Ok, this is the final give-away of the week.  This has been fun hasn’t it?  I mean who would have thought so many folks would have shown up and we would have got a chance to meet so many new gardeners & greenies!  Thanks for joining us here at Double D, we hope you stick around.  Wait…

Your not one of those people that just come around for the free stuff are you?!?

Better not be. 

So if you haven’t figured it out yet, all of this is in celebration of National Gardening Month and so what better way to wrap this up than for a gardening book for experienced & n00b gardeners?  No better way.  Give-away #5 is the gardening book – Over The Fence by Joe Lamp’l.  If you don’t know Joe… you don’t know Jack.  Wait…  you know what we mean.  Joe is on Twitter for you garden twits out there.  Go follow him if you aren’t already – here.  Here is the actual book…

Joe is an elite gardener that has started a movement and you can read all about the $25 Victory Garden on his blog (which is an awesome read).  Joe has donated this book to the contests and we are hoping we can get him to sign the copy that you will win (but that is yet confirmed).  He has been on Good Morning America a few times in the last month – and is a true advocate for home gardening.  So how cool is it to get HIS book and truly learn from a long-time gardener that has a cause!

So you know what to do… comment and you are in.  If you are on Twitter – tell everyone you know!  And even people you don’t know.  We want this to be our biggest turn out of all.  So blog about it, call your neighbors – your cousins… Grandma.  Whoever you can think of that would love a gardening book – tell ‘em.

As always, thanks to Joe Lamp’l for the contribution – and please go check out Joe Gardener and even download his free e-book in the meantime (while your waiting to win of course).  Good luck everyone!

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We got tagged.  Tagged like a railcar.  I think have have used that before… need some new material.

Our friends over at 2Dolphins tagged us on a meme and as much as we think they are lame… when someone calls you out – you have to take care of business.  So this post is going in that direction… the taking care of business direction.

So if you want to play, feel free – we will not be tagging anyone… because it creates so much pressure and the last thing we need at the moment is more pressure right?  I mean we are in a Recession!  haha

I (James) will be taking this one for the team… giving you 7 things you likely didn’t know about me, and will likely forget upon reading this.  If you want to play along, link back to us and well… you know how it works.

1. I have a tattoo of a the Speedo logo on my hip.  I was a decorated swimmer (literally) in high school and the day I turned 18, my Mom went with me to hold my hand while I got the logo etched into my skin.  It may or may not be a bit longer at this point.

2. When I leave a room, I tend to slap each pocket on my pants to ensure I have all my belongings.  OCD much?

3. I wear two bracelets on my wrist.  One is a Livestrong bracelet in memory of my Brother that died of cancer.  The other is a “Riding With Barbaro” bracelet in memory of the racehorse that stole America’s heart.  I haven’t taken either off but maybe once in the past 2-3 years.

4. I live by the philosophy of “it never hurts to ask“.  I will likely die by it to be honest.

5. I have tried to build my life around the movie Scarface.  Take away the drugs and loose women, replace them with blogs and loose network cables… I just hope that I can go out fighting like he did.  The ultimate story of coming up from nothing.

6. After high school, I went to the school of life.  I major’d in… paying the bills.  Minor’d in… whatever kept me out of the oil industry.

7. Shala & I want to make a difference.  Online & offline.  We are working hard to figure out where it is we are supposed to be making this difference.  It seems like lately, that vision is becoming crystal clear.  Stay tuned.

Like I said before, feel free to participate.  We joke about these things all the time – but seriously, thanks Rob for giving us some blog fodder.    Have fun with your meme-ing folks!

Tags: Funny, James Is Wrong Too, Link'age, Make A Difference, Nerdy Stuff, Personal, Read Blogs by James
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Fluent Self - When you need some destuckification.

If you don’t visit Havi @ Fluent Self… your crazy I tell ya, CRAZY!  This internet is full of people trying to make a buck or market you better – however Havi is not one of those people.  She is an awesome writer with a focus on getting you destuckified.  She will help you changes your patterns and habits and put you on the right path to victory (if that is indeed what you are looking for).  Item! Wednesday is one of my favs, not to mention she is a steller Twitter-er. 

If you have a second, want a laugh, fresh air or something to change your thinking from time to time… be sure to check out Fluent Self, tell Selma I said “hi”.  I think she speaks english.  If not, whisper a “quack” for me.

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