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2015
Tonight's Ringing and Singing in the Rain call was to Kathleen Daniels, and it was just pure fun. We talked about everything from business models to politics, to guys and politics, and if we'd talked any longer, this may have included a list of which of the ActiveRain guys we thought were flirtw...
01/28/2015
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OK, a lot of you are going to think I'm completely irresponsible. My favorite vet thinks it's best for the young cat to let her go through one heat cycle before before she gets neutered. So Millie the Holstein Kitten started to act a little odd, but I didn't put it all together. Then my cleani...
01/28/2015
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As soon as I looked at Rocky Todaro's photograph, I knew that fellow was trouble! Yes, I know, he looks innocent - sort of. But he's just the very type who would chase a ball and try to nip it just enough to well, create an national scandal! I enjoyed this one a lot. Hope you do, too! Rocky T...
01/28/2015
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While scrolling through blog posts this evening, I came upon one that lowered the temperature in my house by about thirty degrees! It was George Souto's Blizzard Post, complete with photos of the cars he was about to start to shovel out from under a lot of white stuff. So that's what inspired t...
01/27/2015
These issues seem to come up more in the District of Columbia than in other jurisdictions. Lise's buyer was very lucky to have an agent with a law degree who understands in the ins and outs of transferring property. This is indeed a cautionary tale that we can learn from. This is a cautionary t...
01/26/2015
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The news for the past day or so has been all about snow. They were promising a blizzard. We got another dusting. We are on the very southern edge of the blizzard-of-the century zone. It's colder than all get out, but not much snow here is DC. But you guys in Philly and New York? You'll spen...
01/26/2015
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Here in Washington, we know that spring is here when the brilliant yellow forsythia bushes begin to bloom. Well, guess what? I was over on Capitol Hill showing a house, and when I noticed something. After I locked up and headed for the car, I noticed a forsythia bush, but there was something od...
01/25/2015
OK, here they are! These are some of my favorites that I got a chance to read during ActiveRain meetup week: How Technology Killed Millennial Communication Kyle Reyes: This is for all of you who keep your iPhone to the right of the soup spoon on a dinner date. "All Perils" Insurance Does Not Co...
01/24/2015
This is one that I almost missed! Thank you, Alan Gross for letting me know about it. I've never been to a meetup that Margaret Rome organized that wasn't amazingly fun. So if you are in the area, hope we see you there! Is January 22nd On Your Calendar For Our Maryland MeetUp? Margaret Ro...
01/21/2015
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This is meetup week, a chance for Active Rain - a chance for bloggers all over the country to meet the people who posts we read face-to-face. And I rarely miss a chance to attend one. Chris Ann Cleland organized the Northern Virginia meetup today at the brand new Bar Louie in Gainesville, Virgin...
01/21/2015