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2015
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I went for a walk in the park with my Bride after dinner tonight and I had to take a couple of pictures. The first one is a challenge to Roy Kelley as I am hoping he can tell us what kind of flowwer this is. The plant looks a bit like a cabbage and is about 18 inches tall.The next picture just ...
09/30/2015
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ARE YOU A TOURIST?This is "Spirit" week in Minot, at least in the Minot School system. Today is "Tourist" day where the kids are encouraged to dress as a tourist. This is Tina's offering for today's event.It made me think about how often people "assume" they will fit in to a new environm...
09/29/2015
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It's A Deck! Our new pride and joy! Our home had a deck when we purchased it 13 years ago but it was not very safe so we removed it about a year or two after we purchased the home. Now that all the remodel/rebuild work is done from the flood we decided to put a new deck on. Can't wait for next ...
09/28/2015
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WOW! I'm so pleased with every ones input about the work my graphic designer is doing on a logo for me. Yesterday I posted a color logo that, thanks to your input (especially Jill Murty, Realtor - Orange County, CA ) is under further construction. You will see some minor adjustments on the logo w...
09/23/2015
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After about 6 weeks of going back and forth with my Graphic Artist, Kayla Cote of Cote Creative, we came up with the design above. It wasn't the easiest of choices as Kayla had some very good work to chose from. It was especially tempting to take one of her designs in Gold or Silver but I felt wi...
09/23/2015
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Where To Close, You Have A Choice In MinotOnce you have found that home you love and your financing has been approved what/where do you go next?Well... in North Dakota, most often, the deal is closed at a title company. Government regulations are so tight that I want to say up front that as far a...
09/22/2015
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Minot's New Airport, Out With The Old, In With The NewMinot's old airport wasn't that old and it really was is a nice building but... with the booming economy Minot has had for about 20 years straight it just was to small to accommodate the number of flights in and out of Minot. When it was built...
09/21/2015
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Thumbs Up To Windows 10I recently upgraded my tablet from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. I couldn't be happier. I don't know what Windows was thinking when they tried to immitate Googles Android system but I'm sure glad they offered us an out with a free download of Windows 10. I also downloaded 10 o...
09/19/2015
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My New Sign ShedWith some remodeling of the entry way of my office I lost the space that I kept my signs in. I went shed shopping and this is what I ended up. I needed something small because it actually sits on a sidewalk and I don't want to take up the whole sidewalk. I also purchased this one ...
09/17/2015
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MIXED MESSAGESThis new sign caught my eye yesterday as I drove by it for the first time. It's really not to tough of a mystery to figure out but I thought it was kind of cute. It made me think how we all send mixed messages at times and how it can cause confussion and even cost us business (not t...
09/16/2015
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Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker