If you plan to go to a Myrtle Beach Resort this year for a business trip, family vacation, or just a weekend getaway; then make sure you pack the golf clubs. The areas around Myrtle Beach are perfect for golf. They have a lot of golf courses to choose from and the weather is always nice. A Resort in Myrtle Beach should include a golf course or two you can play at while visiting this beautiful area of the country. Most of the courses are just minutes away and regardless of where you choose to stay at in Myrtle Beach, you can rest assure that a golf course is nearby.

I know a lot of my friends go play golf in South Carolina every year. It isn’t a far drive from our North Georgia homes. I have never made this trip with them before, but I think I might take them up on the offer in 2010. I believe they go to about 5 different golf courses and will do this in a 4 day trip. A game of golf in the morning and one in the evening is how they usually do it. They do try to play 2 rounds a day at different golf courses when they arrive, so in case bad weather comes, they will have played the courses they wanted to go to. Travelers should always do what’s highest on their list first, in case something does intrude on your vacations or weekend getaways.

If you have never been to Myrtle Beach; then you should try it at least once. I have been there two times and loved it each time I went. There is a lot more things to do in Myrtle Beach and golf isn’t your only choice. The great seafood restaurants, shopping, and the beach are just a few of the things you will like in Myrtle Beach. An Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotel is the next best thing to a resort. If you don’t want to stay at a resort, you can select from a long list of hotels in the area. I do recommend getting one that is on the ocean side of the strip. It’s a lot better when you can leave your hotel room and head for the ocean and you don’t have to worry about crossing the street and dodging the traffic on the strip. If you do go, be sure to come back here and let me know how your trip to Myrtle Beach went. Have fun!

The stage is set and the 4 best college teams in football will be matched up against each other this year. The bias BCS Rankings wasn’t able to put the best 4 college football teams against each other, but the ACC and SEC did manage to accomplish what the BCS couldn’t. We are lucky as college football fans to have a championship game in the ACC and SEC so we can see good teams facing good teams. The best two teams in the country is no doubt the Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide. These top two teams in the 2009 college football season will get a chance to face each other in the SEC Championship Game.

The winner of the SEC Championship Game between the Crimson Tide and the Gators will be crowned the 2009 NCAA Champions in college football. The official BCS rankings will not show this on their final results, but this is because of their bias voters and not having the ability to understand how competitive football is in the South. We see some of these undefeated teams barely beating small schools; yet they’re still ranked in the top 10 in the country. Even the Texas Longhorns are over ranked and don’t deserve a BCS bowl game this year. They have manage to squeak by weak competition and don’t deserve their bid for a title game this year. It was the middle of October when voters said Texas should finish unbeaten, since they had already faced 1 or 2 good teams on their schedule. The South offers a much tougher competition level and just look at the opponents of Florida and Alabama. Their final regular season game was against Florida State and Auburn and they had to play these two games before they face each other in the Georgia Dome for the SEC Championship Game. The Texas Longhorns or none of the other undefeated teams in the top 10 could a Auburn or Florida State and then have to play a team like Alabama or Florida to just have the chance to play in the BCS Championship Game. No question the SEC has the best two teams in the country and 2009 college football champions will be crowned in the Georgia Dome on December 5th.

Who: Alabama .vs. Florida

Where: Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia

When: 4PM on CBS; December 5th, 2009

What: The Best Two Teams in College Football

The ACC will be providing the next best two teams in college football. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Clemson Tigers will square off in Tampa Bay to settle the champions from the ACC. Either one of these two teams would easily defeat TCU, Texas, Cincinnati, Boise State or even a Pac 10 Oregon team that is ranked 8th in the country for some reason. You can just look at Oregon ranked 8th to see how messed up the BCS Rankings are. Oregon has lost two games this year to Stanford and Boise State. They beat Purdue by 2 points and won against Arizona by a slim margin of 3 points. It would be a sad day for Oregon’s football team if they had to face a team like the Clemson Tigers from the ACC. Clemson would run all over Oregon and any other Pac 10 team. This is the BCS problem and the environment they have created in college football. Clemson is probably the weakest of the 4 teams playing in the SEC and ACC championship games and our weakest elite team could easily beat their most elite, not to mention the other college football teams that are over ranked.

The ACC Game is determined by the best team from the Atlantic Division which is the Clemson Tigers and the best team from the Coastal Division which is the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The 2009 ACC Championship will be held in Raymond James Stadium and this is where the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers play their home football games on Sundays in Florida.

The ACC championship game is sponsored by Dr Pepper and they will be helping provide which team is the 3rd best team in the country. The SEC will have the top two teams in college football and the loser will be the 2nd best team in the 2009 college football season. The winner of this ACC match up between the Tigers and Yellow Jackets will be 3rd in the country and the loser will be considered the 4th best team in the country. I would rank the TCU team 5th overall in the country and this would complete the top 5 teams in college football.

2009 Real Rankings in College Football

1. Winner of SEC Championship Game

2. Loser of SEC Championship Game

3. Winner of ACC Championship Game

4. Loser of ACC Championship Game

5. TCU

I don’t think 6th place and down is really that important in college football. We should know which teams make up the top 5 positions and it worked out in this order for the 2009 college football season. The BCS Rankings can’t get the top 5 teams in the country due to money from programs like USC Trojan football and the bias voters that don’t want to see an all southern BCS Championship Game; even if they’re the best two teams in the country. There will not be another game in the regular season or in a bowl game that will feature as much talent and good football players as the SEC Championship Game will have in Atlanta, Georgia on December 5th. The ACC Game will also fall on December 5th and ABC will carry this game.

Our wheels are everything to us and I do mean “wheels” as in our cars we drive each day. Since we spend so much time in them and they’re so valuable to us; it’s only natural we want the coolest and best car accessories we can find for them. I have a lot of friends that like to buy all the fixings for their rides and they love this type of stuff. It is as much fun to buy car accessories for them as it is to get out and install them on their automobiles. I haven’t did it as much as them but I can understand the excitement they get out of it. It’s fun to roll up your sleeves every now and then and install something that takes a few tools. It can be fun and rewarding when you fix a problem or add a new feature to your car. It can also be aggravating when things don’t go as planned. I have been on both sides of the fence and I know how these things can go. My car needs a few touch ups now and I will be looking to fix them this winter. I’m ready for the cold air as I try to fix up my ride over the next few months. Do you have any car parts or accessories you plan to fix or add to your car?

The Beach Resorts Myrtle Beach is the perfect place to plan that next family vacation. These resorts in Myrtle Beach offer a lot of nice things to travelers. Once you arrive in Myrtle Beach and see how nice these beach resorts are; you will be glad you decided to stay in Myrtle Beach this year. A southern vacation is just what the doctor ordered and will be your best medicine for a great and relaxing vacation choice. You won’t find many resorts (if any) that will give you and your family the luxuries as these beach resorts in Myrtle Beach can.

Have you ever been to Myrtle Beach before? I have traveled there 2 different times and loved each time I visited this place in South Carolina. We didn’t get a chance to stay in one of these great resorts. It’s been a long time since I was there and many of these beach resorts wasn’t around when I visited Myrtle Beach. This area has grown so much over the years and there is something for each person in the family to do in Myrtle Beach.

The Myrtle Beach Resorts is a first class way to experience your family’s next weekend trip or a yearly vacation. A vacation that is near the Atlantic Ocean or any other ocean would be my preference for a vacation anytime. I love the sandy beaches and the non-stop winds that come from a beach vacation. I think we all like the warm ocean breezes that come with a trip to the beach. The Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Resorts can give you these ocean breezes and a lot more with their locations on the Atlantic Coast. If you haven’t figured out your next travel destination to take the family; then give a Myrtle Beach resort and vacation a try. I think you will be happy with your choice!

The over rated team from Southern California took another step toward their status as an unproven and money driven college football team. You would never think the number 9 team in the nation would lose to two weak Pac 10 teams; while only winning by 5 points the week before. These bias voters toward the USC Trojan football program and the respect they get from the BCS Rankings is just crazy. A very average team from the Pac 10 handed a beat down to the mighty Trojans; who have never been mighty at all. Their preseason rankings each year is a black mark on college football and the system would work fine, if you took out the USC bias voters and the way these voters build up other teams that are opponents for the USC football team.

