LEAPTRADE: The Best Way to Trade Your Video Games!

At LeapTrade.com, you can trade in the games you're done with and get games that are new to you, all for only the cost of shipping.  Request to get games from LeapTrade and Trade-In to earn points to be used towards other games.

LeapTrade is not like other video game retailers.  Our goal is to SAVE YOU MONEY, so you can play more games.  We also offer all kinds of benefits that you won't find anywhere else.

WE DON'T MARK UP ANY PRICES

With LeapTrade, our users get full value for their games.  We don't take a cut.  If a game is worth 500 points, and you trade it in, you get 500 points.  If you request that same game, guess how much you pay?  500 points.  It's really that simple.

YOU TRADE DIRECTLY WITH FELLOW GAMERS

The reason we don't mark up any of the prices is that we're not keeping any game inventory of our own.  When you trade in a game for LeapTrade points, you don't ship the game to us.  You ship it directly to your fellow gamer.  When you request a game using LeapTrade points, you get it from another gamer her on Leaptrade.

WE GUARANTEE EVERY TRADE

Don't worry.  We've got your back.  Trading your video games on LeapTrade is safe, because we track the trade every step of the way and we guarantee that you will receive a working copy of the title that you want to play or you'll get your points back.

POINTS MAKE TRADING QUICKER AND EASIER

With points, you don't need to worry about having the right game to trade for the game you want.  Trade-in your game for points, and use those points at anytime to request a game on LeapTrade.  You can even buy points directly from LeapTrade if you need extra.  100 points is roughly equal to 10 dollars.  LeapTrade points never get old or expire, and you can always use them to request the games you want.

WE HANDLE THE DEALS (SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO)

Even though you are trading those games directly with your fellow gamers, you don't have to worry about all the messy details.  We do it for you.  From ensuring your games get a fair value, to matching you up with trading partners, handling user notifications and tracking packages.

YOUR CHOICE: TRADE FOR POINTS OR TRADE FOR ANOTHER GAME

When you've got an old game kicking around, you can trade it in for LeapTrade points that you can then spend later for another game in the library.  If you want another game right away or you just like swapping games better, you can do an instant trade instead and get that new title rather than getting points.  It's entirely up to you.

TRADING YOUR GAMES IS FUN, EASY AND SAFE

If you're tired of getting unfair trade-in values, if you don't want to run the risks of online forums with strangers, then you should be trading your games with LeapTrade.  We make it easy and safe as possible, while providing you with the fairest values possible, both as the person trading in a game and the person receiving one.  We even have a forum, a news feed and review systems that let you connect with other gamers.

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THE SCOUT by Eric Tozzi Now on sale at Amazon!

Change is inevitable.  It's heading for earth at twelve thousand miles per hour...and it will land virtually undetected.  For Jack McAllister, a young writer who has finally launched a career for himself, it begins tragically: his estranged father, a former NASA engineer, dies suddenly at his home in Merriweather, Indiana, leaving Jack's Alzheimer's-stricken mother a widow.  But in the wake of personal heartbreak, he's confronted by an even more astonishing event--the covert landing of an alien machine in the forest just a few miles outside of town..

Now Jack must unmask the true purpose of the otherworldly device that has begun a detailed environmental survey of the woods.  Aided by the town's young resilient female deputy sheriff, he soon discovers that the alien scout is only one small part of a much larger operation, and the countdown to a terrifying catastrophe is about to take place.  Drawing deeply from his father's scientific influence, all while attempting to avoid the snares of a sexy, seductive, and scheming local TV reporter, Jack uncovers-and ultimately finds himself an unwilling component of-an alien plan set to terminate life on Earth as we know it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Eric Tozzi is an award winning film director (Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope"), and a former NASA/JPL documentary producer for Mars planetary exploration.  Visit Eric online at www.erictozzi.com.

You can buy the book on Amazon right now by CLICKING ON THIS LINK!

CAT ALVIN - A Fun Educational App Now on Sale at Amazon & iTunes Store

** This amazing revealing story will teach your child the importance of being generous! **

*** Develops children's emotional intelligence!!! ***

*** Build your child’s counting skills in a fun way! ***

Take your child through an exploratory story into the forest. While in the forest, your little one will build his or her numbers and counting skills and will familiarize him or herself with different forest animals.

At the story’s beginning, Alvin the cat, makes his way into the forest to gather food for his beloved family. Along the way this adorable cat makes quite a few friends by offering a helping hand to each one of them in need. As the story progresses a disaster strikes Alvin, and when it does, his heart is warmed as all of his newfound friends come to the rescue. This tale teaches a sense of responsibility to children and encourages them that kindness is always the best policy.


