBjY/s72-c/the_clubs_columbus_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-1401630188206385006</id><published>2011-10-04T07:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-04T07:00:57.892-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club New Orleans, October 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;New Orleans is really going strong this October with tons ofevents to make your visit one to remember.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;The month starts off with the annual Gretna Festival fromOct.7-9 with music on eight stages, crafts, rides, games and a huge foodcourt.&amp;nbsp; Ride the Gretna ferry from the foot of Canal street and enjoy theday before heading back to the Club for some fun and relaxation.&amp;nbsp; Or,dance your best Salsa at the Carnival Latino sponsored by the Hispanic AmericanMusicians and Artists Cultural association.&amp;nbsp; Visit &lt;a href="http://www.gretnafest.com/"&gt;www.gretnafest.com&lt;/a&gt; for a complete list ofmusical acts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;Don't miss the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival Oct.14-16 at Lafayette Square .&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;A showcase for Louisiana barbeque and crafts with two stagesfeaturing blues and R&amp;amp;B performers from the region.&amp;nbsp; Visit &lt;a href="http://www.crescentcitybluesfest.com/"&gt;www.crescentcitybluesfest.com&lt;/a&gt;for more information.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;The New Orleans Film Festival is being held Oct 14-20featuring national and international film and video screenings, panels withfilmakers, workshops and parties.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.neworleansfilmsociety.org/"&gt;www.neworleansfilmsociety.org&lt;/a&gt;for details&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;The Oak Alley Plantation Fall Arts and Crafts Festival,Oct.15-16 showcases 150 artists and craft vendors from across theU.S.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Visit &lt;a href="http://www.oakalleyplantation.com/"&gt;www.oakalleyplantation.com&lt;/a&gt;for more information.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;The New Orleans Saints are 3-1 and the City goes crazy everyweekend and especially when the Saints are in the Dome.&amp;nbsp; Don't miss out onall the fun.&amp;nbsp; Come watch the games at the Club and check out our tightends and wide receivers.&amp;nbsp; The weather is purrrrfect and the sundeck isopen year round.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;gt;Halloween in New Orleans is not to be missedwith parades, parties, dances, and outlandish costumes.&amp;nbsp; The Club isdecorated for Halloween and gets packed with Men the entire weekend.&amp;nbsp; TheVoodoo Arts and Music Experience takes place at City Park&amp;nbsp;all weekend, sothere are plenty of activities to keep you busy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-1401630188206385006?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/1401630188206385006/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/10/club-new-orleans-october-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1401630188206385006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1401630188206385006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/10/club-new-orleans-october-2011.html' title='Club New Orleans, October 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s72-c/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-651675466492845025</id><published>2011-09-01T13:00:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-01T13:00:34.127-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Dallas Newsletter - September 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Dallas Specials for September&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Here's a deal with EXTRA value - Newfor September - EVERY THURSDAY - $7.00 Lockers -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; From 2:00 AM to 5:00 AM&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Monday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;September5th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;LaborDay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;PoolsideCookout&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Starts at 1:00 PM - Don't miss out on this verypopular activity&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Wednesday - September 7th - MovieNight with Popcorn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - Starts at6:00 PM - Kick back and relax with us and enjoy a good movie with all thepopcorn you can eat.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Wednesday - September 14th - Hot DogNight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - Starts at 6:00 PM - You know whatthey say about the way to a man's heart ...&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Wednesday - September 21st - BuddyNight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - Get a room and your buddy getshis locker for free.&amp;nbsp; A good value!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Wednesday - September 28th - LightsOut at Club Dallas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - This isturning out to be a popular event -&amp;nbsp; Let our Black Lights be your guidinglights.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Dallas&amp;nbsp;RegularMonthly&amp;nbsp;Specials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Summer Sundays&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;PoolsideCookout at Club Dallas &amp;nbsp;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Each and every Sunday for the Summer season join us poolside for our VERYpopular cookout, starting at 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp; Make sure you mark this one on yourcalendar, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;every Sunday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;See you in the serving line.&amp;nbsp; Come early to work on your tan.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Tuesdays&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2price rooms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Thursdays- 1/2 price lockers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - starts at 4:00 PM - limited times!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Paul Kraft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; will be spinning twice this month.&amp;nbsp; Visit our Facebookpage for more information or give us a call&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Join us on Facebookand stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubDallas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Are You Making Healthy FoodUnhealthy?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;If you prepare your own meals,you're also hopefully trying to make them as healthy as possible.&amp;nbsp; Wellsometimes good intentions don't always go the way we want them to. Go to &lt;a href="http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/08/04/how-to-make-healthy-food-unhealthy/"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Train your brain to crave healthyfoods&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hmmm... Maybe, just maybe we can get away with just a little less exercise ifwe can get our minds with the program.&amp;nbsp; Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/04/ep.brain.crave.cohen/index.html?npt=NP1"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Cardio...Why Should I?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'd have to have been sleeping right along with Rip Van Winkle to not haveheard the word "cardio" but do you really know what it is and why youshould include cardio training in your workout routine?&amp;nbsp; See the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/cardiowhy-should-i"&gt;full story.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Raw Food Diet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In today's ever health-conscious world, the Raw Food Movement is on the rise,gaining new devotees as well as critics. Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/a-raw-food-diet-is-it-healthier"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Best And Worst Ways To Hydrate YourSummer Workout&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;According to a new report from theCDC, nearly 6,000 people will go to the emergency room this summer for heatillnesses related to sports and exercise. Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/02/best-and-worst-ways-to-hydrate-summer-workout_n_915633.html?1312286036#s319960&amp;amp;title=GOOD_Coconut_Water"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Salad Nicoise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;This is a great salad to make withwhatever ingredients you have on hand. Here's our version for today.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 10 minutes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4     cups salad greens &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;3     oz cooked shrimp &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     small tomato, diced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4     cup kalamata olives, sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     TBS chopped onions &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2     cup cucumbers, diced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     TBS of your favorite vinaigrette &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Optional:     chopped anchovies&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Combine     all ingredients and top with dressing.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-651675466492845025?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/651675466492845025/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/09/club-dallas-newsletter-september-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/651675466492845025'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/651675466492845025'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/09/club-dallas-newsletter-september-2011.html' title='Club Dallas Newsletter - September 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s72-c/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-3462174399910296705</id><published>2011-09-01T13:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-01T13:00:08.489-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Ft. Lauderdale Newsletter - September 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Ft. Lauderdale SpecialActivities for September&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Porn Stars Arrive at the Club forFilming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - If you've been following ourFacebook page, then you've seen the porn stars flocking to our club for filmingaction.&amp;nbsp; If you want to check out more of the action, visit &lt;a href="http://www.gayroom.com/bathhousebait"&gt;http://www.gayroom.com/bathhousebait&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;It's a "for pay" site but you can check out the promo shots&amp;nbsp;forfree on the page or better yet.&amp;nbsp; Stop by the club.&amp;nbsp; The porno boysare making Club Ft Lauderdale their "home away from home."&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Room and Locker Specials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - Check out our Facebook page for posted half pricespecials for rooms and lockers.&amp;nbsp; You'll be able to use coupons for thatday or the next.&amp;nbsp; If you're not a fan, sign up so you don't miss thesespecials.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Ft Lauderdale RegularActivities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays -4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Thursdays -4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Saturdays&amp;amp; Sundays - 2:00 pm starting - Huge FREE poolside BBQ &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay currentwith or monthly specials. &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClubFortLauderdale"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubFortLauderdale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Are You Making Healthy FoodUnhealthy?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;If you prepare your own meals,you're also hopefully trying to make them as healthy as possible.&amp;nbsp; Wellsometimes good intentions don't always go the way we want them to. Go to &lt;a href="http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/08/04/how-to-make-healthy-food-unhealthy/"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Train your brain to crave healthyfoods&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hmmm... Maybe, just maybe we can get away with just a little less exercise ifwe can get our minds with the program.&amp;nbsp; Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/04/ep.brain.crave.cohen/index.html?npt=NP1"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Cardio...Why Should I?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'd have to have been sleeping right along with Rip Van Winkle to not haveheard the word "cardio" but do you really know what it is and why youshould include cardio training in your workout routine?&amp;nbsp; See the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/cardiowhy-should-i"&gt;full story.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Raw Food Diet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In today's ever health-conscious world, the Raw Food Movement is on the rise,gaining new devotees as well as critics. Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/a-raw-food-diet-is-it-healthier"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Best And Worst Ways To Hydrate YourSummer Workout&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;According to a new report from theCDC, nearly 6,000 people will go to the emergency room this summer for heatillnesses related to sports and exercise. Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/02/best-and-worst-ways-to-hydrate-summer-workout_n_915633.html?1312286036#s319960&amp;amp;title=GOOD_Coconut_Water"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Salad Nicoise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;This is a great salad to make withwhatever ingredients you have on hand. Here's our version for today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 10 minutes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4     cups salad greens &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;3     oz cooked shrimp &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     small tomato, diced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4     cup kalamata olives, sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     TBS chopped onions &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2     cup cucumbers, diced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     TBS of your favorite vinaigrette &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Optional:     chopped anchovies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Combine     all ingredients and top with dressing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-3462174399910296705?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/3462174399910296705/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/09/club-ft-lauderdale-newsletter-september.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/3462174399910296705'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/3462174399910296705'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/09/club-ft-lauderdale-newsletter-september.html' title='Club Ft. Lauderdale Newsletter - September 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s72-c/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-5516644100017550832</id><published>2011-09-01T12:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-01T12:59:40.566-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Houston Newsletter - September 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club&amp;nbsp;Houston&amp;nbsp;September&amp;nbsp;Activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Mondaysthrough Fridays - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - $10.00 lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays -4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Wednesdays -4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Joinus on Facebook and stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Are You Making Healthy FoodUnhealthy?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;If you prepare your own meals,you're also hopefully trying to make them as healthy as possible.&amp;nbsp; Wellsometimes good intentions don't always go the way we want them to. Go to &lt;a href="http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/08/04/how-to-make-healthy-food-unhealthy/"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Train your brain to crave healthyfoods&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hmmm... Maybe, just maybe we can get away with just a little less exercise ifwe can get our minds with the program.&amp;nbsp; Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/04/ep.brain.crave.cohen/index.html?npt=NP1"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Cardio...Why Should I?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'd have to have been sleeping right along with Rip Van Winkle to not haveheard the word "cardio" but do you really know what it is and why youshould include cardio training in your workout routine?&amp;nbsp; See the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/cardiowhy-should-i"&gt;full story.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Raw Food Diet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In today's ever health-conscious world, the Raw Food Movement is on the rise,gaining new devotees as well as critics. Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/a-raw-food-diet-is-it-healthier"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Best And Worst Ways To Hydrate YourSummer Workout&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;According to a new report from theCDC, nearly 6,000 people will go to the emergency room this summer for heatillnesses related to sports and exercise. Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/02/best-and-worst-ways-to-hydrate-summer-workout_n_915633.html?1312286036#s319960&amp;amp;title=GOOD_Coconut_Water"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Salad Nicoise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;This is a great salad to make withwhatever ingredients you have on hand. Here's our version for today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 10 minutes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4     cups salad greens &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;3     oz cooked shrimp &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     small tomato, diced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4     cup kalamata olives, sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     TBS chopped onions &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2     cup cucumbers, diced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     TBS of your favorite vinaigrette &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Optional:     chopped anchovies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Combine     all ingredients and top with dressing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-5516644100017550832?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/5516644100017550832/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/09/club-houston-newsletter-september-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5516644100017550832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5516644100017550832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/09/club-houston-newsletter-september-2011.html' title='Club Houston Newsletter - September 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s72-c/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-547627615932626258</id><published>2011-08-30T10:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-30T10:08:32.852-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club New Orleans Sept 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;TheNew Orleans Southern Decadence Festival turns 40 this year running from August31- September 5th.&amp;nbsp; The official colors are fuchsia pink, black and silverand the charity is the NO/AIDS Task Force.&amp;nbsp; Over 100,000 revelers willdescend on the Crescent City for one of the biggest Gay events in the countrywith tons of events, parties and dances all culminating with the SD parade onSunday, Sept 4th, led by Grand marshals Misael Rubio and TiffanyAlexander.&amp;nbsp; Visit &lt;a href="http://www.southerndecadence.com/"&gt;www.SouthernDecadence.com&lt;/a&gt;for a complete list of events.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Pumpup before you hit the dance floor and the streets of the French Quarter.&amp;nbsp;For all of you gym rats we have a membership and gym pass that will allow youaccess to the entire Club for 4 hours a day for only $65.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Don'tmiss the Leather Block Parties hosted by the Phoenix Bar on Sept. 2nd and 3rdwith live entertainment by some of your favorite adult film stars. Then stop bythe Club to relax and play.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Makesure you check out all the changes we've made at The Club including the newflat screen TVs in the 2nd floor video lounge and then catch some rays on oursun deck.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt;Make the Club your pary headquarters and have afun and safe Decadence!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-547627615932626258?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/547627615932626258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/08/club-new-orleans-sept-2011-newsletter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/547627615932626258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/547627615932626258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/08/club-new-orleans-sept-2011-newsletter.html' title='Club New Orleans Sept 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s72-c/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-6113221511041525431</id><published>2011-08-16T11:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-16T11:38:22.909-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club St. Louis Late Summer 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-__Zez6gvRtc/TZuvLNdpRbI/AAAAAAAAECs/SDUQiDxR5uI/s1600/the_clubs_st_louis_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-__Zez6gvRtc/TZuvLNdpRbI/AAAAAAAAECs/SDUQiDxR5uI/s1600/the_clubs_st_louis_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;The heat wave has finally ended and&amp;nbsp;we're back tobeautiful "normal" summer weather. The pool is sparkling clear andwaiting for you to jump in and enjoy a refreshing swim while you maintain yourtan. We're still serving our &lt;em&gt;&lt;b&gt;OUTDOOR CATERED BUFFETS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/em&gt; every Saturdayand Sunday beginning at 1 PM. And don't forget our &lt;em&gt;&lt;b&gt;TASTY TUESDAYLOCKER&amp;nbsp;SPECIAL &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;- $10.00 Lockers from 4 PM throughmidnight&amp;nbsp;with&amp;nbsp;a light buffet starting at 6 PM. And the &lt;em&gt;&lt;b&gt;HALFPRICE ROOM&amp;nbsp;NIGHT&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is still going strong every Thursday eveningfrom 4 PM through midnight along with our &lt;strong&gt;WEEKDAY $10.00 LOCKER SPECIAL&lt;/strong&gt;every Monday through Friday from 8 AM through 4 PM.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;Our next &lt;em&gt;&lt;b&gt;LIGHTS OUT PARTY&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is scheduled forSaturday, August 27 and it begins at 9 PM.&amp;nbsp; Drop in and have some fun inthe dark... &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;If you're not going out of town for the holiday, celebrate &lt;em&gt;&lt;b&gt;LABORDAY WEEKEND&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp; here - the pool will still be open (it'll stay openuntil November 13 after we host this year's Hibearnation guests on the 11th)and we'll be serving buffets Saturday, Sunday AND Monday (September 3,4&amp;amp;5). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt;Make The Club St. Louis a part of your summerentertainment plans!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-6113221511041525431?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/6113221511041525431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/08/club-st-louis-late-summer-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/6113221511041525431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/6113221511041525431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/08/club-st-louis-late-summer-2011.html' title='Club St. Louis Late Summer 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-__Zez6gvRtc/TZuvLNdpRbI/AAAAAAAAECs/SDUQiDxR5uI/s72-c/the_clubs_st_louis_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-2430193227296403431</id><published>2011-08-01T14:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-01T14:01:16.132-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Dallas Newsletter - August 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Dallas Specials for August&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Saturday - August 13th - LeatherNight at the Club - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;12:00 PM to4:00 PM&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Dallas&amp;nbsp;RegularMonthly&amp;nbsp;Specials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Summer Sundays&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;PoolsideCookout at Club Dallas &amp;nbsp;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Each and every Sunday for the Summer season join us poolside for our VERYpopular cookout, starting at 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp; Make sure you mark this one on yourcalendar, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;every Sunday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;See you in the serving line.&amp;nbsp; Come early to work on your tan.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Tuesdays&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2price rooms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Thursdays- 1/2 price lockers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - starts at 4:00 PM - limited times!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Paul Kraft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; will be spinning twice this month.&amp;nbsp; Visit our Facebookpage for more information or give us a call&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Join us onFacebook and stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubDallas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;10 exercise myths that won't go away&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;We're all looking to maximizeresults while minimizing time and effort in the gym. That search for shortcutshas translated into a lot of myths about exercise.&amp;nbsp; See the &lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/24/exercise.myths.trainers/index.html?"&gt;fullarticle.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/24/exercise.myths.trainers/index.html?"&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Weight Gain Linked to 12 Foods:Which Ones?