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2008
This past week, my oldest boy, Jacob, went out with his class on a field trip. Not just any field trip, but a long drive away, and a one night sleep over! My boy is 8 years old and he's in the 3rd grade. I am quite protective of my kids and I must be honest that I was a bit freaked out over this....
09/06/2008
I just read an article on Money.com about the rate of defaults expected over the next couple of years on Option Arm mortgages. They're expecting the rate of defaults to double over the next couple of years. I can't say I'm the leat bit surprised to hear this. When I was still living in Irvine, CA...
09/06/2008
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Tonight was just too cool! My neighbor had recently purchased a high quality projector system and he wanted to put together an outdoor movie theater experience for friends, family and neighbors. He built a large wood frame and pulled a white painter's tarp across it and secured it so as to functi...
09/06/2008
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The other day I pulled into the parking lot at Chick-Fil-A to get my boys some soft ice cream at the drive through. I was pulled towards a rather interesting sight and I had to park and check it out. It was one of these new Smart cars. I don't know anything about them. Interesting as hell, howeve...
09/06/2008
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I remember long ago when my first boy, Jacob, was born and friends and family who already had kids would always tell me "enjoy your children, they grow so fast!". A statement like that never really sinks in. You have to just wait until one day when you're shocked to see your first born come walki...
09/06/2008
Tonight was Gov. Sarah Palin's big night. It was her first chance to show millions of Americans just who she is, what she stands for, how she handles herself and what she thinks of both John McCain and their opponent, Barack Obama. For those of you who saw her deliver her big speech at the Republ...
09/03/2008
Hello and welcome to my Active Rain training workshop at the Keller Williams Greenville Central office. We are all learning how to maximize the Active Rain environment to the fullest extent possible. Active Rain offers a wonderful tool to learn from others, educate others, have fun, market our bu...
09/03/2008
Don LaFontaine, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai hospital. He was 68 years old. Don's voice talents have appeared in over 5000 movie trailers and also in nearly 350,000 commercials. He's the guy who starts off a movie trailer with the classic line "In A World...." I admired and respected Don. I used t...
09/02/2008
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's Teenage Daughter Is Pregnant! Is This Topic Fair Game or Off Limits? The first big "negative" news from the Palin camp has hit the mass media over this past weekend. Alaska Gov. Palin's teenage daughter is pregnant. Word from the Palin camp is that her teenage daughter w...
09/02/2008
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