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UPBEAT TIMES • March 2015 • 3 The Verbal Commute Fun Facts & Trivia #1 By Paul Andrew Doyle • paul@upbeattimes.com


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Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Yep, this was a great fi nd indeed! We


can’t tell you its exact


location from fear that it might be damaged. I came across this unusual fi nd while hiking the hills of Sonoma County recent- ly and I can tell you the leaves were enormous! It also seemed it was just in time for St. Patty’s Day. We’ll keep you updated on this fun story!


UPBEAT Changes Website


For some of you who read my paper online, you may have noticed that the site is under construction to be more with the times. Although the site has been online since 2001, technol- ogy has changed exponentially. If you want to read the paper on- line, please turn on your speak- ers at your computer and you can hear the sound of the paper as you turn the pages! There


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We recently had the opportuni- ty to travel to the mouth of the Columbia River which sepa- rates the borders of Washing- ton and Oregon. In upcoming issues, we will share some fun information & photos of this well known port city.


is also a submission form so that anyone may send positive events and information as well! We will also have an area where you can upload photos. For now, please send photos of Upbeat Times in parts of the world to upbeat@upbeattimes.com. One great thing we like to do is in- clude just about everyone!


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New Guest Writers at Upbeat One of our main goals at the


upbeat Times is to always re-in- vent ourselves and share qual- ity content. This paper is meant to entertain, educate and bring the great values that life has to offer to all of us. In addition to 100% positive content, we also have awesome sponsors/ advertisers that really deserve their success because of the quality people who run those companies. Also, equally im- portant is our writers and dis- tribution staff. In the next many months you will see additional contributors share their positive stories and perspectives on life. We also have many new spon- sors coming on board and we look forward to working with them all to get the word out about their great services, prod- ucts and hospitality. May this issue fi nd you well!


Flavors Crafted To Impress Your Palette!


The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.


Karaoke means “empty orchestra” in Japanese.


The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every fi ve must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.


Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The offi cial name, used on all state documents, is “Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.”


There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.


The newspaper serving Frostbite Falls, Minnesota, the home of Rocky and Bullwinkle, is the Picayune Intelligence.


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