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Which foods cause the most weight gain? A new Harvard study holds some bigsurprises.&amp;nbsp; Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20073695-10391704.html?"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;16 Simple Ways to Eat Less&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;How to get a grip on auto-pilotnoshing and be more mindful when you eat.&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href="http://www.prevention.com/tips/weight-loss/16-simple-ways-eat-less/1-plate-"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;12 Eat-Right Rules That Work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Four top nutritionists share their real-world, study-backed healthy eatingtips. Eat, drink, and be merry!&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href="http://www.prevention.com/health/nutrition/healthy-eating-tips/healthy-eating-"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Top 5 Muscle Building Mistakes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are plenty of muscle building mistakes that both men and women make. Hereare five of the most common ones.&amp;nbsp; Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/top-5-muscle-building-mistakes"&gt;fullarticle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Fettuccine with SpinachPesto&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2     lb whole wheat fettuccine &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     10oz package of frozen spinach, (make sure frozen spinach is chopped,     otherwise it gets stringy). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;3     medium cloves garlic, coarsely chopped &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     TBS coarsely chopped walnuts &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2     cup chopped fresh basil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     oz Chevre goat cheese (optional) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     TBS lemon juice &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4     cup water &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     TBS extra virgin olive oil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     large tomato, seeds and excess pulp removed, diced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Salt     and pepper to taste&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bring     lightly salted water to a rapid boil. Cook fettuccine according to     directions on package. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While     fettuccine is cooking, rinse frozen spinach in warm water to thaw and     press dry. Put into food processor along with garlic, walnuts, and basil.     Run food processor a couple of minutes before adding liquids. Add cheese,     lemon juice, water, olive oil, and salt and pepper. Process just enough to     blend all ingredients well. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prepare     tomato by cutting in half, squeezing the seeds out, removing excess pulp     in the center, and dicing. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;As     soon as you drain pasta mix in desired amount of pesto and chopped tomato     while it is still very hot. Serve immediately.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-2430193227296403431?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/2430193227296403431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/08/club-dallas-newsletter-august-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2430193227296403431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2430193227296403431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/08/club-dallas-newsletter-august-2011.html' title='Club Dallas Newsletter - August 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s72-c/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-1597217142003008126</id><published>2011-08-01T14:00:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-01T14:00:43.678-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Houston Newsletter - August 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club&amp;nbsp;Houston&amp;nbsp;August&amp;nbsp;Activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Mondaysthrough Fridays - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - $10.00 lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays -4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Wednesdays -4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Joinus on Facebook and stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;10 exercise myths that won't go away&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're all looking to maximize results while minimizing time and effort in thegym. That search for shortcuts has translated into a lot of myths aboutexercise.&amp;nbsp; See the &lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/24/exercise.myths.trainers/index.html?"&gt;fullarticle.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/24/exercise.myths.trainers/index.html?"&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Weight Gain Linked to 12 Foods:Which Ones?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Which foods cause the most weight gain? A new Harvard study holds some bigsurprises.&amp;nbsp; Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20073695-10391704.html?"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;16 Simple Ways to Eat Less&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to get a grip on auto-pilot noshing and be more mindful when you eat.&amp;nbsp;Go to &lt;a href="http://www.prevention.com/tips/weight-loss/16-simple-ways-eat-less/1-plate-"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;12 Eat-Right Rules That Work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Four top nutritionists share their real-world, study-backed healthy eatingtips. Eat, drink, and be merry!&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href="http://www.prevention.com/health/nutrition/healthy-eating-tips/healthy-eating-"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Top 5 Muscle Building Mistakes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are plenty of muscle building mistakes that both men and women make. Hereare five of the most common ones.&amp;nbsp; Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/top-5-muscle-building-mistakes"&gt;fullarticle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Fettuccine with SpinachPesto&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2     lb whole wheat fettuccine &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     10oz package of frozen spinach, (make sure frozen spinach is chopped,     otherwise it gets stringy). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;3     medium cloves garlic, coarsely chopped &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     TBS coarsely chopped walnuts &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2     cup chopped fresh basil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     oz Chevre goat cheese (optional) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     TBS lemon juice &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4     cup water &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     TBS extra virgin olive oil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     large tomato, seeds and excess pulp removed, diced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Salt     and pepper to taste&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bring     lightly salted water to a rapid boil. Cook fettuccine according to     directions on package. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While     fettuccine is cooking, rinse frozen spinach in warm water to thaw and     press dry. Put into food processor along with garlic, walnuts, and basil.     Run food processor a couple of minutes before adding liquids. Add cheese,     lemon juice, water, olive oil, and salt and pepper. Process just enough to     blend all ingredients well. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prepare     tomato by cutting in half, squeezing the seeds out, removing excess pulp     in the center, and dicing. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;As     soon as you drain pasta mix in desired amount of pesto and chopped tomato     while it is still very hot. Serve immediately.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-1597217142003008126?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/1597217142003008126/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/08/club-houston-newsletter-august-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1597217142003008126'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1597217142003008126'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/08/club-houston-newsletter-august-2011.html' title='Club Houston Newsletter - August 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s72-c/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-5826258158937615726</id><published>2011-08-01T14:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-01T14:00:09.009-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Fort Lauderdale Newsletter, August 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Ft. Lauderdale is Featuring theExpress Card - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;the Economy Busting Card of Choice!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;GET IN&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; GET OFF&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; GET OUT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;With our &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;EXPRESS CARD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;younow have a faster alternative at a premium savings&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Lockers for just $7.25 - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;ANY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt; day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;ANY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt; time&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;MULTIPLE TIMES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; perday.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Express Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - sells for just $50.75 - Call or visit us&amp;nbsp;for details&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Ft Lauderdale Activitiesfor&amp;nbsp;August 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays -4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Thursdays -4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Saturdays&amp;amp; Sundays - 2:00 pm starting - Huge FREE poolside BBQ &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay currentwith or monthly specials. &lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubFortLauderdale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;10 exercise myths that won't go away&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're all looking to maximize results while minimizing time and effort in thegym. That search for shortcuts has translated into a lot of myths aboutexercise.&amp;nbsp; See the &lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/24/exercise.myths.trainers/index.html?"&gt;fullarticle.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/24/exercise.myths.trainers/index.html?"&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Weight Gain Linked to 12 Foods:Which Ones? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Which foods cause the most weightgain? A new Harvard study holds some big surprises.&amp;nbsp; Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20073695-10391704.html?"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;16 Simple Ways to Eat Less&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to get a grip on auto-pilot noshing and be more mindful when you eat.&amp;nbsp;Go to &lt;a href="http://www.prevention.com/tips/weight-loss/16-simple-ways-eat-less/1-plate-"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;12 Eat-Right Rules That Work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Four top nutritionists share their real-world, study-backed healthy eatingtips. Eat, drink, and be merry!&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href="http://www.prevention.com/health/nutrition/healthy-eating-tips/healthy-eating-"&gt;fullstory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Top 5 Muscle Building Mistakes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are plenty of muscle building mistakes that both men and women make. Hereare five of the most common ones.&amp;nbsp; Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/top-5-muscle-building-mistakes"&gt;fullarticle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fettuccine with Spinach Pesto&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2     lb whole wheat fettuccine &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     10oz package of frozen spinach, (make sure frozen spinach is chopped,     otherwise it gets stringy). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;3     medium cloves garlic, coarsely chopped &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     TBS coarsely chopped walnuts &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2     cup chopped fresh basil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     oz Chevre goat cheese (optional) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     TBS lemon juice &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4     cup water &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2     TBS extra virgin olive oil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1     large tomato, seeds and excess pulp removed, diced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Salt     and pepper to taste&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bring     lightly salted water to a rapid boil. Cook fettuccine according to     directions on package. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While     fettuccine is cooking, rinse frozen spinach in warm water to thaw and     press dry. Put into food processor along with garlic, walnuts, and basil.     Run food processor a couple of minutes before adding liquids. Add cheese,     lemon juice, water, olive oil, and salt and pepper. Process just enough to     blend all ingredients well. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prepare     tomato by cutting in half, squeezing the seeds out, removing excess pulp     in the center, and dicing. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;As     soon as you drain pasta mix in desired amount of pesto and chopped tomato     while it is still very hot. Serve immediately&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-5826258158937615726?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/5826258158937615726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/08/club-fort-lauderdale-newsletter-august.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5826258158937615726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5826258158937615726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/08/club-fort-lauderdale-newsletter-august.html' title='Club Fort Lauderdale Newsletter, August 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s72-c/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-2781732892441755802</id><published>2011-07-29T09:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-29T09:11:51.041-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club New Orleans Newsletter, August 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;It's HOT in the Big Easy, but don't let that stop you.&amp;nbsp;Whenever you're in the French Quarter, stop by the Club where the Men are HOTand the AC is cranked up.&amp;nbsp; There's a lot going on in August as we beginthe countdown to the 40th annual Southern Decadence celebration Sept. 1-5, oneof the biggest gay street parties in the country with dances, costume contestsand a parade through the French Quarter.&amp;nbsp; Visit &lt;a href="http://www.southerndecadence.net/"&gt;www.southerndecadence.net&lt;/a&gt; fordetails.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;Start the month off with the Satchmo Summerfest August 4-7,a music festival celebrating Louis Armstrong with concerts, seminars, theSatchmo Club Strut and second-line parades.&amp;nbsp; Visit &lt;a href="http://www.fqfi.org/satchmosummerfest"&gt;www.fqfi.org/satchmosummerfest&lt;/a&gt;for more info.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Get out your best white linen and come out tothe annual White Linen Night on August 6th on Julia Street for gallery openingsand&amp;nbsp;a street party, featuring performances, food and music.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-2781732892441755802?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/2781732892441755802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/07/club-new-orleans-newsletter-august-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2781732892441755802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2781732892441755802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/07/club-new-orleans-newsletter-august-2011.html' title='Club New Orleans Newsletter, August 2011'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s72-c/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-3280549561399894948</id><published>2011-07-01T07:50:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-01T07:50:50.230-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club New Orleans July 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Start July off with a BANG!!! at the New Orleans Essence Music Festival, July 1-3, at the Louisiana Superdome and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.&amp;nbsp; The musical lineup is stellar including Beyonce, Jenifer Hudson, Kayne West, Fantasia, Mary J. Blige, and Usher. Visit &lt;a href="http://www.essencemusicfestival.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.essencemusicfestival.com&lt;/a&gt; for all the details.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;New Orleans celebrates Independence Day like no other city.&amp;nbsp; The annual "GO FOURTH ON THE RIVER" celebration has events going on all day culminating in the fantastic dueling barges fireworks display on the mighty Mississippi River.&amp;nbsp; The fun includes bands, food, dancing, street parties and parades.&amp;nbsp; Happy Birthday America!!!!!!!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;"Tales of the Cocktail" takes place July 20-24 at the historic Hotel Monteleone located just four blocks from Club New Orleans.&amp;nbsp; Events include cocktail mixing seminars, cooking demonstrations, dinner pairings, lectures and book signings.&amp;nbsp; Enjoy an original New Orleans cocktail and then make your way to the Club to&amp;nbsp;enjoy a different kind of "Tail".&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;It's not too early to start making your plans for the 40th annual Southern Decadence festival.&amp;nbsp; Hotels are&amp;nbsp;already filling up.&amp;nbsp; Visit &lt;a href="http://www.southerndecadence.com/"&gt;www.SouthernDecadence.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information and a list of events.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt;Happy Fourth of July!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-3280549561399894948?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/3280549561399894948/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/07/clubs-club-new-orleans-july-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/3280549561399894948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/3280549561399894948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/07/clubs-club-new-orleans-july-2011.html' title='The Clubs: Club New Orleans July 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s72-c/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-4062322822990116157</id><published>2011-06-29T07:22:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-29T07:22:16.613-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club Houston July 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club&amp;nbsp;Houston&amp;nbsp;July&amp;nbsp;Activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Mondays through Fridays - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - $10.00 lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays - 4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Wednesdays - 4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;10 Ways to Eat Healthy Without Breaking the Bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;"I can't afford healthy foods, especially with increasing produce prices." If trying to eat healthy is costing you a fortune, then &lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristin-kirkpatrick-ms-rd-ld/health-food-budget_b_861821.html#s278823&amp;amp;title=Buy_Your_Produce"&gt;go here &lt;/a&gt;to read how you can change things.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;9 Best and Worst Times for Surgery, Screening, Sex and More&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Timing is everything, especially when it comes to health. Though there can be no bad time to eat healthy, get a full night's sleep or take your vitamins, much of what's tied to health and well-being can be optimized by doing it at the right time of day, week or year.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/bestworst-times-surgery-screening-sex/story?id=13570135"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt; for the complete story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;All about Deep Breathing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Take a deep breath” you must have heard these words many a times but hardly anybody knows how it helps us.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/all-about-deep-breathing"&gt;Go here &lt;/a&gt;to find out why.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bodybuilding Workouts That Produce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;If building muscle mass is your goal, nothing is more important to the process than effectively planned out muscle building workout.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/bodybuilding-workouts-that-produce"&gt;Go here &lt;/a&gt;to read more.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Choosing Right When You’re Dining Out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Going out to eat has become a way of life and you can make this experience a healthy one as long as you control your nutritional intake by following a few important guidelines.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/choosing-right-when-you-re-dining-out"&gt;full article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Indian Style Black Bean Burrito&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The combination of Southwestern ingredients and Eastern seasonings add a unique flavor to this burrito. One serving also provides you with 329% of the daily value (DV) for vitamin A and 180% DV for vitamin C. Enjoy!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      medium onion, cut in half and sliced thin &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4      medium cloves garlic, chopped &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      tsp minced fresh ginger &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1-1/2      cups sweet potatoes cut in 1/2-inch cubes &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      cup green peppers, thinly julienned &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      cup red peppers, thinly julienned &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      tsp garam masala &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS + 1/2 cup vegetable broth &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      15 oz can black beans, drained &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      oz Chevre goat cheese (optional) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;salt      and black pepper to taste &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4      whole wheat tortillas&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Topping:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prepared salsa (optional)&lt;br /&gt;1 head of romaine lettuce, shredded (remove outer leaves and discard)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Chop      onions and garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to bring out their      health-promoting properties. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prepare      other vegetables. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Heat      1 TBS broth in a 12 inch stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onion,      garlic, ginger, and peppers in broth over medium heat for about 5 minutes,      stirring frequently. Add garam masala and sweet potatoes and mix well. Add      1/2 cup broth and cook covered on low heat for about 10 minutes, or until      potatoes are tender. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Add      beans making sure they are rinsed and drained well first. Mix, cooking for      another 5 minutes. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Season      with salt and pepper. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While      vegetables are cooking, shred lettuce. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Place      vegetable mixture in tortilla and top with goat cheese. Roll and top with      salsa and shredded lettuce.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Cooking Tips:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cutting bell peppers thin and the sweet potatoes small will allow their flavors to&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-4062322822990116157?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/4062322822990116157/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-houston-july-2011-newsletter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4062322822990116157'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4062322822990116157'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-houston-july-2011-newsletter.html' title='The Clubs: Club Houston July 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s72-c/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-8339156940681872095</id><published>2011-06-29T07:21:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-29T07:21:37.798-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club Dallas July 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Dallas July Specials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Monday, July 4th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - Poolside &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Cookout at the Club&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Bring a friend or make a friend.&amp;nbsp; Our poolside cookouts are always popular!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Check out SPECIAL EVENTS EVERY WEDNESDAY in July&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Wednesday, July 6th - "Lights Out Party" at Club Dallas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; This is fast becoming a popular party at the club.&amp;nbsp; Plan on coming by.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Wednesday, July 13th - "Buddy Night" at the club&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - You buy a room and your buddy gets his locker for free&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Wednesday, July 20th - Hot Dog Night at the club&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Wednesday, July 27th - "Underwear Night" at Club Dallas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - FREE prizes will be awarded every hour.