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Living in a small village on the West Bay of Galveston is great.  Fishing at your back door, bird watching, the sounds of the bay, but one thing we have little of is dining out opportunities.   Unless of course your neighbor has something on the grill!  Don’t get it wrong there is plenty of wond...
01/12/2011
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  Last month at Active Rain Camp Houston, Ben Kinney shared several videos that moved me and that I have been unable to forget …here is one that really spoke to me. Sometimes in our lives we can arrive at place where we can get stuck, become frightful of the future, uneasy about what we are doing...
01/11/2011
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Another Monday here in paradise.  Living on the water off of Galveston West Bay is just that.  All may not be perfect, but the salt air the seagulls and the fish jumping make it easy to be thankful. Having a passion for my job is also a blessing.  Those of us who have found our way to Real Estat...
01/10/2011
  Get ready for another round of bailouts.                                        Our Administration is planning a roll out of monies for our good friends Fannie & Freddie.  These two troubled agencies that were led by the nose back in the 90’s to extend mortgages to all….even those who had no wa...
01/09/2011
Galveston Civil War Re-Enactment  It is not just ‘little’ boys who like to play soldier.  Get out your 1863 civil war garments and join the invasion on Galveston Island, January 7-8th 2011.  The great battle of Galveston anniversary January 1, 1863 will be honored this weekend on the island.  Th...
01/04/2011
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  START WHERE YOU ARE “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are” Those words were spoken by our 26th President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt became known as one of the greatest presidents in our nation’s history. His words ring loud & true today.     Do what you can:  Each one of us has...
01/02/2011
  Don’t Give up on Your Dreams This morning before my first cup of coffee, my phone rang.  I thought to myself, “Who could be calling me this early on New Year’s Day?”  The number was unknown to me and the voice at the other end of the line was unfamiliar as well.  A cheerful gentleman greeted me...
01/01/2011
  NEW YEAR THOUGHTS    No one will ever get out of this world alive.  Resolve therefore to maintain a reasonable sense of values. Take care of yourself.  Good health is everyone’s major source of wealth.  Without it, happiness is almost impossible. Resolve to be cheerful and helpful.  People will...
12/31/2010
GALVESTON ISLAND TREES After the storm of 1900 the people of Galveston replanted all the trees that had been lost to the Hurricane. Many of those great live oaks grew and lined the streets proudly for over 100 years.   On September 13, 2008 another storm came into the city of Galveston, and dama...
12/29/2010
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  The Elissa When you come to visit Galveston, one of the historic items you don’t want to miss is the ‘Elissa.’  The Elissa is one of a few surviving Tall Ships that has been restored and continues to sail the Gulf of Mexico. This beautiful ship was built in 1877 in Aberdeen Scotland by the well...
12/22/2010