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Since  that time over 500,000 page hits have passed.  It might not seem like much  compared to some of the big boys, but it amazes me that over half a million  clicks have hit my site.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Moving the site to a WordPress site this past month was a large  undertaking for me.  I am still working on getting all of the content to the  place where I want it.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">This month &#8211; a perspective on your gambling habits and some  decisions making advice.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Mark W. Kiker, Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/Journals\/2008\/CADMgrJournalV08-01.html\">Click here to see the current issue<\/a> or go straight to the articles below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/journals\/cmj-january-2008\/betting-the-farm-what-are-you-betting-on\/\">Betting the Farm &#8211; What are you betting on?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/journals\/cmj-january-2008\/deal-or-no-deal-decision-making-tips\/\">Deal or No Deal &#8211; Decision Making Tips<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/journals\/cmj-january-2008\/cm-survey-2007-12\/\">December 2007 Survey Results<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; January 2008 &#8211; Another Year Begins Well the new year is well underway and looking back over the last few years brings me to some reflections. 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