&amp;nbsp; FREE lube, FREE lockers, FREE rooms, FREE gym memberships and much, much more&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Dallas&amp;nbsp;Regular Monthly&amp;nbsp;Specials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Summer Sundays&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;Poolside Cookout at Club Dallas &amp;nbsp;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; Each and every Sunday for the Summer season join us poolside for our VERY popular cookout, starting at 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp; Make sure you mark this one on your calendar, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;every Sunday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; See you in the serving line.&amp;nbsp; Come early to work on your tan.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Tuesdays&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2 price rooms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Thursdays - 1/2 price lockers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - starts at 4:00 PM - limited times!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Paul Kraft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; will be spinning twice this month.&amp;nbsp; Visit our Facebook page for more information or give us a call&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubDallas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;10 Ways to Eat Healthy Without Breaking the Bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;"I can't afford healthy foods, especially with increasing produce prices." If trying to eat healthy is costing you a fortune, then &lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristin-kirkpatrick-ms-rd-ld/health-food-budget_b_861821.html#s278823&amp;amp;title=Buy_Your_Produce"&gt;go here &lt;/a&gt;to read how you can change things.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;9 Best and Worst Times for Surgery, Screening, Sex and More&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Timing is everything, especially when it comes to health. Though there can be no bad time to eat healthy, get a full night's sleep or take your vitamins, much of what's tied to health and well-being can be optimized by doing it at the right time of day, week or year.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/bestworst-times-surgery-screening-sex/story?id=13570135"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt; for the complete story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;All about Deep Breathing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Take a deep breath” you must have heard these words many a times but hardly anybody knows how it helps us.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/all-about-deep-breathing"&gt;Go here &lt;/a&gt;to find out why.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bodybuilding Workouts That Produce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;If building muscle mass is your goal, nothing is more important to the process than effectively planned out muscle building workout.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/bodybuilding-workouts-that-produce"&gt;Go here &lt;/a&gt;to read more.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Choosing Right When You’re Dining Out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Going out to eat has become a way of life and you can make this experience a healthy one as long as you control your nutritional intake by following a few important guidelines.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/choosing-right-when-you-re-dining-out"&gt;full article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Indian Style Black Bean Burrito&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The combination of Southwestern ingredients and Eastern seasonings add a unique flavor to this burrito. One serving also provides you with 329% of the daily value (DV) for vitamin A and 180% DV for vitamin C. Enjoy!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      medium onion, cut in half and sliced thin &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4      medium cloves garlic, chopped &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      tsp minced fresh ginger &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1-1/2      cups sweet potatoes cut in 1/2-inch cubes &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      cup green peppers, thinly julienned &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      cup red peppers, thinly julienned &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      tsp garam masala &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS + 1/2 cup vegetable broth &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      15 oz can black beans, drained &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      oz Chevre goat cheese (optional) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;salt      and black pepper to taste &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4      whole wheat tortillas&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Topping:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prepared salsa (optional)&lt;br /&gt;1 head of romaine lettuce, shredded (remove outer leaves and discard)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Chop      onions and garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to bring out their      health-promoting properties. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prepare      other vegetables. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Heat      1 TBS broth in a 12 inch stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onion,      garlic, ginger, and peppers in broth over medium heat for about 5 minutes,      stirring frequently. Add garam masala and sweet potatoes and mix well. Add      1/2 cup broth and cook covered on low heat for about 10 minutes, or until      potatoes are tender. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Add      beans making sure they are rinsed and drained well first. Mix, cooking for      another 5 minutes. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Season      with salt and pepper. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While      vegetables are cooking, shred lettuce. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Place      vegetable mixture in tortilla and top with goat cheese. Roll and top with      salsa and shredded lettuce.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Cooking Tips:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cutting bell peppers thin and the sweet potatoes small will allow their flavors to&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-8339156940681872095?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/8339156940681872095/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-dallas-july-2011-newsletter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/8339156940681872095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/8339156940681872095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-dallas-july-2011-newsletter.html' title='The Clubs: Club Dallas July 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s72-c/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-9011925627603623134</id><published>2011-06-29T07:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-29T07:21:00.695-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club Ft Lauderdale July 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;A VERY Special July Independence SAVINGS Event at Club Ft. Lauderdale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Our Annual 1/2 Price Club Membership Sale - July 2nd, 3rd and 4th ONLY!&amp;nbsp; That's Saturday, Sunday and Monday!&amp;nbsp; Take advantage of our once a year Membership drive.&amp;nbsp; Get a 6-month membership for ONLY $10.&amp;nbsp; Three days ONLY.&amp;nbsp; Don't Miss Out.&amp;nbsp; It's one of the best money stretching events of the year and it's from Club Ft. Lauderdale, the place to be any time of the year!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Ft Lauderdale Activities for&amp;nbsp;July 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays - 4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Thursdays - 4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Saturdays &amp;amp; Sundays - 2:00 pm starting - Huge FREE poolside BBQ &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with or monthly specials. &lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubFortLauderdale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;10 Ways to Eat Healthy Without Breaking the Bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;"I can't afford healthy foods, especially with increasing produce prices." If trying to eat healthy is costing you a fortune, then &lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristin-kirkpatrick-ms-rd-ld/health-food-budget_b_861821.html#s278823&amp;amp;title=Buy_Your_Produce"&gt;go here &lt;/a&gt;to read how you can change things.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;9 Best and Worst Times for Surgery, Screening, Sex and More&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Timing is everything, especially when it comes to health. Though there can be no bad time to eat healthy, get a full night's sleep or take your vitamins, much of what's tied to health and well-being can be optimized by doing it at the right time of day, week or year.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/bestworst-times-surgery-screening-sex/story?id=13570135"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt; for the complete story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;All about Deep Breathing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Take a deep breath” you must have heard these words many a times but hardly anybody knows how it helps us.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/all-about-deep-breathing"&gt;Go here &lt;/a&gt;to find out why.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bodybuilding Workouts That Produce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;If building muscle mass is your goal, nothing is more important to the process than effectively planned out muscle building workout.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/bodybuilding-workouts-that-produce"&gt;Go here &lt;/a&gt;to read more.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Choosing Right When You’re Dining Out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Going out to eat has become a way of life and you can make this experience a healthy one as long as you control your nutritional intake by following a few important guidelines.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/choosing-right-when-you-re-dining-out"&gt;full article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Indian Style Black Bean Burrito&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The combination of Southwestern ingredients and Eastern seasonings add a unique flavor to this burrito. One serving also provides you with 329% of the daily value (DV) for vitamin A and 180% DV for vitamin C. Enjoy!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      medium onion, cut in half and sliced thin &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4      medium cloves garlic, chopped &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      tsp minced fresh ginger &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1-1/2      cups sweet potatoes cut in 1/2-inch cubes &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      cup green peppers, thinly julienned &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      cup red peppers, thinly julienned &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      tsp garam masala &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS + 1/2 cup vegetable broth &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      15 oz can black beans, drained &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      oz Chevre goat cheese (optional) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;salt      and black pepper to taste &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4      whole wheat tortillas&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Topping:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prepared salsa (optional)&lt;br /&gt;1 head of romaine lettuce, shredded (remove outer leaves and discard)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Chop      onions and garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to bring out their      health-promoting properties. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prepare      other vegetables. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Heat      1 TBS broth in a 12 inch stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onion,      garlic, ginger, and peppers in broth over medium heat for about 5 minutes,      stirring frequently. Add garam masala and sweet potatoes and mix well. Add      1/2 cup broth and cook covered on low heat for about 10 minutes, or until potatoes      are tender. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Add      beans making sure they are rinsed and drained well first. Mix, cooking for      another 5 minutes. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Season      with salt and pepper. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While      vegetables are cooking, shred lettuce. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Place      vegetable mixture in tortilla and top with goat cheese. Roll and top with      salsa and shredded lettuce.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Cooking Tips:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cutting bell peppers thin and the sweet potatoes small will allow their flavors to&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-9011925627603623134?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/9011925627603623134/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-ft-lauderdale-july-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/9011925627603623134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/9011925627603623134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-ft-lauderdale-july-2011.html' title='The Clubs: Club Ft Lauderdale July 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s72-c/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-6721011899766310549</id><published>2011-06-01T14:33:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-01T14:33:59.999-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club Dallas June 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Dallas Monthly Specials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Summer Sundays&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;Poolside Cookout at Club Dallas &amp;nbsp;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; Each and every Sunday for the Summer season join us poolside for our VERY popular cookout, starting at 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp; Make sure you mark this one on your calendar, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;every Sunday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; See you in the serving line.&amp;nbsp; Come early to work on your tan.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Tuesdays&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2 price rooms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Thursdays - 1/2 price lockers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - starts at 4:00 PM - limited times!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Saturday, June 4th - After Hours&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; -&amp;nbsp;RAZZLE DAZZLE DALLAS Party at Club Dallas&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClubDallas"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubDallas&lt;/a&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Six New "Superfoods" You'll Want to Check Out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So-called "superfoods" are supposed to help you stay healthy, fight disease and even live longer.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/09/earlyshow/health/main20061075.shtml?tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;full article&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Cholesterol&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By making sure you have normal cholesterol levels, you put some distance between you and cardiovascular disease. So, what cholesterol levels should we be aiming for? Read the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/are-your-cholesterol-levels-normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;full article&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Top 15 Least Contaminated Fruits &amp;amp; Vegetables&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;When it comes to fruits and vegetables, do you know which ones are safe to eat and which ones should be purchased organic because of heavy pesticides? Read the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/top-15-fruits-vegetables-lowest-amount-pesticide-residues/story?id=13430560"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;full story&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Eat This, Not That': 4 Worst Breakfast Foods at the Supermarket&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;50,000 boxes, cans, jars, bags, and cellophane shrink-wrapped packages, all lined up in neat rows and vying for your food dollars.&amp;nbsp; How can you make the best decisions on what to buy?&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42671704/ns/today-today_health/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;full story&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;15 Ways to Max Your Metabolism&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Even before you start exercising, you can use plenty of tricks to eliminate visceral fat, improve your flab-burning metabolic process, and start losing weight fast. Read the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41721690/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;full story&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;15-Minute Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Mustard and Tarragon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Try this quick-and-easy recipe that combines the great tastes of chicken, Dijon mustard and tarragon to your Healthiest Way of Eating. Fresh herbs are a great way to enhance the taste of your meals and enjoy extra health-promoting nutrients as well.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      medium onion cut in half and sliced medium thick &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;5      medium cloves garlic, pressed &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;3      TBS Dijon mustard &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS + 1/2 cup chicken broth &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      tsp honey &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS chopped fresh tarragon (or 1 tsp dried tarragon) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      TBS chopped fresh parsley (or 2 tsp dried parsley) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;salt      and white pepper to taste&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Slice      onion and press garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to bring out their      hidden health benefits. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Heat      1 TBS broth in a 10-12 inch stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onion      in broth over medium heat for 2 minutes. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While      onions are sautéing, cut chicken into pieces. Add chicken pieces and      continue to sauté for another 3 minutes, stirring frequently to seal      chicken on all sides. Add garlic and continue to sauté for another minute.      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Add      mustard, 1/2 cup broth, and honey. Mix thoroughly and simmer uncovered for      about 7-8 minutes on medium-high heat stirring occasionally to cook      chicken evenly. This will also reduce sauce. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While      chicken is cooking, chop herbs and add at end with salt and pepper to      taste.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-6721011899766310549?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/6721011899766310549/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-dallas-june-2011-newsletter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/6721011899766310549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/6721011899766310549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-dallas-june-2011-newsletter.html' title='The Clubs: Club Dallas June 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s72-c/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-1360284420118328432</id><published>2011-06-01T14:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-01T14:33:26.126-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club Houston June 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club&amp;nbsp;Houston&amp;nbsp;June&amp;nbsp;Activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Mondays through Fridays - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - $10.00 lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays - 4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Wednesdays - 4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Six New "Superfoods" You'll Want to Check Out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So-called "superfoods" are supposed to help you stay healthy, fight disease and even live longer.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/09/earlyshow/health/main20061075.shtml?tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea"&gt;full article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Cholesterol&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By making sure you have normal cholesterol levels, you put some distance between you and cardiovascular disease. So, what cholesterol levels should we be aiming for? Read the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/are-your-cholesterol-levels-normal"&gt;full article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Top 15 Least Contaminated Fruits &amp;amp; Vegetables&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;When it comes to fruits and vegetables, do you know which ones are safe to eat and which ones should be purchased organic because of heavy pesticides? Read the &lt;a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/top-15-fruits-vegetables-lowest-amount-pesticide-residues/story?id=13430560"&gt;full story&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Eat This, Not That': 4 Worst Breakfast Foods at the Supermarket&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;50,000 boxes, cans, jars, bags, and cellophane shrink-wrapped packages, all lined up in neat rows and vying for your food dollars.&amp;nbsp; How can you make the best decisions on what to buy?&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42671704/ns/today-today_health/"&gt;full story&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;15 Ways to Max Your Metabolism&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Even before you start exercising, you can use plenty of tricks to eliminate visceral fat, improve your flab-burning metabolic process, and start losing weight fast. Read the &lt;a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41721690/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/"&gt;full story&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;15-Minute Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Mustard and Tarragon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Try this quick-and-easy recipe that combines the great tastes of chicken, Dijon mustard and tarragon to your Healthiest Way of Eating. Fresh herbs are a great way to enhance the taste of your meals and enjoy extra health-promoting nutrients as well.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      medium onion cut in half and sliced medium thick &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;5      medium cloves garlic, pressed &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;3      TBS Dijon mustard &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS + 1/2 cup chicken broth &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      tsp honey &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS chopped fresh tarragon (or 1 tsp dried tarragon) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      TBS chopped fresh parsley (or 2 tsp dried parsley) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;salt      and white pepper to taste&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Slice      onion and press garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to bring out their      hidden health benefits. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Heat      1 TBS broth in a 10-12 inch stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onion      in broth over medium heat for 2 minutes. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While      onions are sautéing, cut chicken into pieces. Add chicken pieces and      continue to sauté for another 3 minutes, stirring frequently to seal      chicken on all sides. Add garlic and continue to sauté for another minute.      &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Add      mustard, 1/2 cup broth, and honey. Mix thoroughly and simmer uncovered for      about 7-8 minutes on medium-high heat stirring occasionally to cook      chicken evenly. This will also reduce sauce. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While      chicken is cooking, chop herbs and add at end with salt and pepper to      taste.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-1360284420118328432?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/1360284420118328432/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-houston-june-2011-newsletter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1360284420118328432'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1360284420118328432'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-houston-june-2011-newsletter.html' title='The Clubs: Club Houston June 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s72-c/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-825309754298045790</id><published>2011-06-01T14:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-01T14:32:50.437-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club Ft Lauderdale June 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Ft Lauderdale Activities for&amp;nbsp;June 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays - 4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Thursdays - 4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Saturdays &amp;amp; Sundays - 2:00 pm starting - Huge FREE poolside BBQ &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with or monthly specials. &lt;span style="mso-field-code: &amp;quot; HYPERLINK \0022\0022 &amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubFortLauderdale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Six New "Superfoods" You'll Want to Check Out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So-called "superfoods" are supposed to help you stay healthy, fight disease and even live longer.