Stanford rolled in to the Coliseum and left no doubts to the country that this team isn’t a top 25 team in the country. It all starts with the quaterback in football and starting a new season with a true freshmen quarterback should have been enough to get USC out of the top 25 rankings. Even with their poor play against average to weak teams still didn’t seem to bother the BCS and the way they kept this team floating in the standings. It’s a sad situation in Southern California and to the rest of the country that love college football. Even with this historical blowout on their home turf, they will still be considered a top 25 team. We have all got caught up in this Pete Carol fantasy and it’s time the BCS takes this team out of the top 25 teams in the country. They haven’t been a top 25 team for a long time now and it’s unfair to give these guys BCS bowl games they don’t deserve. It’s over USC and no recruits want to come to a school with pending charges from the NCAA coming. USC is going to lose bowl eligibility in the near future; since they paid Reggie Bush’s family money. You can not pay players or their families in college sports and the NCAA is being monitored to see how they deal with the payments USC college gave to the New Orleans Saints Reggie Bush’s family.

The season is over for USC and it’s been over for a long time now. There is no reason why this team should be a top 10 or even a top 25 team next year. The preseason polls can show some justice and keep the USC Trojans from the 10 best teams in the country, because it’s USC that is the problem in college football. The BCS rankings and system will work; when we get impartial voters and polls for these college football rankings. USC deserves no post season football this year and all bowl games should ban USC from their games.

Now winter camping trips in a camper don’t count. You have to sleep in a tent or a sleeping bag on the ground. A camper is cheating in my book, but if you do plan a winter camping trip in your motor home, make sure you got some good rv insurance. Some of the steep roads going to campground areas can be a nightmare in the winter time and especially if a little rain or snow starts to form ice on the roadways. It can quickly become a dangerous situation and don’t think the heavy weight of an RV will keep you from sliding off the road. You see the big 18 wheeler trucks wrecking all the time and no vehicle is prone to icy roads. Save your big fancy camper for the summer time and leave the winter camping to those that brave nature’s cold nights in tents.

One luxury item is allowed for a camping trip and the radio without earphones is your one luxury item. If you start allowing too many luxury items, it spoils what a camping trip is meant for. I know everyone has their own definition, but the more rugged it is, the better you will appreciate the modern things we get to use everyday. That pillow on your bed and your soft mattress gets taken for granted daily. Now try sleeping without them for one night and you will understand how lucky we are to have beds and pillows. Now go get with your friends and plan out a camping trip for this December or January. Be safe out there and make sure to pack more than you would for a summer camping trip.

If you’re in the market for a used car, you may just want to travel out to Austin, Texas to pick up your next ride. Before you tell me that Austin is too far away, maybe you better let me finish. Buying a car in your local hometown is going to take a clean credit history for you to drive that car off the lot. People with bad credit or not perfect credit histories can travel out to Austin, Texas and have a much better chance of coming home with a new car. The reason for this is because they own the bank! They don’t actually own it, but they are the bank! Drive Time is the largest dealership in the entire country with 77 different locations to choose from. The reason these guys have 77 places to buy used cars at; is probably because they do let people drive home with their cars that have bad credit.

Now have you ever seen or bought a car from Drivetime? If so, I would like to hear your thoughts on this unique business model for a car dealership. It is refreshing to know that there are places like this in our great country, that do help people out that don’t have those spotless credit histories. If someone needs a car to drive to work or just function in their daily lives; then there is no telling how far someone might drive to find these guys in Austin, Texas. I know Austin is pretty big, but some of these locations are probably outside the Austin area. You may be able to save a few miles and not have to drive into the downtown area of Austin, Texas. Just borrow a car and make this a family vacation to Texas; where you will end up buying a new car at the end of your trip.

DriveTime is located in the Lone Star State and ready to help anyone who has had trouble buying a car due to poor credit issues. They do have 77 dealerships under their wing, so I’m sure you will find at least one used car you will want to buy. Used Cars are not that easy to buy where I live, so I may have to make the trip to Austin, Texas one day, to pick up me up a new set of wheels. Let’s just hope some other industries will follow their lead and be willing to help those that have had some bad financial troubles at one point in their lives.

I guess the Love Boat’s lyrics weren’t quite like that, but this is no love boat. The popular TV show from the 1980′s called the Love Boat had a theme song that sang “Come Aboard. We’re Expecting You”. I guess this is the message the French Navy could have said to some Pirates on the high seas. It appears some Somali Pirates mistaken the ship at night time and thought they were seeing a cargo ship. They probably thought a ship that size would have some good stuff on it, so in the middle of the night they attacked the ship with light firearms and tried to overtake the ship. However, there was one big problem. The ship they saw on the ocean was no cargo ship and didn’t have people on board that were going to hand it over so easily. It was a French Naval ship and they had little problems fending off the pirate intruders. When the pirates saw their mistake, they tried to flee, but after a 1 hour chase on the waters, the pirates were captured.

I guess to put in some perspective of how these pirates messed up; would be to think of a group of bank robbers trying to rob an Army base on land and thinking it was a bank. As funny as this story is and the humilation and trouble these pirates will be facing, this is another sign that pirates still exist on the high seas in the 21st century. Off the coast of Somali is where most of these pirates come from and it’s become a breeding ground for this tiny nation. More steps need to be done to stop these guys that think they can just rob ships as they pass by their coastlines. No nation really hasn’t took the lead in stopping these pirate attacks. It seems each country just deals with it when it’s their ship, goods, or crewmen that are involved. We need the bigger countries of the world to sit down and come together on a strategy to stop Somali Pirates from attacking ships in this area of the world. Sitting around and waiting for the next attack is not the way to handle this and some one needs to step up and settle these view points on Somali grounds. No one should have to fear the next time they decide to take a cruise and no company should be transporting goods across our oceans with people like this in the world.

If you are looking to move to a country where you can grow old and happy; then Norway would be the choice for you. A recent study shows people in Norway living long lives and happy ones too. This study concludes that Norway is the top country to live in and the United States is listed at 13 on the list. I think most Americans are happy and would not want to live in another country. It is surprising to see 12 other countries listed higher than the U.S. in this latest study.

I was looking at Yahoo’s homepage and saw this recent news today. I’m sure the people that own businesses geared toward the tourism in Norway are happy to see Norway on top of the list. I would like to visit all of the Scandinavian countries some day and Norway would certainly be one of them. I think it would be a cool experience to travel to Norway and take in the local scenery and food Norway has to offer. I’m always looking for great food and seeing which countries are known for fine cooking. The residents living in Norway do know how to prepare some delicious meals. I think anytime is a good time to experience some Norwegian cuisine and I personally would list Norway very high on my top travel destinations I would like to make some day.

Do you live in Norway? Perhaps you have visited Norway before and could offer some good advice on places to eat or stay in Norway. I am all ears when it comes to any travel tips or advice on Norway. Now that I know Norway is the top country in the world to live in; it makes me want to travel there even more now.

A parent could think of a hundred places to take their kids for a good time and they would never be able to come up with a better place than Disney World located in Orlando, Florida. The whole family has things to do when they plan out orlando vacations for the kids. The places to visit and eat in Orlando is awesome and you don’t have to have kids to take an Orlando vacation. I know my friends would have a good time if we decided to visit Orlando for a weekend vacation or one that would last a week. If the adults enjoy Orlando so much; then you know the kids will love it even more. This is where Disney World comes in and this is the top place in the world that kids want to visit. If you go to Disney World anytime soon, you will want to plan a full day there. I would even suggest buying a 3 day pass, so you can go back later during your vacation. There is so much to do at Disney World and there just isn’t enough hours in the day to take advantage of all the fun activities Disney World has to offer. If you do visit central Florida soon, then be sure to check out Universal Studios too. I think Universal Studios is becoming just as popular as Disney World. The kids all over the world have spoken and Disney World still remains the number one place they want to travel to or visit one day.

The famous and historic road and one of the first original highways in America was none other than Route 66. This was the mother of all highways back in the day and people would love to cruise different sections of Route 66. Most didn’t cruise the entire road, because it did go through 8 states. Route 66 began in Chicago, Illinois and would go south and gradually bend to the west until you would reach the end in Los Angeles, California.

People back then would fix up their cars or go shopping for truck accessories, so they would have the hottest ride on the cruising strip. It wasn’t just the people in trucks and cars cruising Route 66 and you would often find big rigs and groups of motorcycles showing off their rides too. This was certainly one place that you wanted the latest gadgets to add to your vehicle. It was a magical time back then and now a lot of that magic is gone.

Many sections of this historic highway are hard to find now and you can even see grass growing in some places on the Route 66 of today. It seems each state has their own opinions of how they should treat or keep up the road that was once called the Will Rogers Highway. It was the new interstate system in America that killed off Route 66. People wanted to get from point A to point B faster and the interstates offered this to travelers. It is sad to see that more isn’t being done to save America’s Main Street today. I haven’t had the chance to travel on any section of Route 66; but I do want to go cruising on it one day. Taking a journey on Route 66 is as American as baseball, apple pie, and perhaps seeing the Statue of Liberty too.

I been a little bored lately and I am ready to get into something. I have a lot of stored up energy right now, since I have been recovering from the flu. That flu bug is awful and if you haven’t got it yet; then I feel sorry for you when you do get it. When you do start to feel better you will want to go celebrate; while having that feeling you could take on the world. I think for my celebration party after having the flu and being miserable for 4 days; that I will go deep sea fishing. The fall time of  the year is the best time to go deep sea fishing in the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. I believe I will choose South Carolina as my destination and book some reservations at one of the Myrtle Beach Hotels.

There are various Myrtle Beach Accomodations. that you can find. In the near future a Myrtle Beach Accomodation an play a major role in your vacation

Before you travel during the holiday season make sure that you have a backup plan as what happened last year could reoccur and leave passengers stranded during the holiday season. You have specific rights as a passenger that airlines are not eager to tell you about so you need to ask for those passenger rights and make sure that they give you what you are entitled too. There will be thousands of travelers this upcoming season that will be better prepared and know that they do not have to sit around and wait for the airline to do something.

Last year we completed a trip for the holidays and we were one of those families you saw on TV stranded in Denver, as airlines were trying to dig out of the mess that the blizzard left behind. It was nice that the Denver airport was decorated all throughout in various Christmas lights that at least made it somewhat memorable. It seemed that everyone we talked to with the airline failed to remember that we were traveling during Christmas and they felt that there was no special assistance to help those who’s flights had been canceled any additional help. We were told that we would not be able to get out of Denver until December 27.

That was not going to work, so we started going to gates of flights that were scheduled to depart and go on standby. Luck was on our side as the first flight we approached put us on the plane, and we were on our way. What is frustrating is that the airlines, did not see to it that were booked on that flight, but that the standard response was that there were no flights. So in your travels do not take what the operator tells you, and take your fate into you’re own hands.

The southern portions of California have beautiful weather year round. I think many residents living in San Francisco, San Diego, or even Los Angeles could save money on transportation by owning a motorcycle. It may not be too safe in L.A. driving or riding on a bike, but you could save money on sky-rocketing fuel costs these days. A bike rider living in Oakland would have to hire a Oakland motorcycle accident lawyer, if they did have an accident riding their bikes in California. It’s not hard to wreck a motorcycle and a slight fender-bender in Beverly Hills could cause major damage to a motorcycle and its rider; that normally wouldn’t be a big deal for a car owner.  Safety is a concern for bike riders in California and saving a few dollars on gas may not be worth it for some.

Best Place in California to Ride Motorcycles?

A. Los Angeles

B. Oakland

C. San Diego

D. San Francisco

E. Other

Most Danger for Bike Riders in California?

A. Los Angeles

B. Oakland

C. San Diego

D. San Francisco

E. Other

*Please reply back to 1 or both of these poll questions if you’re a resident of California or have ever riden a motorcycle in Southern California.

The Hurricane Season was a little slow to start this year but it didn’t take the “named” storms long to pop-up when they did decide to come. Each year the weather folks give tropical depressions or tropical storms a name. They do this process in alphabetical order and this year’s first depression was named Ana. Soon after she appeared we got to see our first glimpse of Bill. It didn’t take long for the next one to roll-in either and this 3rd one was actually ahead of Ana and Bill. Tropical Storm Claudette was the 3rd storm of the year and it was detected late in the Gulf of Mexico. This 3rd weather system from the tropics is now on shore as it came in just west of Panama City Beach, Florida. Claudette made landfall early this Monday morning near Fort Walton Beach, Florida which is located in the panhandle between Destin and Panama City.

It doesn’t appear Claudette caused too much damage, but power outages and flooding is still a concern in Florida and the southern parts of Alabama. Ana is quickly losing steam and doesn’t appear it will affect the United States anytime soon. The big news right now is Bill and he is packing quite a punch in the Atlantic Ocean right now. Projected paths right now show it veering off from the U.S. coastlines, but still too early to tell. People living on the east coast of the United States in places like the Carolinas and Virginia could be in-store for some rough waves to come crashing in this weekend. If Hurricane Bill does decide to wobble; then North Carolina and other places up the northern coast could see some tropical moisture and winds from the 2nd tropical depression of the season. Everyone should keep a close eye on the weather this weekend and for the next couple of months as the hurricane season is just now beginning.