I'm going to use everyone's "favorite" answer to answer that question:"It depends!"Okay, don't shoot the messenger but that's my honest answer to whether or not you should participate.ActiveRain offers two categories:1. Challenges. Do X and we'll give you Y points.2. Contests. There are judge
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01/31/2017
Fake news. You've heard the term if you've been anywhere near a TV, paper, magazine or Facebook in the last few months. And if you think I'm going into politics, guess again! Not today!But fake news is out there and it involves more than just politics, it's in the real estate world too, it jus
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01/30/2017
It's Sunday so most of us were enjoying the day off, but not Bunny Chihuahua! Bunny had some work to do because this is the year to recertify as a pet therapy dog! Bunny has to prove she's in good health and has all her shots up to date, and that's just to get her ready to take the recertificat
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01/29/2017
If you've ever watched the ponies run you know there's a bet called the trifecta. The bettor is wagering that they can pick a race's first three horses and their order of finish. It's tough to pick, sometimes it's the odds favorite horses and sometimes a longshot slips in!Now when you want to b
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01/28/2017
The answer to this question is very personal and there's not a one size fits all answer.Sure, you might be expecting me as a real estate agent to say "Sure, it's a GREAT time to sell your home!", but this is a big picture question with VERY real impact on your happiness.Do we have the tools to ge
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01/27/2017
I've been a member of my credit union for 25 years and they don't know how close they came to losing me as a customer. If they'd failed today's test I would have been ready to pull the plug and take my money elsewhere. They didn't know about the test, but it was happening nonetheless.My credit
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01/26/2017
Searching for Cincinnati patio homes for rent? We'll admit that it's not easy to find them! Our experience has been that patio home owners rarely offer them up for rent.Why are they so hard to find? First and foremost, Cincinnati patio homes are most often someone's last home, so they're STAYIN
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01/25/2017
Are you having a problem and need some help? Where can you turn to for assistance? For general How To questions or about how things work in the Rain, you have multiple options:1. If you see someone that's doing what you want to do, just ask them! That's how I learned to hyperlink in our posts
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01/24/2017
We hereby offer you an alternative to your Facebook feed which we'd bet is currently about 90% (or more) political aka "I'm gonna MAKE that person see my point of view if it kills 'em"!!!But while our cats and dogs might not always get along perfectly, they do far better than most humans. A grow
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01/23/2017
Sammy Squirrel died today. While the coroner's report might indicate the cause of death as blunt force caused by sudden impact with an SUV as Sammy crossed the road, those of us that know Sammy know the real cause. Death by Facebook.Sammy in his prime was a bright red coated squirrel with a bi
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01/22/2017