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/09/earlyshow/health/main20061075.shtml?tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea"&gt;full article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Cholesterol&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By making sure you have normal cholesterol levels, you put some distance between you and cardiovascular disease. So, what cholesterol levels should we be aiming for? Read the &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/are-your-cholesterol-levels-normal"&gt;full article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Top 15 Least Contaminated Fruits &amp;amp; Vegetables&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;When it comes to fruits and vegetables, do you know which ones are safe to eat and which ones should be purchased organic because of heavy pesticides? Read the &lt;a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/top-15-fruits-vegetables-lowest-amount-pesticide-residues/story?id=13430560"&gt;full story&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Eat This, Not That': 4 Worst Breakfast Foods at the Supermarket&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;50,000 boxes, cans, jars, bags, and cellophane shrink-wrapped packages, all lined up in neat rows and vying for your food dollars.&amp;nbsp; How can you make the best decisions on what to buy?&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42671704/ns/today-today_health/"&gt;full story&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;15 Ways to Max Your Metabolism&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Even before you start exercising, you can use plenty of tricks to eliminate visceral fat, improve your flab-burning metabolic process, and start losing weight fast. Read the &lt;a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41721690/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/"&gt;full story&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;15-Minute Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Mustard and Tarragon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Try this quick-and-easy recipe that combines the great tastes of chicken, Dijon mustard and tarragon to your Healthiest Way of Eating. Fresh herbs are a great way to enhance the taste of your meals and enjoy extra health-promoting nutrients as well.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      medium onion cut in half and sliced medium thick &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;5      medium cloves garlic, pressed &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;3      TBS Dijon mustard &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS + 1/2 cup chicken broth &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      tsp honey &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS chopped fresh tarragon (or 1 tsp dried tarragon) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      TBS chopped fresh parsley (or 2 tsp dried parsley) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;salt      and white pepper to taste&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Slice      onion and press garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to bring out their      hidden health benefits. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Heat      1 TBS broth in a 10-12 inch stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onion      in broth over medium heat for 2 minutes. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While      onions are sautéing, cut chicken into pieces. Add chicken pieces and      continue to sauté for another 3 minutes, stirring frequently to seal      chicken on all sides. Add garlic and continue to sauté for another minute.      &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Add      mustard, 1/2 cup broth, and honey. Mix thoroughly and simmer uncovered for      about 7-8 minutes on medium-high heat stirring occasionally to cook      chicken evenly. This will also reduce sauce. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;While      chicken is cooking, chop herbs and add at end with salt and pepper to      taste.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-825309754298045790?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/825309754298045790/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-ft-lauderdale-june-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/825309754298045790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/825309754298045790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/06/clubs-club-ft-lauderdale-june-2011.html' title='The Clubs: Club Ft Lauderdale June 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s72-c/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-5241635048500282613</id><published>2011-05-31T11:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-31T11:59:14.424-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club New Orleans June 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;We want to thank everyone for a great Memorial Day Weekend. &amp;nbsp;We've started the Summer off with a bang and June promises to be a blast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Start the month off with the New Orleans Oyster Festival, June 4-5. &amp;nbsp;There will be oyster eating contests, largest oyster contest, oyster dishes from many of our fine French Quarter restaurants and of course lots of good music. &amp;nbsp;Visit &lt;a href="http://www.neworleansoysterfestival.org/"&gt;www.neworleansoysterfestival.org &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; for all the details. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a real cajun experience come on down to the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Fest featuring food, cooking demos, and crafts. &amp;nbsp;Cajun and zydeco music will be performed by three Grammy Award winners; &amp;nbsp;Terrance Simien, BeauSoliel and Chubby Carrier. &amp;nbsp;This festival is held in conjunction with the Creole Tomato festival and the Louisiana Seafood Festival. &amp;nbsp;For more information check out &lt;a href="http://www.cajunzydecofest.com/"&gt;www.cajunzydecofest.com &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finish the month out by taking part in the "Everything French Festival" which includes French wine tastings with food from our famous French restaurants. See details at &lt;a href="http://www.facc-la.com/"&gt;www.facc-la.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With all that food and wine you'll want to make sure your Club New Orleans Gym pass is up to date. Our 30 day gym pass is a bargain at $45 &amp;nbsp;a month. &amp;nbsp;Have a great Summer!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-5241635048500282613?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/5241635048500282613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/05/clubs-club-new-orleans-june-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5241635048500282613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5241635048500282613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/05/clubs-club-new-orleans-june-2011.html' title='The Clubs: Club New Orleans June 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s72-c/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-8734429637500309739</id><published>2011-05-02T07:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-02T07:10:32.229-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club Indianapolis May 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OKN7qVUfCEo/Tb66whn16wI/AAAAAAAAEDs/ZufLKF6MmXM/s1600/the_clubs_indianapolis_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OKN7qVUfCEo/Tb66whn16wI/AAAAAAAAEDs/ZufLKF6MmXM/s1600/the_clubs_indianapolis_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;THE APRIL BLUES&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WE CERTAINLY HOPE THE WEATHER THAT BROUGHT US DOWN IN APRIL, DOESN'T FOLLOW US INTO MAY. WHAT A WET AND GLOOMY MONTH!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;A BAD CASE OF GAS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WITH THE COST OF GAS @ 4.17 AND ALL OF THE RISING COSTS BECAUSE OF IT, IT'S A WONDER IF ANYONE CAN GET OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME AT ALL. IN MAY WE ARE GOING TO OFFER UP A FEW "SPECIALS" THAT WE HOPE WILL HELP THE WALLET.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;SUNDAY BUFFETS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IT'S NO SECRET THAT WE OFFER UP A DELICIOUS SPREAD OF FOOD EVERY SUNDAY @ 1PM. A FREE MEAL IS NEVER A BAD THING.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;WHO WANTS PIZZA?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MONDAY NIGHTS JUST GOT A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING. WE ARE BRINGING BACK AN OLD FAVORITE. PIZZA &amp;amp; A MOVIE NIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO SERVE UP PIZZA FROM ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL PIZZERIAS AND PUT A NEW RELEASE MOVIE ON THE BIG SCREEN. EVERY MONDAY @ 8PM!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;8 HOURS A DAY&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT LOCKERS ARE JUST $10 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8AM TO 4PM. NOW THAT THE POOL IS OPEN, IT'S A GOOD WAY TO ENJOY THE OUTDOOR PATIO.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;CLUB INDY EXPRESS CARD&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PASSED OUT PERIODICALLY IN BARS, THESE HOT LITTLE CARDS GIVE YOU A 4 HOUR LOCKER FOR JUST $5 DOLLARS. SO FAR THEY SEEM TO BE POPULAR FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. BE ON THE LOOK OUT!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;ONE NIGHT ONLY'S&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FOR TWO SEPARATE NIGHTS IN MAY WE ARE OFFERING UP 1/2 PRICE ON BOTH LOCKERS AND ROOMS. ON WEDNESDAY MAY 11TH, LOCKERS ARE 1/2 PRICE FROM 4PM -12MID. THEN, ON TUESDAY MAY 17TH ROOMS ARE 1/2 PRICE FROM 4PM - 12MID.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;IT'S BETTER TO KNOW&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY HEALTHY AND NEVER TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR HEALTH. GETTING TESTED FOR HIV &amp;amp; STD'S IS A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT. WE OFFER SPACE FOR FREE TESTING FROM TWO ORGANIZATIONS WEEKLY. THE MARION COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ON HAND WEDNESDAY'S 5PM - 9PM AND THEY OFFER HIV &amp;amp; STD TESTING. STEP UP JOINS US FRIDAY'S @ MIDNIGHT AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY'S @ 1PM. IT'S FAST, IT'S FREE AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE CHECKED IN OR EVEN A MEMBER OF THE CLUB. BE HEALTHY!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-8734429637500309739?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/8734429637500309739/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/05/clubs-club-indianapolis-may-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/8734429637500309739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/8734429637500309739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/05/clubs-club-indianapolis-may-2011.html' title='The Clubs: Club Indianapolis May 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OKN7qVUfCEo/Tb66whn16wI/AAAAAAAAEDs/ZufLKF6MmXM/s72-c/the_clubs_indianapolis_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-4613359607551275195</id><published>2011-05-02T07:06:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-02T07:06:52.496-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club Dallas May 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Dallas Specials for&amp;nbsp;May &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;DJ Paul Kraft Spins - May 5th &amp;amp; May 21st.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Our always popular in-house DJ will be with us.&amp;nbsp; Join him while he spins his magic at Club Dallas starting after midnight&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;FREE ROOM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;NIGHT -&amp;nbsp;May 11th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; -&amp;nbsp;Due to it's HUGE success we're bringing back our FREE ROOM -&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Whatever type of room you buy tonight; you will receive a coupon for a free room to be &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;used on your next visit.( only valid six "6" days from date of purchase )&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Buddy Night - May 16th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Back by popular demand.&amp;nbsp; Here's another popular event that's sure to please.&amp;nbsp; Rent a room and your buddy gets his locker for free.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Hot Dog Night - May 18th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Looking for the BIG one???&amp;nbsp; Well maybe they're not foot long but Club Dallas&amp;nbsp;will be hosting&amp;nbsp;"Hot Dog" night on May 18th.&amp;nbsp; Plan to be there from&amp;nbsp;6 to 10 PM&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Black Light Party&amp;nbsp;- May 25th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - Black lights throughout the entire club starting at 7:30 PM and going all the way through to the next morning at 8:00 AM&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Dallas Regular Specials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Summer Sundays&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;Poolside Cookout at Club Dallas &amp;nbsp;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; Each and every Sunday for the Summer season join us poolside for our VERY popular cookout, starting at 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp; Make sure you mark this one on your calendar, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;every Sunday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; See you in the serving line.&amp;nbsp; Come early to work on your tan.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Tuesdays&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2 price rooms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Thursdays - 1/2 price lockers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - starts at 4:00 PM - limited times!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClubDallas"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubDallas&lt;/a&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Allergies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While most of us enjoy the green grass and flora of the summer months, about 20% of the population will struggle to some degree with watery eyes and bouts of sneezing. There are any number of drugs available to treat the symptoms of allergies but there are natural alternatives too.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Nettlesome_Allergies_Natural_Alternatives_to_Treat_Seasonal_Sneezing.html"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the full article.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Spring Into Shape: 5 Top Fitness Apps for Your Smartphone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the cold weather behind us and warm weather on its way, wouldn't it be nice to get in shape in time for summer?&amp;nbsp; Sure, you could hire a trainer to help you out. But first, you might want to turn to the one in your pocket: your smartphone.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/spring-shape-top-apps-fitness/story?id=13215193"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the full article.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Overdone it at the Gym?&amp;nbsp; Pain Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Ice is a wonderful self-care tool for muscle strains, sprains, and other injuries. When used properly, it's safe and effective. It's as close as your kitchen freezer, and it's free!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/ice_therapy_most_effective_methods_to_ice_sprains_strains_and_other_injuries"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for full article.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Stretching&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A good warm up is the introduction to your activity. The actual activity being the main body, cool down is the conclusion. Your workout isn't complete if any of these are missing.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Warm_Up_Exercises_-_How_To_Prepare_For_Any_Activity.html"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for full article.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;The spice mixture and orange juice in this recipe adds a wonderful complement to the flavor of the sweet potatoes for a great new addition to your Healthiest Way of Eating. It also contains only 98 calories but 249% of your daily value (DV) for health-promoting vitamin A! Enjoy!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      medium-sized sweet potatoes or yams, sliced thin for quick cooking &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      TBS fresh orange juice &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2      tsp garam masala &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS extra virgin olive oil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Salt      and white pepper to taste&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bring      lightly salted water to a boil in a steamer with a tight fitting lid. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Steam      peeled and sliced sweet potatoes in steamer basket, covered, for about 10      minutes, or until tender. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;When      tender, mash with potato masher, adding rest of ingredients.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Cooking Tips:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you do not have sensitivity to fats, an extra TBS olive oil will give it a richer taste.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-4613359607551275195?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/4613359607551275195/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/05/clubs-club-dallas-may-2011-newsletter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4613359607551275195'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4613359607551275195'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/05/clubs-club-dallas-may-2011-newsletter.html' title='The Clubs: Club Dallas May 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s72-c/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-226599987498584726</id><published>2011-05-02T07:05:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-02T07:05:59.711-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club Ft Lauderdale May 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Ft Lauderdale Activities for&amp;nbsp;May 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays - 4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Thursdays - 4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Saturdays &amp;amp; Sundays - 2:00 pm starting - Huge FREE poolside BBQ &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with or monthly specials. &lt;span style="mso-field-code: &amp;quot; HYPERLINK \0022\0022 &amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubFortLauderdale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Allergies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While most of us enjoy the green grass and flora of the summer months, about 20% of the population will struggle to some degree with watery eyes and bouts of sneezing. There are any number of drugs available to treat the symptoms of allergies but there are natural alternatives too.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Nettlesome_Allergies_Natural_Alternatives_to_Treat_Seasonal_Sneezing.html"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the full article.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Spring Into Shape: 5 Top Fitness Apps for Your Smartphone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the cold weather behind us and warm weather on its way, wouldn't it be nice to get in shape in time for summer?&amp;nbsp; Sure, you could hire a trainer to help you out. But first, you might want to turn to the one in your pocket: your smartphone.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/spring-shape-top-apps-fitness/story?id=13215193"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the full article.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Overdone it at the Gym?&amp;nbsp; Pain Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Ice is a wonderful self-care tool for muscle strains, sprains, and other injuries. When used properly, it's safe and effective. It's as close as your kitchen freezer, and it's free!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/ice_therapy_most_effective_methods_to_ice_sprains_strains_and_other_injuries"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for full article.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Stretching&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A good warm up is the introduction to your activity. The actual activity being the main body, cool down is the conclusion. Your workout isn't complete if any of these are missing.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Warm_Up_Exercises_-_How_To_Prepare_For_Any_Activity.html"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for full article.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;The spice mixture and orange juice in this recipe adds a wonderful complement to the flavor of the sweet potatoes for a great new addition to your Healthiest Way of Eating. It also contains only 98 calories but 249% of your daily value (DV) for health-promoting vitamin A! Enjoy!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      medium-sized sweet potatoes or yams, sliced thin for quick cooking &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      TBS fresh orange juice &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2      tsp garam masala &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS extra virgin olive oil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Salt      and white pepper to taste&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bring      lightly salted water to a boil in a steamer with a tight fitting lid. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Steam      peeled and sliced sweet potatoes in steamer basket, covered, for about 10      minutes, or until tender. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;When      tender, mash with potato masher, adding rest of ingredients.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Cooking Tips:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you do not have sensitivity to fats, an extra TBS olive oil will give it a richer taste.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-226599987498584726?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/226599987498584726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/05/clubs-club-ft-lauderdale-may-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/226599987498584726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/226599987498584726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/05/clubs-club-ft-lauderdale-may-2011.html' title='The Clubs: Club Ft Lauderdale May 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s72-c/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-1501092295563489901</id><published>2011-05-02T06:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-02T06:59:15.329-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Clubs: Club Houston May 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club&amp;nbsp;Houston&amp;nbsp;May&amp;nbsp;Activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Mondays through Fridays - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - $10.00 lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays - 4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Wednesdays - 4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Allergies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While most of us enjoy the green grass and flora of the summer months, about 20% of the population will struggle to some degree with watery eyes and bouts of sneezing. There are any number of drugs available to treat the symptoms of allergies but there are natural alternatives too.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Nettlesome_Allergies_Natural_Alternatives_to_Treat_Seasonal_Sneezing.html"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the full article.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Spring Into Shape: 5 Top Fitness Apps for Your Smartphone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the cold weather behind us and warm weather on its way, wouldn't it be nice to get in shape in time for summer?&amp;nbsp; Sure, you could hire a trainer to help you out. But first, you might want to turn to the one in your pocket: your smartphone.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/spring-shape-top-apps-fitness/story?id=13215193"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt; for the full article.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Overdone it at the Gym?&amp;nbsp; Pain Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Ice is a wonderful self-care tool for muscle strains, sprains, and other injuries. When used properly, it's safe and effective. It's as close as your kitchen freezer, and it's free!&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/ice_therapy_most_effective_methods_to_ice_sprains_strains_and_other_injuries"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt; for full article.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Stretching&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A good warm up is the introduction to your activity. The actual activity being the main body, cool down is the conclusion. Your workout isn't complete if any of these are missing.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Warm_Up_Exercises_-_How_To_Prepare_For_Any_Activity.html"&gt;Go here&lt;/a&gt; for full article.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;The spice mixture and orange juice in this recipe adds a wonderful complement to the flavor of the sweet potatoes for a great new addition to your Healthiest Way of Eating. It also contains only 98 calories but 249% of your daily value (DV) for health-promoting vitamin A! Enjoy!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      medium-sized sweet potatoes or yams, sliced thin for quick cooking &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      TBS fresh orange juice &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2      tsp garam masala &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS extra virgin olive oil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Salt      and white pepper to taste&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol start="1" type="1"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bring      lightly salted water to a boil in a steamer with a tight fitting lid. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Steam      peeled and sliced sweet potatoes in steamer basket, covered, for about 10      minutes, or until tender. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;When      tender, mash with potato masher, adding rest of ingredients.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Cooking Tips:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you do not have sensitivity to fats, an extra TBS olive oil will give it a richer taste.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-1501092295563489901?