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- Loaded with interactive, simple, and fun tasks for kids to accomplish
- Teaches reading and numbers
- Teaches gratitude and generosity
- Develops children's emotional intelligence
- Animated and interactive characters
- Touch and drag capabilities
- Interactive surprises and hidden objects
- Use in either the “Read to Me” or “Read by Myself” modes
- Comes with sixteen professionally-illustrated cartoon graphic screens
- Designed for children 3 to 8+
- Compatible with iPhone and iPad models

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Cat Alvin is a tale that uses education-based techniques to engage children in a fun and playful app. This app uses the storybook medium as well as a creative and interactive premise to support the child’s emotional intelligence. The healthy dose of interaction will support good decision making in light of the player’s acquaintance with the story characters.
Parents who are looking to make kids emotionally stronger and introduce them with numbers and counting skills at an early age will definitely find the app heaven-sent.

Share a magic moment with your child, on a tablet or smartphone!!!

Buy it on Amazon HERE

Buy it at the iTunes store HERE

My New Book, FOUR BITES, is now on sale!

I've just released a new book.  Well, it's sort of new.  Four Bites is a compilation of four horror stories.  Three of them (Small Town Evil, The Dead Ones, and Interstate 10) have already been released and published, and I've included one new story exclusive to this compilation (The Job Interview).

If you haven't picked up any of these books, or maybe just one, this is a great way to collect them all for one low price.  Small Town Evil, as a standalone book, is still going very strong.  It's still on the best seller list (today at #9), and it's been there nearly a year now.  That book is included here.

Currently it's only available as digital only edition, but there will likely be a paperback in the near future.

You can buy it now on Amazon by CLICKING ON THIS LINK.

Sara Takes On Obamacare

After talking about Mitt Romney and the 2012 Election, Sara now decided to share her thoughts on Obamacare.

Healthcare in Taiwan

The following is a re-posting of the article "Healthcare in Taiwan" by the Formosa Post.  I'll have some of my own comments on this underneath the video.

Healthcare in Taiwan is one of the most highly efficient health care systems in the world. Every citizen in Taiwan is fully covered and there is no such thing as pre-existing health condition. If you are an American living in the United States, you probably would know how wonderful the healthcare in Taiwan sounds, because in Taiwan, no matter you have a decent job or are jobless, you are always covered by so called “Universal Health Care”. It’s truly universal. Everyone is in and no one is out. The rate you pay might be slightly different but the monthly premium is really affordable, for most citizens, they pay less than US$50 per month and they have every right to access the health care system in Taiwan.

Health Care is a human right. When you lose your job, no matter if you quit or get laid off, you don’t want to lose the right to see a doctor. Especially when you are really sick, you seriously don’t want to worry that if the visiting to the hospital would cost you a fortune. Life is so precious and you don’t want to choose between your life and the ridiculous medical bill.

The other good thing about health care in Taiwan is you don’t need to see your primary physician and ask him to refer you to some specialists. The process may take a while if you always have to see your primary doctor first. All you need to do is present your health card to ANY of the clinics or hospitals. It’s that simply. Healthcare in Taiwan is such a success and so affordable. Even some tourists go to Taiwan to see some specialists. Yes, tourists can pay cash to see the doctors when they are sick or the specialists for some plastic surgery or Botox injection. Paying cash is a little bit higher than paying by presenting your health card, which fees will be deduced from your bank account. I heard that tourists from Canada or China take advantage of (not sure if I should use the word “abuse”) the health care in Taiwan.



There's been a lot of talk lately about Obamacare and how unpopular it is.  The last I read, it had a disapproval rating of something like 53%.  Conservatives like to run with that number and say "See!  Nobody wants Obamacare!"

However, what the GOP fails to mention is that, 16% out of that 54% dislike Obamacare because it's simply "not liberal enough" or they want "single payer" insurance, which is exactly what Taiwan has.  So the majority of the people here either want Obamacare or universal healthcare.  The numbers just aren't on the side of the GOP/Tea Party, regardless of the insane ramblings of Ted Cruz.

Critics will say that in Taiwan the lines are long to see a doctor, or that there aren't enough doctors.  Maybe that's true, maybe not.  I can tell you from my experience that sometimes I did have to wait, one time as long as three hours.  But who has never waited in a US emergency room for at least that long?  Taiwanese people like to run to the doctor for simple problems like the common cold, and maybe that's an issue that should be addressed.  Is simple, over-the-counter medication that hard to come by that people can't just treat themselves?  Perhaps Taiwan should consider charging some sort of penalty for people who go to the doctor to treat a runny nose.  But the positives FAR outweigh the negatives.  I've told this story a few times before, but I don't mind repeating it again:  When I lived in Taiwan, my daughter needed to stay in the hospital for a week.  At the end of our stay, we were presented with a bill for about US $6.00.  Yes, SIX DOLLARS.  The same hospital visit in the US could easily bankrupt a person without insurance, but in Taiwan it costs about as much as a meal at McDonalds.  Unbelievable.

Obamacare isn't perfect.  It may even totally suck for some people.  I have yet to figure out if it's even cheaper then what I'm paying right now for my private insurance (which is $184 a month).  The website (healthcare.gov) is so damn awful, I don't even understand if the figures they are quoting me are for 1 person or for 3 people.  But I think Obamacare is a step in the right direction and in the end, it may lead to single payer.  Our country can benefit a lot by following Taiwan's model for healthcare.  I hope we do it soon.

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