Mary's Musings

                                            For the past 10 days the big to-do around Las Vegas is the use of an American Flag flying over a Hummer dealership.  The flag is oversized (60 feet by 30 feet).  A year ago the city of Las Vegas approved plans for the dealership to fly the flag on a 100...

                                             Most sellers today are very internet oriented and want to know just how you are going to be advertising their home/property using this medium.  In addition to Realtor.com, CraigsList, and others another way that I market is to build a simple website fo...

This was sent to me by a local lender this morning (Kirk.Alexander@americanhm.com).  I thought that you might find it interesting.U-Haul, which provides relocation solutions for do-it-yourself movers, recently published its 2006 U-Haul National Migration Trend Report. Compiled from more than 1.62...

I hope this works...I've never posted an Excel Spreedsheet on here before!  I hope you will find these tips useful:FunctionKey(s)In a selected row, select the cells that don't match the value in the active cellCTRL+\In a selected column, select the cells that don't match the value in the active c...

Dazzling lights, erupting volcanoes, pirate ships and sky-high roller coasters are what greet you when you first enter into one of the most exciting cities on the planet-Las Vegas. As you travel through this sparkling oasis in the desert, you will find that our city has a multitude of exquisite d...

I have spent a good part of this morning paying my end of the month bills and updating and balancing "My Money"...I do most of my bill paying online.  About 75% of it through MyCheckFree.com and the other 25% via the individual websites for these companies.  I wish all companies were listed on MC...

A couple of years I was walking my neighborhood on a beautiful evening as the sun was beginnig to set and there were these awesome clouds!  Knowing I had no time to run home and grab a camera I took these with my CELL PHONE.  It just amazes me how well the pictures turned out with a cell phone ca...

                                     Recently on a trip to visit our daughter in Arizona we drove through Hoover Dam.  Hoover Dam is about a 35 mile drive from Las Vegas.  It was sad to see how far down the water level was...the white in the picture above denotes how far down it is...it's several...

As gas prices continue to rise ($3.15 at last look in Las Vegas), here are some important tips that will save you some money and help make you a fuel-conscious driver: Air Filters - have them regularly checked and replaced,  Replacing clogged filters can increase gas mileage up to 10%. Cruise Con...

I have felt since I was a child that there were others out there who were related to me.  I probably felt this way because we knew nothing, about dad's side of the family.  Daddy insisted there was nothing to tell. My mom was very tight lipped.   I can remember thinking on holidays, when we got t...