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/1501092295563489901/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/05/clubs-club-houston-may-2011-newsletter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1501092295563489901'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1501092295563489901'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/05/clubs-club-houston-may-2011-newsletter.html' title='The Clubs: Club Houston May 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s72-c/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-929681005960874730</id><published>2011-04-27T14:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-27T14:20:29.616-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club New Orleans May 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s1600/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival revs up for its second weekend of top notch entertainment including Bon Jovi and Willie Nelson, May 5-8. &amp;nbsp;Visit &lt;a href="http://www.nojazzfest.com/"&gt;www.nojazzfest.com&lt;/a&gt; for a complete listing of acts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Saints and Sinners GLBT Literary Festival will be held at The Bourbon Orleans Hotel and other French Quarter venues May 12-15. &amp;nbsp;The festival includes writing workshops, literary panel discussions, theater and readings by such noted authors as Felice Picano and Aaron Hamburger. &amp;nbsp;Visit &lt;a href="http://www.sasfest.com/"&gt;www.sasfest.com&lt;/a&gt; for details.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There's no place like New Orleans for good food and it is showcased at the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience May 24-25. &amp;nbsp;Vintner dinners at local restaurants, wine and food seminars and other culinary activities. &amp;nbsp;Stop by the Club to work off all those extra calories and even try one of our delicious "CLUB" sandwiches now available at the front desk.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Check out the beautiful Greek men at the New Orleans Greek Festival May 27-29. &amp;nbsp;There will be plenty of Greek food, music and dancing. &amp;nbsp;Visit &lt;a href="http://www.greekfest.com/"&gt;www.greekfest.com&lt;/a&gt; for a list of activities.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Come to The Club and buy a gym membership, work out, work on a tan on our sundeck and then show off the results at the beach this Memorial Day weekend. &amp;nbsp;Have a great summer!!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-929681005960874730?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/929681005960874730/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/04/club-new-orleans-may-2011-newsletter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/929681005960874730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/929681005960874730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/04/club-new-orleans-may-2011-newsletter.html' title='Club New Orleans May 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKOe4qZbm_Q/TbiIlqslnzI/AAAAAAAAEDo/KoZmVkMcD3I/s72-c/the_clubs_new_orleans_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-2011737939066199324</id><published>2011-04-07T11:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-07T11:18:09.883-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Fort Lauderdale April 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s1600/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club Ft Lauderdale Activities for&amp;nbsp;April 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays - 4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Thursdays - 4:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Fridays - 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm - Happy Hour - Get a free pass for free room or locker on your next visit &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Saturdays &amp;amp; Sundays - 2:00 pm starting - Huge FREE poolside BBQ &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with or monthly specials. &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClubFortLauderdale"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubFortLauderdale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Lose Weight, put a Little Spring in Your Step&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to weight control, almost nothing is easier and cheaper than brisk walking.&amp;nbsp; It's not window shopping or taking a stroll in the park. Walk like you're late for the bus.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a 03="" 1"="" 2011="" 45175290="" exercise="" fitness-food="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" story="" to-lose-weight-put-a-little-spring-in-your-step="" yourlife.usatoday.com=""&gt;http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/exercise/story/2011/03/To-lose-weight-put-a-little-spring-in-your-step/45175290/1&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;full story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bicycle Designs Meet Commuter Needs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;For commuters, the market is heating up again for two-wheeled transportation, just like it did during past spikes in crude oil that pushed gasoline prices higher. And it's a healthy option, too, provided you have the proper equipment. More options are coming on the market that make cycling more convenient for going to work or carting groceries back from the market. Here's a sampling of just a few models.&amp;nbsp; See the &lt;a 2011="" 25="" articles.latimes.com="" health="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" la-he-gear-bikes-20110325"="" mar=""&gt;http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/25/health/la-he-gear-bikes-20110325&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;full story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;9 Tips for Saving Your Vision&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you spend two or more hours a day in front of a computer, you might suffer from computer vision syndrome (CVS). Symptoms include headache, inability to focus, burning or tired eyes, double or blurred vision, and neck and shoulder pain.&amp;nbsp; Computer screens are the culprit.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a "="" 03="" 08="" 2011="" health="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" tips-saving-vision="" www.foxnews.com=""&gt;http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/03/08/tips-saving-vision/&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;complete story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Myths Related to Spring Allergies Busted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Not satisfied with the kind of information available pertaining to spring allergies and want something reliable? Well, here's what you need to read.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a 2011-02-27="" 28638081_1_spring-allergies-nasal-sprays-otc"="" articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com="" health="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:=""&gt;http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-27/health/28638081_1_spring-allergies-nasal-sprays-otc&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;Go here for the complete news story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Body Building with Protein Supplements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the growing popularity of protein supplements, it is becoming more and more tempting to buy a bunch of big label products that claim to let you surge in size because of their special blend of ingredients.&amp;nbsp; And with many you will gain bulk, but is it the kind of bulk you're looking for?&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a articles="" do-you-actually-need-whey-protein-for-body-building"="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" www.selfgrowth.com=""&gt;http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/do-you-actually-need-whey-protein-for-body-building&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;complete story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Caesar Salad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 1&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4      cups chopped mixed greens (spinach, romaine, arugula) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      oz chicken or turkey slices &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      medium tomato, chopped or sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4      cup cucumbers, sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4      cup crimini mushrooms, sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      cup kidney beans &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS dried sunflower seeds&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Dressing:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      TBS fresh lemon juice &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2      TBS extra virgin olive oil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      clove garlic, pressed or chopped &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS parmesan cheese&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Combine all ingredients and top with dressing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-2011737939066199324?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/2011737939066199324/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/04/club-fort-lauderdale-april-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2011737939066199324'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2011737939066199324'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/04/club-fort-lauderdale-april-2011.html' title='Club Fort Lauderdale April 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS_dd5wKIFM/TZ3_2x4H_XI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/jTZ-w-oP_HQ/s72-c/the_clubs_ft_lauderdale_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-2268522879556130196</id><published>2011-04-07T11:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-07T11:17:21.830-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Houston April 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s1600/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Club&amp;nbsp;Houston&amp;nbsp;April Activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Mondays through Fridays - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - $10.00 lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Tuesdays - 4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price rooms &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Wednesdays - 4:00 pm to midnight - Half-Price lockers &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubHouston&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Lose Weight, put a Little Spring in Your Step&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to weight control, almost nothing is easier and cheaper than brisk walking.&amp;nbsp; It's not window shopping or taking a stroll in the park. Walk like you're late for the bus.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a 03="" 1"="" 2011="" 45175290="" exercise="" fitness-food="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" story="" to-lose-weight-put-a-little-spring-in-your-step="" yourlife.usatoday.com=""&gt;http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/exercise/story/2011/03/To-lose-weight-put-a-little-spring-in-your-step/45175290/1&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;full story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bicycle Designs Meet Commuter Needs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;For commuters, the market is heating up again for two-wheeled transportation, just like it did during past spikes in crude oil that pushed gasoline prices higher. And it's a healthy option, too, provided you have the proper equipment. More options are coming on the market that make cycling more convenient for going to work or carting groceries back from the market. Here's a sampling of just a few models.&amp;nbsp; See the &lt;a 2011="" 25="" articles.latimes.com="" health="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" la-he-gear-bikes-20110325"="" mar=""&gt;http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/25/health/la-he-gear-bikes-20110325&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;full story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;9 Tips for Saving Your Vision&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you spend two or more hours a day in front of a computer, you might suffer from computer vision syndrome (CVS). Symptoms include headache, inability to focus, burning or tired eyes, double or blurred vision, and neck and shoulder pain.&amp;nbsp; Computer screens are the culprit.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a "="" 03="" 08="" 2011="" health="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" tips-saving-vision="" www.foxnews.com=""&gt;http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/03/08/tips-saving-vision/&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;complete story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Myths Related to Spring Allergies Busted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Not satisfied with the kind of information available pertaining to spring allergies and want something reliable? Well, here's what you need to read.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a 2011-02-27="" 28638081_1_spring-allergies-nasal-sprays-otc"="" articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com="" health="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:=""&gt;http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-27/health/28638081_1_spring-allergies-nasal-sprays-otc&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;Go here for the complete news story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Body Building with Protein Supplements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the growing popularity of protein supplements, it is becoming more and more tempting to buy a bunch of big label products that claim to let you surge in size because of their special blend of ingredients.&amp;nbsp; And with many you will gain bulk, but is it the kind of bulk you're looking for?&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a articles="" do-you-actually-need-whey-protein-for-body-building"="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" www.selfgrowth.com=""&gt;http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/do-you-actually-need-whey-protein-for-body-building&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;complete story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Caesar Salad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 1&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4      cups chopped mixed greens (spinach, romaine, arugula) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      oz chicken or turkey slices &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      medium tomato, chopped or sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4      cup cucumbers, sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4      cup crimini mushrooms, sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      cup kidney beans &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS dried sunflower seeds&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Dressing:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      TBS fresh lemon juice &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2      TBS extra virgin olive oil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      clove garlic, pressed or chopped &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS parmesan cheese&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Combine all ingredients and top with dressing&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-2268522879556130196?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/2268522879556130196/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/04/club-houston-april-2011-newsletter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2268522879556130196'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2268522879556130196'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/04/club-houston-april-2011-newsletter.html' title='Club Houston April 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BScy8AClmLA/TZ3_q07t_JI/AAAAAAAAEDM/dJcFB4LV2Rw/s72-c/the_clubs_houston_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-273097507554934084</id><published>2011-04-07T10:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-07T10:36:39.945-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club Dallas April 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s1600/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;DJ Paul Kraft Spins - April 2nd, 16th &amp;amp; 30th.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Our always popular in-house DJ will be with us.&amp;nbsp; Join him while he spins his magic at Club Dallas starting after midnight&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;FREE ROOM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; night - April 6 - This is NOT to be missed!!! - Whatever type of room you buy tonight; you will receive a coupon for a free room to be &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;used on your next visit.( only valid six "6" days from date of purchase )&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Buddy Night - April 13th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Back by popular demand.&amp;nbsp; Here's another popular event that's sure to please.&amp;nbsp; Rent a room and your buddy gets his locker for free.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Black Light Party - April 20th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; - Black lights throughout the entire club starting at 7:30 PM and going all the way through to the next morning at 8:00 AM&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;The One and Only Club Dallas COOKOUT IS&amp;nbsp;BACK -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; Get in Line, towels on, when Club Dallas brings in the Summer season with its all so festive outdoor cookout by the pool.&amp;nbsp; Make sure you mark this one on your calendar, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;April 24th.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; See you in the serving line.&amp;nbsp; Plan to take time to work on your tan.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Hot Dog Night - April 27th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Have we got a BIG&amp;nbsp;weenie for you!&amp;nbsp; Lots of weenies as a matter of fact!&amp;nbsp; You asked for it and it's back.&amp;nbsp; Club Dallas has hot dog night on April 27th.&amp;nbsp; Plan to be there from&amp;nbsp;6 to 10 PM&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Join us on Facebook and stay current with our monthly specials. &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClubDallas"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ClubDallas&lt;/a&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Your Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;To Lose Weight, put a Little Spring in Your Step&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to weight control, almost nothing is easier and cheaper than brisk walking.&amp;nbsp; It's not window shopping or taking a stroll in the park. Walk like you're late for the bus.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a 03="" 1"="" 2011="" 45175290="" exercise="" fitness-food="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" story="" to-lose-weight-put-a-little-spring-in-your-step="" yourlife.usatoday.com=""&gt;http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/exercise/story/2011/03/To-lose-weight-put-a-little-spring-in-your-step/45175290/1&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;full story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bicycle Designs Meet Commuter Needs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;For commuters, the market is heating up again for two-wheeled transportation, just like it did during past spikes in crude oil that pushed gasoline prices higher. And it's a healthy option, too, provided you have the proper equipment. More options are coming on the market that make cycling more convenient for going to work or carting groceries back from the market. Here's a sampling of just a few models.&amp;nbsp; See the &lt;a 2011="" 25="" articles.latimes.com="" health="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" la-he-gear-bikes-20110325"="" mar=""&gt;http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/25/health/la-he-gear-bikes-20110325&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;full story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;9 Tips for Saving Your Vision&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you spend two or more hours a day in front of a computer, you might suffer from computer vision syndrome (CVS). Symptoms include headache, inability to focus, burning or tired eyes, double or blurred vision, and neck and shoulder pain.&amp;nbsp; Computer screens are the culprit.&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a "="" 03="" 08="" 2011="" health="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" tips-saving-vision="" www.foxnews.com=""&gt;http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/03/08/tips-saving-vision/&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;complete story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Myths Related to Spring Allergies Busted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Not satisfied with the kind of information available pertaining to spring allergies and want something reliable? Well, here's what you need to read.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a 2011-02-27="" 28638081_1_spring-allergies-nasal-sprays-otc"="" articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com="" health="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:=""&gt;http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-27/health/28638081_1_spring-allergies-nasal-sprays-otc&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;Go here for the complete news story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Body Building with Protein Supplements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the growing popularity of protein supplements, it is becoming more and more tempting to buy a bunch of big label products that claim to let you surge in size because of their special blend of ingredients.&amp;nbsp; And with many you will gain bulk, but is it the kind of bulk you're looking for?&amp;nbsp; Read the &lt;a articles="" do-you-actually-need-whey-protein-for-body-building"="" href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" http:="" www.selfgrowth.com=""&gt;http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/do-you-actually-need-whey-protein-for-body-building&lt;/a&gt;"&amp;gt;complete story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Eating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Healthy Caesar Salad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes&lt;br /&gt;Serves 1&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;4      cups chopped mixed greens (spinach, romaine, arugula) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      oz chicken or turkey slices &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      medium tomato, chopped or sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4      cup cucumbers, sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/4      cup crimini mushrooms, sliced &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      cup kidney beans &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS dried sunflower seeds&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Dressing:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;2      TBS fresh lemon juice &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1/2      TBS extra virgin olive oil &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      clove garlic, pressed or chopped &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;1      TBS parmesan cheese&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Directions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;Combine all ingredients and top with dressing&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-273097507554934084?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/273097507554934084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/04/club-dallas-april-2011-newsletter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/273097507554934084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/273097507554934084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/04/club-dallas-april-2011-newsletter.html' title='Club Dallas April 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSo2J8u5c40/TZ32HXmeNzI/AAAAAAAAEDE/wIuAACwWkYw/s72-c/the_clubs_dallas_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-3430265683284265529</id><published>2011-04-05T16:43:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-05T17:09:22.371-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Club St. Louis April 2011 Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-__Zez6gvRtc/TZuvLNdpRbI/AAAAAAAAECs/SDUQiDxR5uI/s1600/the_clubs_st_louis_300x250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-__Zez6gvRtc/TZuvLNdpRbI/AAAAAAAAECs/SDUQiDxR5uI/s1600/the_clubs_st_louis_300x250.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Spring is just around the corner and we're all SOOOO ready for warmer temperatures and sunny skies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So in order to hurry it along, we've already started our SUNDAY AFTERNOON CATERED BUFFETS starting at 1 PM. &amp;nbsp;The SATURDAY BUFFETS will begin sometime in May - we'll give you plenty of notice when they'll start.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And to give spring another big PUSH, the OUTDOOR HEATED SWIMMING POOL will be drained, acid washed and refilled sometime during the week of April 18th. If everything goes well and the city inspector gives us his ok, it could be open as soon as April 23 - cross your fingers that everything goes as planned. AND the patio will be open starting Monday, April 11.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't forget our specials - $10.00 WEEKDAY LOCKERS (Monday - Friday 8 AM thru 4 PM), our "TASTY TUESDAY EVENING" featuring $10.00 Lockers (from 4 PM thru midnight) and an "All The Meat You Can Eat" Buffet (from 6-9 PM) and our THURSDAY EVENING HALF PRICE ROOM SPECIAL from 4 PM - 12 AM.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll be rounding out the month with a LIGHTS OUT PARTY on Saturday, April 23 starting at 9 PM. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's a lot planned for the month - we're looking forward to your company!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-3430265683284265529?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/3430265683284265529/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/04/club-st-louis-april-2011-newsletter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/3430265683284265529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/3430265683284265529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/04/club-st-louis-april-2011-newsletter.html' title='Club St. Louis April 2011 Newsletter'/><author><name>Matt Skallerud</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIyYqY-02cU/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OW0AqpCvslM/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-__Zez6gvRtc/TZuvLNdpRbI/AAAAAAAAECs/SDUQiDxR5uI/s72-c/the_clubs_st_louis_300x250.