These kids today completely amaze me! I can barely carry a basketball and walk at the same time but they can run up and down the court swapping the ball back and forth between hands and shoot the ball at the basket at the age of 8. Scary!! But it is surely fun and inspiring to watch. Wish I w
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02/23/2013
How does the history of a house serve the seller!Who do we work for? Now there is a source of confusion.Obviously we work for our customers, but the transaction originates from what we sell. The listings are said to be the life blood of our industry. The listings come from the owners of the ho
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02/22/2013
Last night we got treated to a night out with one of our sons . The place was an olde favorite that is now sort of outside our daily stomping grounds. As we entered we noted that the greeting cow in the entry was duded out in maradi gras attire. I immediately visualized the cow on the side
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02/19/2013
After hearing for years that people claim miraculous results in selling homes due to burying a statue of St. Joseph in the yard. We went and got one last year.We read the instructions that came with th little statue and buried it last year when we put the house on the market. To prevent damage
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02/18/2013
The problem with bird houses is that they require regular maintenance just like people abodes.My favorite one needed a complete over haul. It had begun to look quite seedy.Ralph took it down and placed it on our patio table for renovations.He has created a new bottom for it and it is waiting for
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02/16/2013
We always advise potential sellers to take a good look at the house they plan to put on the market. Look with Complete objectivity is what we tell them. Not possible when the house is where you live! So..... We always help them with our famous "Yellow Pad."We decided to take a slice of our advi
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02/12/2013
Although we have heard all the benefits of juicing, it was definitely not on my bucket list.We bought a juicer several years ago but the idea of using it did not appeal to either of us.The juicer became a utility room ornament. It dutifully sat on the shelf.After we saw the benefits of using ou
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02/12/2013
In our ever changing market, we are seeing more and more competition in all areas.Today at lunch there were free tacos with purchase of an entree followed by a free coffee with purchase of one specialty drink.So far we have not figured a way to duplicate that in our business. There are things we
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02/12/2013
There is never a good time to feel less than totally healthy. This time of the year seems to offer challenges.Having been a chicken soup fan for many years, last week I found a new favorite way to break the grip of sniffles.My sinus system ran completely amuck. I took antihistamines and drank
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02/11/2013
Today while we were at a basketball game , we witnessed a totally unacceptable outburst from a parent of another team playing before us.The man, obviously the dad, was literally pushing a child of about ten years of age out the lobby of the sports facility while screaming at him "get out of the g
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02/02/2013
