Greetings to all of you!  With the holiday season on the way, we all start thinking about our family and friends, keeping in touch, and sharing with them. The internet makes that very easy! We have included a few articles in this month's issue of The On Ramp to assist you with that. I hope you find them helpful

And a special thank you goes out to the gentleman that emailed regarding my "Latin Quandary" from last month's newsletter!!

Summer Olympics for 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing.  The Olympics are usually divided by summer and winter Olympics (since 1992).  It is a multi sport event with competitors from all over the world.

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Mr. Brooks':  2007's first true psychological thriller, featuring an all star cast with Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and William Hurt.

There is a large influx of people using VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephone service. What a fantastic replacement for the old standby telephone and the high cost of long distance phone service!

The city of  Ogden was the first permanent settlement by people of European descent in the region that is now Utah. It was established by the trapper Miles Goodyear in 1846 about a mile west of where downtown Ogden is currently located.

A couple moved to Hawaii to be more in touch with local culture. What better way than through their food.

Hello to all of you in BMI land. As the holidays creep ever closer we are reminded of friends and family that live both far and near. In the computer age though, it doesn't seem to matter how close someone is, keeping in touch is a few key strokes away.

No nasty tasting stamps and envelopes to worry about, just a few simple words to say "I'm thinking about you" to your friends and family. It's kind of a warming thought, isn't it? On the other hand, if you're like me, keeping in touch isn't exactly an easy thing to do. With four kids, and endless chores to do at home, the only time I really get in front of a computer is at work, and who has time for email? Well, personal email anyway.

So for this months tech article I would like to share with you a couple of things you can do that are pretty easy, not very time consuming, and will keep you in touch with all your friends and family: Email greeting cards!

Sounds easy enough, but as some of you know it can be hard to find one fitting enough to send. Also, some cost money and who wants to pay for something like that? Wouldn't you just run over to Wal-Mart if you were going to pay for a greeting card?

That's where we come in. Just go to BMI Homepage, click on Rewards and use our free email greetings!

The easiest thing to do, is send someone an email...even if you haven't talked to them in a long while. Just say something like: "Hey, I was just thinking about you, I hope you're doing well. Talk to you soon." A few kind words can go a long way. The hardest thing to do is find the time. But once you do, keeping in touch will no longer be something you say you will do, butdon't.

Have fun out there in cyberspace everyone. Until next month, take care.

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