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-2158759134243295099</id><published>2011-03-20T19:25:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-20T19:25:03.980-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Passion in the Bathouse</title><content type='html'>I’m more of a romantic than somebody who whores around a lot. With that being said, I do have my needs and from time to time I really want to just have sex. I go to The Club a lot in order to satisfy my carnal urges and it almost always comes through for me. It’s an incredible place full of fantasies and hot encounters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last week I needed a fix, so I stopped by the Club to see who was around. It’s not particularly the time of year people are out and about, but I figured people might get a little stir crazy by this point staying inside all the time. I was right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The place was filled with a lot of men, mainly around my age and different types. I sat in the sauna for a while deciding on who to approach. I am shyer than most people so I generally have to work up the nerve to actually approach somebody in a place like this. Luckily I didn’t have to wait awhile because a few guys came in and more than one of them was clearly interested in what I had to offer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the guys seemed soft. I don’t mean that physically at all, but he just seemed like somebody who you could talk to after sex and get to know. Those kinds of guys are my weakness, so I kept smiling at him and he came over to sit next to me. Instead of grabbing my dick or shoving his tongue in my mouth he asked me my name and shook my hand. I was in love.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neither of us had paid for a room, so we decided to just talk for a while. After ten minutes we were full-fledged making out. He was such a good kisser and it was so sensual I couldn’t help but just fall into him. I decided we needed some private space, got a room and we had one of the most sensual, loving sexual experiences ever – with a stranger!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was incredible. We took turns entering each other as the sweat just kept dripping off our bodies. We rolled around, kissed each other with every ounce of vigor in our bodies and felt one another. I don’t want to sound overly cheesy (although I’m sure I already have), but it was actually really romantic for a bathhouse. Anybody who tells you it’s not possible is lying. We actually still keep in touch and meet up once in a while. It was great.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-2158759134243295099?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/2158759134243295099/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/03/passion-in-bathouse.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2158759134243295099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2158759134243295099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/03/passion-in-bathouse.html' title='Passion in the Bathouse'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-7543019922526479508</id><published>2011-03-12T14:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-20T19:24:25.959-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Twinks I Need</title><content type='html'>It was a little bit of a surprise. I wasn’t expecting to really enjoy myself at The Club. I am a man of conviction, I am a workaholic and I don’t really need to go to bathhouses to really get my rocks off. I realized after my night there though that it’s not about the need to get your rocks off, it’s about wanting to do it in a new, very fun way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I walked in, changed, and decided to prowl the area for some boys. As I had suspected, there was nothing too crazy or enticing going on. I got a bottle of water and decided to veg with a book. Worst case scenario, I can have a relaxing afternoon in the nude. Not too shabby.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was really into my book when I noticed there was some commotion around. I looked up and saw that the place had filled up a bit in the hour I had been there. I stared around and realized that there was a really good mix of guys. Older, younger, attractive, not so attractive – they were all around. I was into the younger boy looking guy and realized I had a few options in front of me. It was pretty cool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I selected a boy and decided to get him. I walked up to the group he was in and politely introduced myself and made some small talk. They were discussing a popular movie, so it wasn’t rocket science I had to give my opinion about. I stared at the boy and made it clear that I wanted him. He smiled back and I realized this was going to be fruitful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I took him back to the little room I had and we started making out. He was pretty good and I was getting excited. He stopped kissing me all of a sudden and looked up at me a little apprehensive. I asked him what was wrong and he said nothing. I probed a little more and then he said, “I’m kinda here with my boyfriend and I think he wanted to join us.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I resisted the urge to roll my eyes and figured he was the uglier guy in the group. I was too excited to go back, so I told him to bring him in. He scurried away excited and then came back with a twinky guy even hotter than himself. My frown turned upside down and I realized I had severely hit the jackpot. I took the boys into my lair and we had an amazing session – the three of us taking on many different positions all over the room. It was incredible.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-7543019922526479508?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/7543019922526479508/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/03/twinks-i-need.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/7543019922526479508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/7543019922526479508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/03/twinks-i-need.html' title='Twinks I Need'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-5680379844303877284</id><published>2011-02-16T22:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-20T19:23:36.780-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kinky - Part Two</title><content type='html'>Again, this story is pretty kinky so if you don’t want to post it or read it, please don’t. It was my first experience with a very captivating guy I met at The Club on a nice Sunday afternoon. After my hose down and shower, he was walking me over to a room and I wasn’t sure what to expect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We walked into a room that had a bit of equipment in it. There was a sling in the corner, a TV, a bed and a variety of toys. I had no idea what was going to happen to me in the room, but I figured if it crossed a line I didn’t like I could always make it clear that I wanted out. Even though the guy was captivating and really intense, he seemed benevolent and kind, too. It was a very interesting combination and I was intrigued to say the least.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He sat down on the bed and motioned for me to come over. We started making out and rolling around on the bed. It was hot, very passionate and a bit aggressive. He would pin me down and have me and then let me wrestle him down a bit. It was hot and we were clearly getting more and more excited.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After awhile of that, he whispered to me that it was time to move on. I agreed and he stood up and all of a sudden had a force about him. It was a tad alarming, but again not in a bad way. He then walked over and in one swoop forced himself into my mouth. I had never had such aggressive oral sex, but I went with it and realized that his command was really turning me on. It wasn’t an overly pleasant experience as I kept choking, but for some strange reason I did enjoy it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After he was done there he took me to the sling and strapped me in it. I had never been in one and wasn’t quite sure what the point was. It became very clear soon. He lubed me up and just started playing down there in a way that alternated pleasure and a tiny bit of pain, which made the pleasure part feel even better. It was incredible and I felt like I was on cloud nine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I heard the condom wrapper and knew it was all over at this point. Over is a loose term, cause the fucking lasted awhile – he was definitely no novice at it. It was incredible and I had never in my life felt quite that intense of a pleasure. I believe it was the combination of the mental kink and the intense pleasure with a bit of pain. Whatever it was, it was something I hope gets repeated soon!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-5680379844303877284?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/5680379844303877284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/02/kinky-part-two.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5680379844303877284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5680379844303877284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/02/kinky-part-two.html' title='Kinky - Part Two'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-1994342776511010641</id><published>2011-02-15T16:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-20T19:22:50.115-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kinky - Part One</title><content type='html'>This story may be a tad kinky for some, but I just have to tell it. You don’t have to post it to the blog unless you want to. I recently went to The Club on a Sunday afternoon to really mosey along and see what was going on. It wasn’t overly busy, but there was a good group of guys there. One of them was eyeing me from across the room as I sat out reading and getting a bit of sun. He was probably in his 30s, toned body, but nothing Adonis-like. I wasn’t sure how I felt about him yet and figured would let the afternoon take its course.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It wasn’t more than 15 minutes later when he walked over and sat next to me. Upon closer examination I realized he was a bit hairy and more toned than I realized from afar. It was clear that he was a man of conviction. We made small talk, he seemed like an alright guy and had a pleasant and firm smile. He then asked me what I was into. That question I always find loaded and made some generic response about being safe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He smiled and grabbed my leg firmly. He looked into my eyes with an intense gaze and told me that he liked to be in control and liked somebody to submit to him. I laughed nervously, but must say I was pretty intrigued. I then responded that I had always been interested in those kinds of scenes, but haven’t explored much. He chuckled and said he’d help me through it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I followed him – almost like I was in a daze – through the bathhouse. We went into the shower and he told me, very forcefully to stand still. We were both naked and I was waiting for him to turn the shower on, but he just stood there looking at me. He told me I needed to be branded before I was cleaned. Before I could figure out what he meant by that, I felt a warm stream of liquid on my leg. I looked up and realized he was pissing on me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The initial shock hadn’t really sunk in until he took his stream and started peeing all over my body. He had an evil grin on his face as he walked around, covering me in it. I wish I could say I was disgusted and left, but I ended up just standing there, and as it was happening, I got rock hard. I never had done that before, but I guess I really liked it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When he was done he looked at my hard cock, dripping now, he laughed and turned on the shower. He scrubbed me down and made sure every part of me, inside and out was cleaned. When he was finished he took a step back and said, “There, now you’re ready.” I had no idea what he meant, part of me was scared, and part of me was very excited.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TO BE CONTINUED&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-1994342776511010641?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/1994342776511010641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/02/kinky-part-one.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1994342776511010641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1994342776511010641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/02/kinky-part-one.html' title='Kinky - Part One'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-8233639113999693469</id><published>2011-01-20T19:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-20T19:21:34.577-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Met Online</title><content type='html'>Somebody on The Clubs website told me he’d meet me at the bathhouse to make me feel more secure. I was very nervous even though I had always wanted to go to The Club. His name was Rick and he was much older than me. Still, his pictures were hot and he seemed like a nice guy I could go through the experience with. He told me to meet him in the steam room once I came in and I changed, scared to death, and walked around trying to find the steam room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think a lot of guys were staring at me, probably because I looked so nervous. I’m not unattractive, but I’m not obese or anything, but I don’t think they were staring at me salivating or anything. (Although looking back, in retrospect, maybe they were.) So I walked into the steam room and it was pretty packed. I had no idea how I was supposed to find him in the dark steam, I had only seen his picture online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I was entering the steam room I realized that there was a bit of a crowd gathered around one guy in the middle. When I got to the commotion I saw the guy from online with a couple of younger guys going down on him. I’m not sure what it was, but there was something very hot about it. That’s why everybody was watching so intently. It also occurred to me, looking at the two guys, that I was perhaps fulfilling a fetish for Rick.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His head was tilted back in ecstasy and he seemed to be somewhere else. Finally he came back, opened his eyes and spotted me. His hand reached out, his index finger extended and he motioned for me to come over there. I walked over obediently and he grabbed my towel, removed it and brought me down into his mouth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next hour or two were intense. I’ve never been with a guy who was that experienced – and not just at sex, but at commanding a room. The three of us were his toys, but not in a degrading way. He made us all feel wonderful and I felt like I was the hired show of the bathhouse. It was satisfying, though, I was able to top, bottom (safely of course), have oral sex, really just let myself go into sexual desire. Exactly what I had wanted.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-8233639113999693469?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/8233639113999693469/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/01/met-online.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/8233639113999693469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/8233639113999693469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/01/met-online.html' title='Met Online'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-707411401960457017</id><published>2011-01-05T19:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-20T19:20:34.834-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Many Into One</title><content type='html'>It was a gangbang, for a lack of a better term. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to be that explicit here, but it was hot and I need you all to know what happened.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I went to The Club one night after a really exhausting day at work. I needed to unwind and let loose and let all the stress from the day just leave me. I figured a stint at The Club would help relieve my stress and maybe even get my rocks off. Now, I’ll be honest – not every time I go do I have mind blowing experiences, but I usually meet a guy or two I like and we have some fun. I forgot that there was a big convention in town, Cisco or Microsoft or something.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, I get into the place, change, grabbed some water and decided to just lie down in a room and relax. I figured if I left the door open somebody would come snooping by and perhaps strike my fancy. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. I was there awhile and nobody really came by. I got bored, started playing with myself and figured I’d go find where everybody went.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It turns out, everybody had gotten an invite to a little shindig on the other side of the place and that’s why I couldn’t find anybody. There were tons of guys standing around – a lot not so attractive, some pretty hot – and there were all sizes of dicks flapping about. Now, not that I’m a super bottom or anything, but I was getting a little tingly back there. I knew I wanted a lot and I knew it would rid myself of anything bad from the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I decided to approach the situation with caution – but not too much. I stood around and started talking to some guys who were friendly and we hit it off. I told them I was looking to get fucked by quite a few people and they started grinning. Now I’m not saying a big announcement was then made, but the tops in the room definitely got the memo pretty quickly and I started to get rock hard. One of the guys I had been talking to started to rub my ass and asked if I had a room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, looking back this is kind of funny, but there was literally a procession of men to my room following me. Yes, it was hot. We got back to my place, I positioned myself on the bed, and one after the other pounded me. I was so lost in the ecstasy and the rhythm that it did the trick. I had about 6 different guys all over me and all inside me and it was amazing. Next time you’re stressed, give it a try.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-707411401960457017?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/707411401960457017/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/01/many-into-one.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/707411401960457017'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/707411401960457017'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2011/01/many-into-one.html' title='Many Into One'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-1104022790450084406</id><published>2010-12-21T16:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-10T19:58:41.331-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Recap of 2010</title><content type='html'>I’m curious to find out what some other people’s experience at The Clubs has been. I’ve been an avid member for some time and have experienced almost each one in the country. As we end 2010 it would be a great way to reflect on some of the great times we’ve all had at the bathhouses this year. I had some of my friends give me their input which I’ll put in the post. If you want to contribute, add a comment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I really enjoyed The Club New Orleans when I was in town for Southern Decadence. I was excited for the parties and meeting new people, but once I walked into The Club I realized why this city is truly the party capital. Beautiful men, average men, some not so good looking men – there was just men everywhere. They were all enjoying themselves and everybody was so friendly. I can’t wait to go back next Labor Day.” -John&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I’ve been to Club Fort Lauderdale and Club Dallas a few times each this year. Both cities have some great gay communities and it’s definitely reflected in these bathhouses. Always full of great guys who are willing to have fun or just hang out, I never leave unsatisfied.” –Michael&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“People think of Orlando as a purely family destination, but there’s some dirty adult fun to be had here. I go here for work a lot and every time I hit up this town I make sure to check out who’s at The Club. Lots of gay guys in town cause of the tourism industry and man do they know how to have a good time with their clothes off.” –Rob&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I have family all over the Midwest and find myself often in St. Louis, Columbus, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Fort Wayne a lot. The best remedy to some family time around the holidays is to check out The Club. Hot sex definitely releases the stress. When are you guys coming to Cleveland and Fort Wayne??” –Chuck&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I live in Houston and The Club there is a really great place to be with chill guys after a long day at work. Definitely great to get my rocks off with a variety of different guys.” -Bill&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-1104022790450084406?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/1104022790450084406/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/12/recap-of-2010.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1104022790450084406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/1104022790450084406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/12/recap-of-2010.html' title='Recap of 2010'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-2308070469846271966</id><published>2010-12-10T19:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-10T19:57:54.022-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Young &amp; Confident</title><content type='html'>I love when it gets cold out because it gives me more excuses to go to The Club. I went there the other night and met this guy. It’s exactly the kind of story you’d expect on a blog like this, but then again, it was a very new experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was later than the normal crowd would have enjoyed so the areas inside The Club were pretty sparse. I decided that there was probably somebody there that could satisfy me. I walked around a bit and decided to just go sit and relax in the sauna. It seemed hotter than normal, but I decided to just sweat it out and lay down. A few guys came in and chatted and started going at it. They weren’t of much interest to me, so I just kept hanging out and relaxing. It was pleasant and I had pretty much written off any type of amazing man in the area. I was even considering jerking off, but thought I’d do another lap to see what was up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I got to the steam room there was also not that much going on, but the change from dry to wet was kind of exciting so I again sat down. It was hard to see in the steam, but then I realized that across the room there actually was an interesting guy in there. He was a lot younger than me, but had an aura of confidence you don’t normally see in guys his age. I decided to go for it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I walked across the room and sat next to him. I looked him right in the eye and he turned and met my gaze. There was an electric shock and his hand found its way underneath my towel. The response was immediate and I grabbed him and kissed him. I’m not going to say something clichéd like there were fireworks, but it was a really good fucking kiss.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It felt like we had the whole place to ourselves and we lost ourselves in each other. Right there in the steam room we explored every inch of each other’s bodies – inside and out. There was no inch of our bodies that we hadn’t explored on each other and we figured it was time to move to the next level. I took him outside and into a smaller, private room. I took this younger guy and I showed him what it meant to really live. At least, that was the plan – but he needed no lesson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We had a great time and I think I’m going to keep in touch with him. He was one of those rare people that can make you feel sexually insecure and in control at the same time. Incredible.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-2308070469846271966?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/2308070469846271966/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/12/young-confident.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2308070469846271966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2308070469846271966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/12/young-confident.html' title='Young &amp; Confident'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-2260225142897598531</id><published>2010-11-27T21:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-06T14:30:01.479-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Top 5 at the Holidays</title><content type='html'>I just needed to get away from the family after Thanksgiving that I spent about the entire weekend at The Club. I had tons of sex, met some great guys and really just let loose. There was a special going on and I took advantage of as much as I could. Here are the five best things about holiday weekends at a bathhouse:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. College Guys are home for a break. The place was crawling with younger guys who were all too enthusiastic to get down and dirty. I can’t tell you how many groups of younger guys (mixed with a few older ones) were having a really great time exploring each other. Very hot indeed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Tensions need to be released. Spending time with family and getting ready for the holidays really make people need to get rid of unwanted tensions. Everybody seemed more relaxed and comfortable. More guys were naked and open to gropes and touches. I saw men drop down to their knees often to just about anybody. Very festive – which leads me to...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. People are very festive. Not only about relieving tensions, but about life. There’s this atmosphere that the holiday season brings that makes guys do things that they probably shouldn’t. Well, actually things that they definitely should but might otherwise have hang-ups. There were some dirty orgies going on, some kinky things and just general revelry. It was an anything goes kind of weekend and there was something for everybody.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. There are generally cheaper prices. Bathhouses know there are a lot of people in town and itching to get their rocks off, so there are generally some great special deals. Gotta love that!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. It wouldn’t make sense if I did a list of fun bathhouse things and not include the simple fact that you get to have lots of great sex. No matter what, chances are you are going to be satisfied. And if you’re not, stick around a little longer – I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without going into tons of details, I definitely had plenty of sex with some great guys – all different kinds. The weekend was festive, fun, helped with tension and anything else negative. Really, all you need is a fun, crazy weekend to put things in perspective. I recommend it!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-2260225142897598531?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/2260225142897598531/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/11/top-5-at-holidays.