Jim's blog about Mission Valley and San Diego
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2010
Rita Burke over there in Denver asks some questions that I've been pondering for the past couple of years. I've been fortunate that I haven't had to answer these questions yet, but I'm in this for the long term, so I know it will happen some day. I always disable comments on posts that I reblog, ...
01/29/2010
If you missed the first day of the Del Mar Winter Home Decorating & Remodeling Show today, you still have Saturday and Sunday to see the best and latest home improvemenet products all in one great location. The 2010 show is the 34th annual winter show and offers 400 home decorating and remodelin...
01/29/2010
On January 28, 1986, I was working for Waldenbooks. The Space Shuttle Challenger was due to lift off around 7:30 a.m., so I made plans to get up early to watch the event. It was to be Challenger's tenth mission, and this one was special since it would carry an ordinary civilian into space, one Ch...
01/28/2010
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Along with people always wanting something at the lowest price, they also seem to want something that will bring overnight success. Few things in life provide overnight success, and the mantra "You get what you pay for" often proves true. Pick 3-5 things that sound interesting — blogging, twitter...
01/27/2010
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If you fail to plan, plan to fail. The ActiveRain points system can easily create workaholics out of people because competition is the whole basis of free-market capitalism. It's probably the whole basis of society, but competition can interfere with other aspects of one's life. That might be why...
01/26/2010
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I understand using wide angle and super wide angle camera lenses for taking real estate pictures. They not only show more of something but they also make that something look bigger, and we all know more is better and bigger is better, right? Unfortunately, when you put those wide angle pictures o...
01/26/2010
WAY BACK IN THE TYPEWRITER DAYS, USING ALL CAPS WAS A VIABLE METHOD TO GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION. News Flash: The typewriter days are over! In the world of the Internet, USING ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME, OR TOO MUCH, IS CONSIDERED YELLING. If you need to EMPHASIZE something, using all caps generally is ...
01/25/2010
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I'm not a big history reader, but anything that is connected to cats usually gets my attention, regardless of how old it is. Recently the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt announced that archaeologists discovered a 2,000-year-old temple in Alexandria that might have been dedicated to Baste...
01/24/2010
I know there is a lot of controversy about global warming, mankind's part in the process, and whether or not the process is even occurring. It seems quite logical that mankind is having an effect. At the time of the last ice age, the population of Earth was a million or so. Now the population is...
01/24/2010
I'm still not quite sure how I feel about Google making the whole Earth visible online, including streets and homes. To me it just seems like an invasion of privacy and a way to make it easier for the criminal element to wreak havoc. Nonetheless, the San Diego Zoo is thte first in the nation to ...
01/24/2010
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Jim Frimmer
Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist