St. Paul's Localism - 01/30/07 01:37 AM
There's a new carnival in town and I liked the idea of a virtual tour of MY town! Carnivals are not my thing. It's probably because losing is not fun, but my honey and I are new residents of St. Paul (only 29 months now) and weekly say to one another, … (19 comments)
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Minneapolis and Saint Paul Real Estate Sales - 01/27/07 07:02 PM
The Regional Multiple Listing Service of the Minneapolis and Saint Paul area of Minnesota has released its sales figures for 2006. The stats show a decline in the number of closings; a slight increase in the median price of closed homes; a small increase in the average price of closed homes; … (0 comments)
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The Search Is Done? - 01/24/07 11:04 AM
Minnesotans must be closet party-ers because the Minne-apple is not the first place people think of when they think of revelry and fun. Oooooooh, it's cold up there. What do you do in the winter? Watch TV? Nope, that's not it at all! We have fun outside!
St. Paul is in the … (5 comments)
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St. Paul's Frogtown - 01/21/07 04:33 PM
St. Paul like every other city has neighborhoods. Being a St. Paul resident in my very core, albeit a new physical resident, I’m learning about the city like any other new resident. I’ve always known about the houses, but not always about the city itself!
Thomas-Dale is the official name … (4 comments)
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St. Paul Winter Carnival - 01/20/07 11:39 PM
Starting January 26, it's party time in St. Paul, Minnesota! The Ringling Bros. circus used to proclaim itself the biggest show on earth. Well, St. Paul is proclaiming its Winter Carnival to be the biggest and oldest winter festival in the nation having carried on the tradition since 1886! Rumor, legend, … (8 comments)
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We're Not Talking Their Language - 01/15/07 12:32 AM
I took a class two years ago that taught the generational differences between oldsters like myself and youngsters in their early 20's and late teens. The class was before my blogging days. At the time it made sense. The Cliff notes of the class was that the boomers and older base … (36 comments)
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One Year - 01/14/07 02:21 AM
Yesterday, the 13th, was my one year anniversary of blogging. My very first entry was January 13, 2006. I had no idea what I was getting into. I marked 100 entries and then 200. I talked about all kinds of stuff, some real estate related and some not. I had fun … (15 comments)
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Andy's Garage Closes - 01/11/07 02:24 AM
When you're done with being a gas station, what better thing to do than convert the station to a restaurant? That's what Andy's Garage did and had a thriving business since opening in 2000. This is the St. Paul location at Fairview and University Ave. W. Well, this WAS the … (10 comments)
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The Minnesota Blogging Game - 01/11/07 01:45 AM
Teresa called me yesterday complaining about lack of time and points on Active Rain. She is the Minnesota blogging queen and had close to a 4000 point lead while I took time off for the holidays. For some odd reason she thought 4000 points was a safe distance. I chuckled at … (13 comments)
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Minnesota Landlord Reminder - 01/11/07 01:26 AM
Minnesota rental property owners have to issue a Certificate of Rent Paid to each of their tenants from 2006 by January 31, 2007. The CRP is the State's way of rebating the property owners' taxes to the tenants. I could get on a soap box about this redistribution of wealth program, … (11 comments)
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Firefox vs. IE7 - 01/09/07 12:53 AM
I love Firefox. I had tried it before, but wasn't ready to make the switch. This last week I did the download once again and am really enjoying the speed and the tabbed browsing. IE7 had a tabbed browser as well, but it was slow and cumbersome to work. Firefox just … (10 comments)
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A Minnesota Cooperative Effort in MLS Data Sharing - 01/09/07 12:36 AM
Hmmm. The welcome screen on our MLS had exciting news to share when we logged on this week. Minnesota has created an MLS Data Sharing Co-op. I guess for now I'll call it the Co-op since the 6 page introductory description was adamant to say "The Co-op is not an MLS, … (3 comments)
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Great Thinkers - 01/08/07 01:43 PM
There are great thinkers who have vision and see the forest instead of the trees. Then there are thinkers who apply what the great thinkers see to the tree itself. I'm the "tree itself" person. I envy great thinkers. Great thinkers sometimes are so "heavenly minded they're no earthly good" but … (2 comments)
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Point2 NLS - 01/08/07 10:36 AM
When I searched this morning, there were 8 blog posts on Active Rain that are tagged with NLS regarding the Point2 NLS anouncement . One entry appeared to have been entered twice by one member so that leaves 7 actual statements about the new Point2 system. I've been a Point2 website … (3 comments)
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The Correct Price - 01/06/07 12:08 AM
Another blogger who is considering selling their personal residence in the next year or two asked about pricing. In the question was the term "correct" price and if the price is this much this year, does that mean it was overpriced last year?
That question set my brain cells aflame. Saying a … (25 comments)
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Technology Can Be Frustrating - 01/05/07 11:41 PM
Technology is supposed to make life simpler and supposed to speed things up. Maybe it has, but when I'm waiting in line because the computer driven cash register can't figure out how to take something with the wrong code, it drives me crazy. In the old days I would be … (9 comments)
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Advice for New Agents - 01/05/07 11:19 PM
Monica Hubert asked for frugal advice for new agents on how to succeed. My comment became so long I thought I'd make a post out of it instead. Here's the advice I give to agents with little means just starting out:
Find a good mentor to ask practical day to day … (11 comments)
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Blog Rules: Best Practices - 01/04/07 01:29 AM
My honey is a careful man. In his very core, he is a cautious person. His chosen career paths have lead him through IT security, disaster recovery, audit, systems analysis, and HIPPA initiations, to name a few. He knows the dangers of the Internet. He understands what best practices are. He understands risk reduction. … (11 comments)
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How to Buy a House - 01/02/07 11:57 PM
I was going to keep silent on the topic of how to buy a house until reading Moo's latest entry on unrepresented buying triggered a recent experience I had with a consumer. So, this post is for buyers who want to buy a house AND do it the most efficient and productive way possible!
Choose a … (0 comments)
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Virtual Gaming - 01/01/07 01:50 PM
The chart at left was pulled from the Second Life Virtual World of MMOG (massively multiplayer online games) at 2:48 AM January 1, 2007. I don't know if you're aware of this fantasy game, but almost a year ago, I stumbled on the site and found some interesting data at that … (5 comments)
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All I Want for Christmas . . . - 01/01/07 12:46 PM
We had a great Christmas. It's the first time the family has been together on THE DAY for years. When the kids grow and develop relationships, families have to share. When you have more than one child, figuring out how to share so the whole family gets together at one time … (4 comments)
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