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2260225142897598531'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2260225142897598531'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/11/top-5-at-holidays.html' title='Top 5 at the Holidays'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-9071438250154862373</id><published>2010-11-10T14:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-06T14:29:18.820-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Eddie</title><content type='html'>His name is Eddie and I can’t stop thinking about him. I first saw his picture on theclubs.com and we arranged to meet at the place for a little fun one night. I was really excited because not only did I get to go fool around with a hot guy, but I got to do it at my favorite bathhouse. I raced out the door to The Club, eager to let myself go a little bit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I got there he wasn’t yet there so I settled myself in and made some chit-chat with guys who were just hanging around. Nobody was incredibly good looking, but there were some great guys there and we ended up talking about random shit. Then, Eddie entered the place. Conversation stopped, heads turned and as he smiled at me, my heart jumped. He was gorgeous – visiting from out of town – and just had this incredible energy about him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He walked over to us, sat himself down with an air of confidence and introduced himself to me. I smiled back, exchanged pleasantries and then the group continued with the conversation. I couldn’t concentrate on what was going on, I just kept staring at our new arrival. It didn’t take long for everybody to see how excited I was (we were just wearing towels, after all), and I decided to take Eddie into a room I had rented.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The passion just came out of me as soon as we got into that room. I couldn’t help ravaging him and I could feel the same back to me. We ripped our towels off of each other and fell onto the bed, then onto the floor, then against the wall and finally back down on the bed. It was intense and I could feel him all over me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I won’t get into the nitty-gritty details (although I’m sure that’s what you want), but let’s suffice it to say that it was one of the best nights I’ve ever had with a guy. We were there for hours, doing unimaginable things to each other, sometimes letting others watch and sometimes just being with each other. We stay friends on theclubs.com and occasionally send hot photos or messages, but if he’s ever back in my town, I swear I will eat him up like nobody’s business.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-9071438250154862373?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/9071438250154862373/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/11/eddie.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/9071438250154862373'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/9071438250154862373'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/11/eddie.html' title='Eddie'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-8909925665345367898</id><published>2010-10-31T10:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-31T10:20:19.084-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Happy Halloween</title><content type='html'>I have to tell you about last night. It was incredible – one of the best Halloween parties I have ever been to. A friend of mine decided to have a fun, gay costume party and invited almost every gay guy within a fifty mile radius. Everybody was there from vampires, werewolves and zombies to doctors, firefighters and construction workers. The booze was flowing and the night was an extremely festive one. I’ve always enjoyed Halloween, but I never had one quite like this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Towards the middle of the night it was clear that everybody was getting a tad frisky. Clothes were coming off and limbs were becoming entwined. I really wanted a hot scene, but couldn’t just leave and head over to The Club like I wanted to. It would be rude to abandon my friends. After another drink or two I decided to circulate to the gyrating, drunk boys that we should move the party over to a place where we could really let loose. Most people were completely on board with this idea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We piled about twenty guys into various cabs and head to our adult gay paradise. We were incredibly festive and we busted through the door and into the locker room with a sexual enthusiasm that I haven’t really seen before. Half of us were still in costume and the other half were in various stages of undress. Once we all decided to goof off and get into our towels, tension was running high.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The place as actually full of tons of guys. Apparently we weren’t the only party to relocate to this area. Guys were everywhere and it was such a scene of debauchery that I didn’t even know where to look or begin. So I decided to just dive right in. I found a group of guys in the sauna that were laughing and having a great time. They seemed friendly – and hot – so I introduced myself, dropped my towel and put myself in the middle of a man sandwich.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The rest of the guys seemed to be doing similar things. I decided to take a break from my orgy and walk around a bit and there were definitely some sights to be seen. Guys were tangled in the steam room, there was a very festive naked party by the pool and the gym area was covered in so many bodies that you couldn’t even see the equipment. I didn’t dare walk by the rooms – I could only imagine what was going on over there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Right when I thought it was all over and I was satisfied, another wave of guys came in from what seemed to be a later party. A lot had left by this point in the night, but the stamina of the guys – even if just to watch – was still going strong and we ended up staying at The Club until 5 in the morning. It was a late night Halloween that soon won’t be forgotten.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-8909925665345367898?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/8909925665345367898/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/10/happy-halloween.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/8909925665345367898'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/8909925665345367898'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/10/happy-halloween.html' title='Happy Halloween'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-5152224444489454693</id><published>2010-10-13T10:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-31T10:19:46.406-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Common Interests</title><content type='html'>I really love The Club. It’s a place I can go and let loose, in more ways than one. I try to make it a habit of going every so often because it’s almost like therapy – it relieves stress and endorphins and is fucking amazing. I tend to go during the week because I am hanging with friends on the weekend and I like the fact that there is a regular group of guys on a Tuesday or Wednesday night. There’s a sense of camaraderie that I must say I enjoy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This past Tuesday, one of my buddies – let’s call him Ted – was around and we often like to an aggressive, dominant guy to have his way with us. I was feeling rather frisky that night, so we decided to let ourselves go. The place wasn’t overly busy and there weren’t an abundance of guys who fit our type, so we decided to lie out in the common area and just shoot the shit. We dropped our towels and enjoyed the parade of men walking by watching us. A couple stopped to join us and we ended up getting a good group together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two of the guys who joined us were also buddies and through some discussion it seemed as if they were regulars at another bathhouse and were checking this one out instead. They were thoroughly impressed and said they planned on coming to The Club more often. Then they started telling stories about some of the things that happened in their previous place. Apparently it was more raunchy (and dirty) and attracted some intense folks. They were looking for something where they could feel comfortable and clean. They found their place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had to admit I was wondering why they would go to a place that was so dirty, and then it dawned on me that they might be a little kinky in the grand scheme of things. I started detailing to the group what Ted and I were looking for and it was clear their interests peaked. They said they were interested in similar things and maybe we could help each other out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead of the normal parameters of going to a room and enjoying each other’s company, we decided it would be rude to abandon the group. The four of us started making out, much to the delight of the onlookers. We were all naked, rubbing each other and slowly but surely we started servicing each other. It was a very communal event; we were all both more dominant and submissive. We changed roles and really examined the full spectrum. It was hot, between the diversity and exhibitionism, it was probably the most enhancing sexual experience yet. It was great.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-5152224444489454693?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/5152224444489454693/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/10/common-interests.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5152224444489454693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5152224444489454693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/10/common-interests.html' title='Common Interests'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-4639623467671080900</id><published>2010-09-21T13:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-01T13:03:42.981-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dark Stranger</title><content type='html'>I was taken a little off guard by the way the guy looked at me. I don’t usually get flustered around guys, but he was definitely my type and my heart started beating really fast. Instead of staring back and entering the game, I panicked and looked away, walking towards where my friends were waiting. They of course made fun of me a tad for being shy and handed me the drink they ordered me. We were having a fun boys night out, nothing too crazy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Until he stared at me, or should I say started staring at me. It was not a one-time thing and he just kept looking. I decided that this needed to happen and I drank until my inhibitions were lower. Not drunk, mind you, just a little more social. Finally, he came over, grabbed me and smiled. We talked for a bit, but it was clear that only sex was on our minds. The problem was that I had roommates and he lived far away. He suggested The Club, and I was intrigued.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had only been to the place once, but I had an OK enough time. I never thought about going with somebody there, I guess I wondered whether or not the other people would be a distraction to the task on hand. They weren’t.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We got there late, and while the place was busy, it was very much the hour when everybody was enjoying themselves…a lot. He got us a room and in no time we were all over each other. The intensity of his stare was definitely easily translated to his movements and the way he touched and kissed me. It was passion for sure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I didn’t realize when we entered the room, but he had left the door open a tad. I’m not sure if this was on purpose or not, but it didn’t take long for another couple to stop by and watch. They apparently were looking for a room to share, and we didn’t mind. Next things I know, there are four of us in a small room, rolling around, enjoying each other’s bodies, having a great time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m going to make the point that we were very safe, but I will also make the point that letting your inhibitions go is very empowering. Just taking your preconceived notions aside, meet a dark stranger at a bar and then have the night we had – wow. It was incredible and definitely one for the record books.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-4639623467671080900?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/4639623467671080900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/09/dark-stranger.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4639623467671080900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4639623467671080900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/09/dark-stranger.html' title='Dark Stranger'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-2459763180721908865</id><published>2010-09-12T13:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-01T13:03:12.770-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Opening Up</title><content type='html'>My boyfriend and I recently decided to open up our relationship and we thought it would be fun to go to The Club together. I don’t want to go on about how monogamy isn’t for me, but it was amazing. I wasn’t sure what would happen and I didn’t know if it would end badly, but that place is just a great time, no matter what the situation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We went on a Friday night because we thought it would be the best time to go. It was clear we were both nervous. We weren’t strangers to a bathhouse, but I’ve never been to one with a friend, let alone my boyfriend. We walked in, got in our towels and gave each other a nervous smile. The rest of the night basically was just a coast through pleasure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We started by giving each other massages in the sauna. We thought that whether or not other people were going to be appealing to us, we might as well relax and have fun with each other. We chuckled looking back, though, because massaging somebody in the sauna is a welcome invite to anybody else to come in and join in on the festivities. Before we knew it there were about 8 men in the room, all being very frisky with one another. It was almost as if they needed somebody to break the ice and then they went for it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After making a few new friends, we decided to do a lap and get a room. We had made a pact beforehand that anything that happened with other people would be very somewhat limited. That doesn’t mean we didn’t want to put on a show though. My boyfriend is a bit of an exhibitionist and I didn’t really care one way or the other.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We got the room, went in to make sure there was room for some guests and then walked around. Saw some hot guys, some not so hot guys, some intriguing people, if you know what I mean. There were a few guys making out with each other, pretty good looking, so I decided this was a good place to start. We approached them and made some chit chat to those who weren’t preoccupied, but it didn’t take long for all of us to be pretty “preoccupied.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We spent some time with our new friends, making out, being touchy-feely and having a good time. It was a good way to feel them out – so to speak – and see if they were interested in watching a little show. About half of them were and we threw a little impromptu party in the room. Not to say they weren’t somewhat involved in the event, but we were definitely the main attraction.&lt;br /&gt;I have to say, nothing happened that was completely crazy, but it was a great time. It was the perfect entrance into a life of non-monogamy with my partner. We got to experience sex in a whole new way, with each other and yet with others. I highly recommend it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-2459763180721908865?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/2459763180721908865/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/09/opening-up.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2459763180721908865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2459763180721908865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/09/opening-up.html' title='Opening Up'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-9049691155451199688</id><published>2010-08-28T09:11:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-28T09:11:49.773-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Welcome Back</title><content type='html'>I took a break for a few weeks from The Club. I was seeing this guy and it wasn’t really his thing, so I didn’t go as often as I had wanted. I went back again last night, and I can definitely tell you that it was as if they were throwing me a welcome back party. The place was packed, crawling with different types of men: young, old, stocky, tall, smooth, hariy, slim – you name it, and it was there last night. Maybe it had something to do with the full moon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I walked in and the lockerroom was a buzz. Guys were pulsating with the sexual energy and everybody just seemed to be having a good time. Once you walked out of there the vibe was somewhat different. It was subdued, quiet, erotic but still pulsating with that sexual energy. It was nights like these I enjoyed, where you just felt like something really fun was about to happen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I walked around for a little while, checking things out, and I ran into a group of guys who were standing in a circle, laughing, having a good time. They saw me approach and welcomed me into their group. It was a pretty diverse group, some naked, some not completely, and I found myself thinking of a couple little fantasies in my head. The mundane conversation died down shortly and the guy on my left started rubbing my shoulders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was expecting everybody to start touching each other and making out, but it was clear at this point that I was going to be the center of this group. The guy to my right started kissing me, another was down in front of me and yet another was behind. I wasn’t quite sure what was going on, but there was no way in hell I was going to argue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After about ten minutes of pure ecstasy they told me they all chipped in and got a big room. I found myself being led away by the boys and we entered a nice-sized room with a bed. The first guy who touched be told me to get on the bed, and I did. This is when I realized I was being given a great welcome back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m not sure the relation of all the guys, but they pretty much weren’t interested in each other. They were interested in taking turns – or at the same time – enjoying all parts of my body. The others watched, laughed, made commentary, and I laid there, sat up, turned around, just took all of them in one by one and had an incredible time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It made me think that perhaps I should stay away for a few weeks at a time just to have such warm welcomings. Then I thought about it some more and realized that that wasn’t going to happen.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-9049691155451199688?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/9049691155451199688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/08/welcome-back.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/9049691155451199688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/9049691155451199688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/08/welcome-back.html' title='Welcome Back'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-3473224909710413296</id><published>2010-08-02T21:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-28T09:11:09.668-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Everybody's Invited</title><content type='html'>I had a friend who wasn’t sure if he’d fit in at The Club. I’ve been doing a good job bringing friends into the mix, but he thought his “few extra pounds” would keep him from having a good time. I decided to bring him in and let everybody there decide. He was skeptical, but with a bit of encouragement one night he decided he definitely needed to “scratch an itch” and we hopped in our car bound for the place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It wasn’t the most festive of nights, probably due to the weather, but when we got in we decided to do a lap and see what guys were around. Not too many, but they were a diverse group of people in terms of bodies and looks, so I knew that at least would help him feel a little more comfortable. We eventually found a nice little nook to sit in and chat, one near the flow of traffic so that if somebody caught our eye, we’d be ready.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ready we definitely were. After a short while, a guy I had seen before looked over at us, smiled, and his eyes lingered a bit on my friend. I smiled and told him to go for it. It was a pointless thing to tell him because he had bounced up and started following the guy. I could see them across the room out of the corner of my eye. Not much talking was done and then they were very much enjoying each other’s bodies and company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wasn’t as intent on meeting a new guy, I just wanted to relax in the sauna or steam room, but before I could make up my mind where to go, I realized a guy was across the room completely naked and definitely enjoying his view. I smiled and did a once over. He was nothing too special to be completely honest, but he had a really sexual energy about him. I found myself stirring a little and decided to just go to the sauna and see if he’d follow me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Followed me he definitely did. We went into the empty sauna and before I could sit down he was on top of me, showing me his fortes and me slipping into bliss. He was intense and erotic and the sexual energy I felt was overpowering. I felt myself just going with the motion and enjoying every inch of his body, feeling his chest hair all over me and feeling his firm grip take hold of me. It was intense and pretty spectacular.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It wasn’t until we were finished that I looked up and realized we had given a bit of a show. My friend was there grinning with a few other random stragglers. If I had known at the time, I would’ve given a little more of a performance, but I was more than satisfied with myself and the evening, and it was clear my friend was too. We had fun, the place really was something we all were looking for.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-3473224909710413296?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/3473224909710413296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/08/everybodys-invited.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/3473224909710413296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/3473224909710413296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/08/everybodys-invited.html' title='Everybody&apos;s Invited'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-2987504735477410053</id><published>2010-07-30T19:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-02T15:57:47.434-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Convert</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;I decided to take my friend to The Club. He had never been before and was incredibly skeptical about it. I have to admit, I didn’t blame him, I was very judgmental on the whole idea before I became an addict. (Just kidding) I knew once he went a few times, it would be great and he’d be a lover like me. The only problem was I also knew he’d be somewhat clingy the first time and I wasn’t quite comfortable with that. Still, I figured we’d manage.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;We went on a Friday late night hoping there would be a good after-the-bars crowd there. We were in luck, there was a great crowd a diverse group of guys. I told him we’d take it easy and we just lounged around some of the common areas. I figured if we had some social time it would make him more comfortable.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;As soon as we sat down a couple guys decided to put on a show right next to us. I started to panic a little bit, thinking my friend would be freaked out, but he seemed to be enjoying it. It’s one of those things that feels better once you’re in it. The two guys next to us were incredibly hot. One was older, scruffy, muscular and the other one was younger and not as toned. They obviously knew how to excite each other and it wasn’t long until a crowd was watching. It was sexy, but not pretentious or anything, and I could see that my friend was having a good time.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;A couple guys I had seen there before came over and started chatting us up and they were really great. We had some great conversations and I knew at this point that my friend was definitely feeling the vibe and enjoying one of my Club acquaintances. We were just shooting the shit until one of them started massaging my friend and asked if he wanted to go check out the room he rented. I gave a look of protection, but I got an OK signal from my friend and I let them go off and have fun. My attention went back to the show that was going on.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;It still wasn’t finished. These guys were animals and the crowd was thoroughly enjoying it. Some started pairing off or putting on side shows, but the vibe was incredible. Everywhere you looked you could see guys either really enjoying themselves or enjoying what other people were doing. I spent a good portion of the night just running around and making friends and enjoying the shows that were everywhere. Not necessarily the busiest night I’ve had there, but my friend had a great time with that guy and I had a great time just soaking up the vibe and talking to some great guys. All in all, another great night and a new satisfied customer.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-2987504735477410053?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/2987504735477410053/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-convert.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2987504735477410053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2987504735477410053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-convert.html' title='Another Convert'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-9096864713250705589</id><published>2010-07-12T15:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-02T15:57:10.333-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Off Peak</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;It was four o’clock in the morning on a Monday night / Tuesday morning. I really wanted to meet some guys, but wasn’t sure if it was going to be worth going to The Club. I decided to just go, figuring that at least somebody would be there. There definitely was somebody there – some bodies I should say.