Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card for predicting the winner of the seven-game series between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers.

This contest is free to enter!

Your entry must be submitted before the last game of the series, and the winner will be chosen by the following:

1. whichever team wins; all these entries will then be compared to the next criteria Lakers
   

2. whoever picks the right game number that ends the series; all these entries will then be compared to the next criteria Game 7
   

3. whoever gets closest to the ending score Lakers – 83
   Celtics – 79

This means that I’ll start with all entries that meet the first criteria, and then I’ll narrow down the winner using the other two categories until only one person’s entry meets all three criteria.

Other criteria:

• you must be 18 or older to enter and win
• such contests may be prohibited in the location where you live
• once notified that you have won, you have 72 hours to acknowledge and confirm that you accept the prize; if I have not heard from you in 72 hours, the prize will be awarded to the second-closest predictor
• you may enter only ONCE per email address; ALL entries using the same email address will be deleted.
  

Good luck!

(used courtesy of @xsashagirl; thanks )

My Question of the Day: Many of us look to our parents for guidance and wisdom, knowing that they’ve been many of the places we’re trying to go. With that in mind, and with an understanding that most of our parents have our best interest at heart, would you allow your parent(s) to choose the person you marry?

(this question was inspired by a question ask by @iamvictorious on Twitter; it is used here with her permission; thanks!)

My 2 Cents: Hm. This question made me think. After the poor choice I made for my first marriage, I’m not so quick to say never on this subject.

I can’t say I’d let my parents choose the person I marry, but I’d lean heavily on their advice, since they’ve been married over 41 years, and my mother just seems to have a good read on people.

I’d like to think that if I allowed them to choose, they’d allow me the option to decline and then they’d start their search again, but that would only happen in a perfect world.

My mother would probably be like, “Look. Forget this. I’m not wasting anymore of my time on you. I’m going shoe shopping!”

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