Dec. 4: Purple Friday Starts at Caribou Coffee's Minnesota Stores; $1 Off Any Large Chocolate Drink!

This just in...

Beginning Dec. 4th, come in to any Minnesota Caribou Coffee store sporting your Minnesota Vikings gear [or purple apparel] on Fridays before any Vikings gameday during the remainder of the 2009-2010 season, and receive $1 off any LARGE chocolate drink!

Caribou Coffee, a ProsperNOW advertiser, is also proud to be the official coffee sponsor of the Minnesota Vikings, who are now at 10-1 for the season.

As the Vikes heartily play their way toward the playoffs, come on out and show your Purple Pride, Minnesota -- and warm up with a coffee drink made with real Guittard chocolate!

To find the Caribou Coffee store nearest you, go to: http://bit.ly/PurpleFridaysLocations

SOURCES: Caribou Coffee, Minnesota Vikings [image]
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Twin Cities Sports Columnist Scores TD Via "The Secret"-Like Play [Plea?] for Expectation

NFL fans probably know that the Minnesota Vikings are having their, well, share of challenges this season. In yesterday's Star Tribune -- distributed before the Vikes fell 13-26 against the New York Jets [on their own Metrodome turf, no less] -- sports scribe Jim Souhan penned a thoughtful near-postseason plea in his column: "Making the playoffs should not only be the goal," he wrote, "it should be the expectation."

Whoa! How familiar is that?! If you'll recall from our story about the international hit film, "The Secret" [Dec. 7 ProsperNOW post], the steps to manifesting whatever one desires are: 1] expectation, 2] gratitude and 3] visualization.

Hmm-m-m... Perhaps Vikings Coach Brad Childress and his team could take a 91-minute timeout to view "The Secret" before this Thursday night's game against border cheesehead rivals, the Green Bay Packers, at Lambeau Field?
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Create a Healthy Balance

True prosperity is much more than chasing the almighty buck 40-plus hours per week. It's about balancing work, play, family, friends, social time, and time to simply be. Sometimes -- this weekend, for instance -- one is blessed with multiple options for being inspired by others.

Are You Ready for Some Football?
In case you haven't heard, last night's Miami Dolphins-Pittsburgh Steelers game kicked off Week 1 of the NFL's official 2006 season. Sunday through Monday evening, you have 15 -- count 'em, 15! -- additional chances to watch grit and teamwork in action on gridirons from coast to coast. Here's the complete 2006 NFL schedule. Check local TV listings for specific broadcast times and channels.

Tennis, Anyone?
Andre Agassi, bless his heart and spirit of a champion, is out of U.S. Open play -- and, in fact, now officially retired from tennis altogether. Still, as of this posting, two and-a-half days of 2006 U.S. Open tennis action remain from the newly renamed USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York. You'll find each day's schedule of play here, and the TV schedule here.

How About a Road Trip?
OK, so maybe football and tennis aren't quite your thing. How about a vicarious road trip with twentysomething college graduates exploring next-step career and/or life options by traveling across the nation in an RV to interview folks from all walks of life? Here's info about the PBS series, "Roadtrip Nation." Check local TV listings for broadcast times and channels.

Finally, while recharging your batteries this weekend, contemplate these words of wisdom from tennis legend Billie Jean King: "Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy -- and don't be afraid to hit the ball."

Have a winning weekend!