Since I live in the High Desert region of the Southwest heating and cooling solutions are both important. When most people think of simple solutions for cooling, moving air has to be at the top of the list and that most often means a fan. By moving the hot air around, fans promote evaporation of
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03/09/2009
I have always been a fan of simplicity. I have come to believe that simple solutions are also often the most elegant as well. Here are two of my favorite ideas which have stood the test of time. These are technologies that work in every place and period of time. That is part of their brilliance.
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03/04/2009
Dena Stevens povides not just food for thought with this post but a whole meal !During a recent conversation with another agent and appraiser we got into the ever-so-common discussion of what is the right way to build an energy efficient, sustainable, environmentally friendly house. For the most
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03/04/2009
I had a closing last week. I got a commission check on Thursday and ran right to the bank to deposit it. I wrote checks to my creditors but the first two checks were to a commitment I made for this year. I donate one per cent of every commission check to my local public radio station because I be
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02/28/2009
Dena has saved me the time and effort of putting together this information. She's probably done a better job of it than I would have anyway and I thank her for it.Save the planet by making an old home energy efficient Better tax credits for increasing the energy efficiency of your existing home
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02/23/2009
Four Beautiful Acres near Heron Lake 435 Highway 95, Tierra Amarlla, NM 87575 View Map Four acres within a mile of Heron Lake. Plenty of room for your water toys. Hike in the Brazos, or at Heron Lake State Park. Fish in the Chama River, Heron Lake or El Vado Lake,or drive over to one of the lake
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02/23/2009
This is the kind of information that needs to be out there so that people hve better information to counter their knee jerk reactions! Thanks for posting it.You may think there is too much "pork" in the recently signed stimulus bill. Or perhaps too much spending or too may tax cuts. Its passage m
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02/19/2009
Here are just some of the events coming up in the near futureto help you learn about gardening here in the Land of Enchantment. Friends of Rio Grande Community Farm are hosting work days at the farm over the next several weeks and volunteers are needed. Come out and contribute your time to assis
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02/19/2009
We are expecting a storm here this weekand it made me think about this post. A few years ago, we had lots of collapsed roofs and the repair of them finally got many people to insulate the attic properly. Pamela's article should motivate many to do it for a much more positive reason.'Tis the seaso
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02/16/2009
Another one of those great posts that is well written, simple to understand and reassures me that I am not alone in the desert.For the last 25 years, industrious American pioneers have been laying the groundwork for a new revolution. With developable land diminishing and existing homes aging, th
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02/14/2009