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;I walked in and as expected, the crowd was a little sparse. &lt;span style="text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;a &lt;/span&gt;couple guys were milling about, but nobody I really wanted to hang out with. I decided it would be nice to go lounge in the steam room to take a load off my night. I had been working late and then went out for a few drinks and really just wanted to relax with a new friend. New friends are often found in steam rooms.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;I sat down, leaned back and closed my eyes. I found myself in a bit of a euphoric state, just feeling the heat of the steam on my body, letting the toxins just pour out of me. I heard the door open and shut a couple times, but I wasn’t in any mood to leave my newfound state of enlightenment and I started to enjoy myself all alone in the heat. Well, apparently if you want the boys to come running all you have to do is start touching yourself. The next thing I knew, the steam room had quite a little party going on.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;I first realized that there were people around by sensing them. I figured it was time to join the crowd and open my eyes and that’s when I realized a good six guys – all different types – were standing around watching me play with myself. It was clear that I was enjoying the exhibitionism so I thought, “What the hell?” and really let loose. I found myself putting on a show that I didn’t even know I was capable of, and the guys in the room were eating it up (figuratively at this point).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;I decided to show everybody how limber I could really be and got into a couple of my favorite jack off positions. The crowd was impressed and I couldn’t take it anymore. I dove right in and I must say, being the center of attention at The Club is fucking amazing. The crowd was really getting into it and there were limbs crashing together as the wet heat all around us permeated our pores. It was one of those experiences where you just give it all up and let your body flow with everybody else. It was great, and a wonderful surprise early on a Tuesday morning!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-9096864713250705589?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/9096864713250705589/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/07/off-peak.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/9096864713250705589'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/9096864713250705589'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/07/off-peak.html' title='Off Peak'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-7603724455056377771</id><published>2010-06-05T08:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-05T08:32:07.907-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Summertime</title><content type='html'>Summer is here and that means a few things, but two that I’m really excited about. The first one is that people are out and about and on the move. The second one is that people are hornier. When you mix these two things together you get some incredible times at The Club. You find yourself meeting new people from all around, they’re eager to have a great time and I have to do everything in my power not to live there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will say that I’m especially giddy about this because last night I was having a fun TV night and then decided to head over and check out who was there. It was one of the most vibrant parties I had ever experienced. There were men everywhere having a good time with each other in a variety of different ways.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The energy was so infectious that when I got there I quickly changed and bounced over to the pool. Guys were just hanging out and a few of them were touching and making out and doing all sorts of fun things. It was hard to decide if I should just jump right in or sit and chat for a little while. Then I realized that both were perfectly fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This hot guy came up to me and instantly started caressing my body in a gentle, but firm way. As he was doing so he smiled at me and started talking about the weekend at hand, his summer travels and how he just loved the place. I agreed and started returning the favor and the chat. A few other guys overheard our conversation and decided to join in and before I knew it there were just hands everywhere while having a great conversation with new friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After a while it was very evident that everybody was ready for the next stage. A few people darted off with one or two and then there was a group of about six of us standing around. Somebody suggested we all hang out in the steam room and I thought that was a good idea. It was dark and wet in there, both things that really appealed to me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We stepped into a foggy orgy. It was insane and incredible, but I had never seen a group of men enjoying each other so much. I didn’t even know if I wanted to stay or not it seemed so intricate, but the boys and I decided to just jump right in. The talking part was over, but between the darkness, the heat and the wetness in the air, I got my fair share of men last night. It was like breeding season for gay men and I was enjoying every part of it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-7603724455056377771?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/7603724455056377771/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/06/summertime.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/7603724455056377771'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/7603724455056377771'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/06/summertime.html' title='Summertime'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-4739865569452213697</id><published>2010-05-22T20:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-05T08:31:12.472-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Sub-Play</title><content type='html'>He was French and he liked to be dominated. That’s what he told me when he sent me a message on the website of The Clubs. I wasn’t really sure what that entailed, but he was hot so I sent him a message back that we should meet up at The Club that evening. He agreed and we planned on a meeting time and place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I saw him, I knew it was him in an instant. He was smaller in frame, but did not look weak. It was clear that any sort of submission he liked to do was acting. Nothing about him seemed to say weak or meek. We exchanged hellos and he instantly brought me into a room he had reserved that came equipped with some fetish paraphernalia and a sling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was starting to get nervous because I hadn’t really done anything like this before and didn’t want him laughing at me or thinking I was being lame. Still, I figured it was easier being more dominant because you could just yell at him and tell him to stop laughing, right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We made some small talk in the room, which was good. He was French but living in the US, worked as a data analyst and really liked science fiction movies. I had no idea if any of it was true, but it painted a good picture. I felt more comfortable around him which was key.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next thing I knew he was handing me rubber straps to bind him and telling me to begin. At this point, I almost laughed because it seemed like an odd thing to do. Still, I went along with it and decided that I needed to experience different things, including this. I took the straps and tied his hands together and his legs so he appeared virtually helpless on the bed. I really had no idea what to do next, but I figured there weren’t any set rules since I was technically the one in charge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I used some of his toys to slap him around a bit (nothing crazy) and tried to be verbal about it, but that was much more difficult. He seemed to be enjoying our play so I kept getting into it more and more as we were going along. I have to admit, I didn’t think it would be something I could enjoy, but I was really having fun. It was like an intricate game and sex all tied together (no pun intended).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we finally got the sling I was so in the groove with it that it didn’t take long until we both had reached the finish line with big smiles on our faces. It was kind of cool, trying something new like this and connecting with somebody in a way I never felt before.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-4739865569452213697?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/4739865569452213697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/05/sub-playga.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4739865569452213697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4739865569452213697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/05/sub-playga.html' title='Sub-Play'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-2301535078609423470</id><published>2010-05-05T08:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-05T08:29:40.165-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Exhibitionist Man</title><content type='html'>The first time he saw me was in March, I think. About two months ago, I was standing in the shower and when I looked over he was staring at me and massaging himself. I smiled politely, but since I had just finished I was cleaning up and heading out. He didn’t seem to care that I didn’t come over and talk to him, he just kept enjoying himself and watching me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last week, I saw him again, so it dawned on me that he must be a local. He was working out at the gym, the sweat was dripping down his body on all sides and it was my turn to stand there watching him. He saw me and smiled, kept working out but didn’t say anything to me. It was just as well, because I happened to meet a couple from New York who I had a great time with.&lt;br /&gt;So last night I was sitting in the sauna and of course he walks in and sits down across from me.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We smiled at each other and maintained some severe eye contact. It was almost as if we had this intense stare sessions and that’s what was getting us off. Not the fact that another man was in our midst and the electricity of desire was radiating from each of us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At that moment, two guys came in and it was clear they were bathhouse exhibitionists. They just needed to enjoy each other in the center of a group, where anybody could come and watch. I have to admit, they put on a damn good show. It wasn’t long until I was enthralled with their action and seemingly forgot about the guy who I stared down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They finished after a good amount of time and then bounced back out of the room. I looked up and he was giving me a really wicked smile. After that show, I was done staring so I stood up and went to sit next to him, but he stood up to and motioned for me to follow him. I suddenly became intrigued and did so, following him past the shower and the gym to a corner in the main area. It appeared all of a sudden that he was a bathhouse exhibitionist too. He turned around, leaned his back up against the wall and devoured my mouth into his. It was suddenly raw and passionate and I couldn’t help but lose myself in his mouth much like I lost myself in his gaze.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He firmly pushed me down on my knees and I enjoyed every inch of him as I could hear people behind me. I could tell he was getting off on the people watching as well as what I was doing, and it actually turned me on a lot, too. He finished in no time but kept me firmly to the ground for a while, most likely basking in the attention. After a few minutes, he got me up smiled and walked away.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-2301535078609423470?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/2301535078609423470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/05/exhibitionist-man.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2301535078609423470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/2301535078609423470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/05/exhibitionist-man.html' title='Exhibitionist Man'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-4706502192375036027</id><published>2010-04-23T09:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-03T09:31:27.298-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Adonis</title><content type='html'>I walked in and my breath was taken away. This man was standing before me, and the only word I could use to describe him was powerful. He seemed to tower over everybody else with his manly physique and I couldn’t help but stare at him. I longed for him in ways I never felt before. I wanted to talk to him, to learn everything I could about what made him have this hold over me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was at The Club on a sunny afternoon and there were a lot of guys just hanging out. It seemed to be one of the most casual events I’ve seen and I wouldn’t have known I was in a bathhouse if it wasn’t the fact that everybody was in a towel. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I walked over to the common area and there he was, smiling, lightly touching his hairy, masculine chest and I felt myself swoon. Luckily one of the guys in the group I had known from previous visits and he was a sort of friend of mine. I decided I needed to join this group and walked over to say hi to my friend. It wasn’t hard for me to enter the conversation, they were talking about a popular TV show that was on the night before. I tried to contribute, but I couldn’t stop staring at him. He was just so powerful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The afternoon was a pretty lazy one, lounging and talking while some guys went in and out of the group to the sauna, to some rooms, etc. I couldn’t leave his side and the more transient the group was, the more I got to talk to him. He was a local, but rarely came to The Club. I felt myself blushing and smiling at everything he said, but he didn’t seem to notice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After a while the conversation waned and he asked if anybody wanted to go explore the place with him. The others were comfortable so I found myself walking next to him, all around and feeling his body’s energy close to mine. We ducked into the sauna to see that almost nobody was inside. We sat down and it wasn’t long until I felt his incredibly strong arms around me. It was sensual at first but the more touching occurred, the more firm and rough it got. I found myself in ecstasy and when he suggested we go to the room he rented, I almost couldn’t contain myself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We went to the small room he had rented, and the firm, yet gentle nature of his being made me melt. I was putty in his hands and he used this to his advantage, guiding me through one of the greatest experiences I had there. It was incredible and I felt weak, yet strong at the same time. The hottest part was the fact that he left the door slightly open so we were performing for others from time to time. I do not use the word perform lightly either, it really was theatrical.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Afterwards we bid adieu and smiled slightly as we both said we hoped we’d run into each other again.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-4706502192375036027?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/4706502192375036027/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/04/adonis.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4706502192375036027'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4706502192375036027'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/04/adonis.html' title='Adonis'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-5625953607463194361</id><published>2010-04-13T09:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-03T09:30:28.032-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay bath house'/><title type='text'>Club Tips</title><content type='html'>I think instead of telling a story this time I need to give you all some pointers about going to The Club. I was there the other day and realized that a new guy was really lost and confused. I remembered that it was a really short time ago that I felt the same way. It’s funny because I feel so comfortable there now that I almost forget what it was like. So here’s a guide for newbies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first thing to know is that the place is whatever you make it. If it you want it to be a fun place to chill with some guys and shoot the shit, it can be. Go find some guys who are relaxing, laughing, talking and make some conversation. The social aspect of The Club is not intimidating and can be a lot of fun. Think of it as a social meeting place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh the other side, if you’re looking to get into something pretty scandalous, that can be arranged as well. Take a walk around, see who’s cruising and what some of the guys are up to. There are areas of The Club you can lose yourself in, and it can be really exciting and fun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There’s an etiquette to the bath house that a lot of people might not realize when they first come. The overall theme is respect while having fun. Nobody is forced to do anything they don’t want to and you shouldn’t feel pressured to. Being honest and direct are two very important things. On the flip side, do not pressure anybody who may not be interested. It’s a place of mutual respect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This tip is an obvious one, but be safe! If you’re going to explore different fun scenarios with strangers, you obviously need to protect yourself and education yourself about all the STDs out there. The attitude “oh, it’s just gonorrhea” won’t be what you’re thinking when it burns to go to the bathroom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be casual and have fun. That’s the best advice about these places. It’s really not as scary as you might think it is, and if you go in with an open mind and a casual atmosphere, you’re going to enjoy yourself. If you instead decide on being obnoxious, loud and ignoring all the rules, I guarantee the rest of the people there will make sure you’re kicked out or alienated. Just like any bar or social place you can go to, be smart and respectful and you can meet some really great people and have a great time.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-5625953607463194361?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/5625953607463194361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/04/club-tips.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5625953607463194361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/5625953607463194361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/04/club-tips.html' title='Club Tips'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-4351821273333046357</id><published>2010-03-31T07:57:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-31T07:57:17.689-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Online to The Club</title><content type='html'>A lot of people talk about online meetings, but it’s just not really my thing. I prefer to go to The Club where you can really connect with people, see who’s around and enjoy my time there. I have to admit though, the Internet makes it incredibly easy to talk to people and virtually meet. I was really excited when I saw the changes made to The Clubs website and realized that I could do both – virtually talk to people on there and then meet up with them at The Club.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The other day I was on the website browsing through pictures in my local area and I found this guy that was exactly my type. We started chatting on the website, sending each other messages, and the next thing I knew we were both pretty worked up and decided to go check out the scene at The Club. It was really exciting already knowing that a guy I liked was going to be there in addition to whatever other shenanigans were going on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I got to the place I changed and went to the area he said he’d be in. There he was, sitting there, looking relaxed. When I walked over to him he looked at me and a big grin spread across his face. It was hot sensing the chemistry before either of us even opened our mouths. It didn’t take long though until we did open our mouths and enjoy each other’s bodies and company. Nothing too crazy happened, but we had a lot of fun and a lot of other guys there seemed to join in the revelry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s one thing I hadn’t realized about The Club that I love. The attitude of the place is infectious. All you need is a good group of guys who are looking to really have fun and it’s a blast. It took me awhile, but now I feel so relaxed at the place, it’s just a great time full of fun and great people. And now I can extend that atmosphere to chatting with guys who agree with me online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve been sending messages to another guy on the site that is pretty cool. We have a scheduled rendez-vous this weekend, so I’ll let you know how that goes.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-4351821273333046357?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/4351821273333046357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/03/online-to-club.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4351821273333046357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/4351821273333046357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/03/online-to-club.html' title='Online to The Club'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-6372067749478847761</id><published>2010-03-08T19:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-28T19:38:16.046-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Holiday</title><content type='html'>The thing about bathhouses is that – excuse the cliché – they’re much like Forrest Gump’s chocolates, they really are random. Sometimes you’ll go and they’re not entirely packed, but you’ll generally still find somebody there you click with. Other times, you go and it’s a zoo – in every sense of the word – and it’s a great time. Nevertheless, I enjoy going to The Club often because of the experiences.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m going to tell you about a great experience I had recently. I went to The Club one morning on a holiday when I was feeling particularly frisky. Being that it was morning and I know how some men do enjoy their parties, I wasn’t sure if people would be there and if it would be just the PBS-watching morning crowd. Let me tell you, it was a zoo – line to get in and all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feeling the energy of the people there, I quickly changed into my towel and have a look around. It didn’t take me long to find a group of guys standing around watching two guys go at it. When I say “go at it” a picture pops into your mind, but unfortunately there are no words to describe this scene. It was like something you hear about but never actually witness. This is where the term zoo comes in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the guys must have been Italian or so, an OK body but a fact that just oozed expression. His partner in this instance was a thinner red headed kid who looked like there wasn’t anything he didn’t enjoy. They were pretty much putting on a show for everybody with the enthusiasm of Broadway stars. I couldn’t help but get caught up in the crowd standing around and watching. It was insane and hot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next thing I knew, the crowd of onlookers had gotten so hot and bothered that there was quite literally an explosion of tension and then there were arms and legs all over the place just going nuts. I once saw an independent film about an underground place in Brooklyn and the movie popped right in my mind. It was also a very jovial and excited energy all around, not stuffy and cold. It was infectious and I found myself just getting carried away – literally and figuratively – by many men. It was incredible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I ended the experience with a little bit of a work out and a lunch date, and I have to say it was the perfect day. I think it was one of those holidays like President’s Day that don’t really mean much other than a day off of work and – now – a day off on an adventure.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6176145014510592500-6372067749478847761?l=the-clubs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/feeds/6372067749478847761/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-holiday.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/6372067749478847761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6176145014510592500/posts/default/6372067749478847761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://the-clubs.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-holiday.html' title='Happy Holiday'/><author><name>Richard Brower</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176145014510592500.post-7107936034289755045</id><published>2010-02-25T13:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T13:59:16.081-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Great Day</title><content type='html'>I took a little break from The Club, but I went back and remembered why I had fallen into the groove of the place. It really was a way for me to just relax, be myself and enjoy the great company of men. I was having one of those really great days that you don't understand - just happy for the sake of being happy. I decided to celebrate with some new friends by visiting my favorite bathhouse and seeing what was up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I got off work early and came in mid-afternoon, figuring I would see what was up before people got off work. It wasn't overly busy, but there were enough people there to provide some eye candy and entertain thoughts of what kind of trouble I could get into. I did a lap and decided to plant myself in the steam room to see who would come in. There were already a couple guys in there eyeing each other up and down and I felt myself feeling festive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I sat down a little bit away from them and watched them flirt with each other. They were obviously enjoying being watched and were showing off their bodies a little bit. I chuckled a little bit at the almost art of it, we really do behave in orchestrations sometimes. They eventually sealed the deal and ended up going off together. I was happy for them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since the steam room was now empty I decided to stroll on over to the shower area and clean myself up. I wasn't aware at how festive this place was going to be! A lot of guys were just standing around and talking with the hot water washing all over them. It was hot but friendly - exactly my cup of tea. I picked an area towards the middle, turned on the shower and entered the conversation. Most of them were really cool guys and the conversation started to get a little risqué which of course we all wanted. Next thing I know the guys are comparing body parts and starting conversations with, "So the
