WATER CONSERVATION

Did you know it takes 1,500 gal. of water to produce 1 lb. of ready-to-eat beef? That is why I've decided to reduce my meat intake by 10%. Here are some easy water-saving tips my family and I have started doing:

1. Water lawn responsibly. Adjust sprinkler heads to avoid watering sidewalks and road, turn auto. sprinklers off when it is rainy or windy, use hose to water dry spots instead of increasing sprinkler time. Fertilize. A well fertilized lawn needs less water to stay green.

2. Reduce showers and baths by 90%, to once per week.

3. Eat at McDonalds. I'm not sure what their burgers are made of, but I know it's not meat.

4. Flush toilets only once at the end of each day. (I recommend having a high quality commercial-grade plunger handy)

5. When dumping a bucket of water over spouses head, use only 4 gallons instead of 5.

I encourage both people who visit this site to follow these steps to help preserve water this summer. You will be doing your part to make sure Lesha has a place to wet her ski in the late summer and fall months.

BASEBALL PREVIEW

A.L.

East-Boston Red Sox

Central-Detroit Tigers

West-L.A. Angels

wild card-Tampa Bay Rays

N.L.

East-N.Y. Mets

Central-Chicago Cubs

West-Arizona Dimondbacks

wild card-L.A. Dodgers

World Series

Red Sox defeat Dimondbacks

(Man. I hate to say it, but it's been that kind of year for me)

...Red Sox have the whole package: pitching, run prevention, offense. Dustin Pedroia will be the latest baseball player to get busted artificially enhancing his physique when he is caught heightening.

...Yankees are still a couple years away but are heading the right direction. They still don't have the clutch hitting and you can't trust their arms in big games. They've got some young guys that should be good down the road, but for now they will have to lean on D.J., C.C., and that A-Rod chick.

...as an aggressive marketing strategy, the Angels will change their name to "the United States Angels of California".

...Bartman will get the last laugh on the Cubs. Stealing a page out of "Naked Gun", he will pose as an umpire and single-handidly keep Chicago out of the World Series.

...Manny Ramirez will hit a game winning homer, only to be called out while rounding 3rd when he leaves the base path while giving a fan a hi-five in the stands.

...still trying to "be like Mike", Kobe will retire from hoops to play in the Dodger's farm system for a couple years, strike-out on alot of curveballs, return to the NBA, change his number to 45, and make a movie with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Newman. Shaq will rap and tweet about it.

FREE CARWASH for donating to national MS society!!!

First of all, I strongly suggest you use the GATOR WASH on 1300 w. 7800 s. in West Jordan when you need your car washed right. However, I am offering this unique oppurtunity to get your car washed by Lesha and Freeman Springer when you donate a few bucks to fight MS (multiple sclerosis) during the months of March and April. To take advantage of this special offer, email me at blspringer@gmail.com and I will send you the link to donate online. It is really easy and only takes about 2 minutes. You can contribute any amount, but anything in the $5 or $10 range is what I'm looking for and would really be appreciated. All the money goes to the National MS Society, which uses it to fund research to find ways to combat and eventually find a cure for this disease. My cousins Julie, Chris and their family are experiencing the trials that MS can present firsthand, and that is especially why I'm trying to help out with their annual fundraiser. So to get the special "Le and Free Carwash" and contribute to a good cause, please let me know.