What Do We Do Now? Go Fishing? Congress Can't Decide. - 09/29/08 10:31 PM
Here's The Deal:
Lots of folks are angry right now that Congress cannot get done with the debate on our financial crisis.
Why am I not surprised? Because like most politicians they cannot get over their egos and their individual fears of being able to get re-elected. Perhaps this vote ought … (9 comments)
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Will Congress Reach an Accord on This Bail Out Plan? - 09/28/08 11:51 PM
This is serious business. The blame for the bank failures is far reaching and goes back many years. The politics are deep I am sure. But it is just as much about greed as anything. The bottom line is that it is a larger and more complex issue than any one of us … (6 comments)
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Country Banks Can Survive - 09/26/08 11:07 PM
I still occasionally like to stop in my bank on Fridays and visit with my banker . Today I felt especially compelled to do so considering the number of of serious events taking place in the banking industry, and world of finance, Wall Street and in our government.
I casually asked my banker what … (9 comments)
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Don't Judge the Contents By the Package in College Station Texas - 09/26/08 12:11 AM
These Giant piers will help support a highway exit ramp in College Station Texas when completed. They are so interesting to observe while being constructed and actually are in 3 pieces. The giant steel molds take days and days to install before pouring the concrete mix, and after the mixture hardens and the molds are removed...... reveal … (9 comments)
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Big Decisions - 09/24/08 11:35 PM
Big Decisions Concerning our economy
Over the course of the last 4 or 5 days I have listened to the voices of several couples I am friends with . These couples have much in common....that being they are middle aged empty nesters with young adult children.
These couples are very … (8 comments)
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Great View At Aggieland - 09/23/08 10:44 PM
I don't know why but this is one of my favorite view at Texas A & M University . Sitting on the 50 yard line and looking northeast between the "Zone" seats and the east side of the stadium you see the old G. Rollie White Basketball building. The Aggie Men … (9 comments)
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ThisThis Little Piggy Went Went to Market, This Little Piggy Went Home...To Wallstreet - 09/20/08 08:59 AM
I have blogged a little bit about how we are doing a camera survey of the wildlife at our ranch in order to better manage the deer herd and other game effectively.
So once a week I retrieve the card from the camera and take it home to down load … (11 comments)
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MY 150K Mark on Active Rain! vs. Bad Mexican Food.. - 09/20/08 08:27 AM
Last night after hitting 150,000 points on Active Rain I immediately hit the bed.....because bad Mexican food from yesterday's lunch decided to ambush me! Caught me totally off guard! So needless to say I didn't feel like celebrating too much last night. :(
:) But today's a new day and I am … (12 comments)
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A Clean Desk Is A Clutterd Mind - 09/19/08 11:17 PM
I used to believe that statement! Not anymore. I have discovered just the opposite and have tried to be better about "house keeping" and organization in my personal space. It isn't easy but it is an old habit I have been seriously working to change. Sure makes finding things easier! I have … (5 comments)
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Grateful For My Opportunities - 09/17/08 10:25 PM
We all create our own opportunities . One simple opportunity is to just get up in the morning and go to work . I feel that just doing that in itself creates opportunity. Yes you can stay at home and work out of the home. But by doing so you miss … (8 comments)
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Hungry Spider Takes a Lunch Break - 09/17/08 12:04 PM
I have made fiends with a certain species of spider than inhabits our flower gardens at home. This charming green arachnid has been the subject of another post I did earlier.....but it seems he has since decided the best place to capture a quick meal is in our Rose beds. Look close … (23 comments)
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Are there Really 33,444 Folks Logged On Active Rain Tonight? - 09/16/08 11:20 PM
I know the membership at Active Rain continues to increase. Seems like it has grown substantially since I joined up almost 12 months ago. At this moment my page says 109,401 people are members of AR and 33,444 are on line at the moment. That is extraordinary! Greater than 30% of … (13 comments)
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Are You Planning to Replot Your Direction In Real Estate? - 09/16/08 01:07 PM
When normal real estate cycles in your area are going their annual course...do you adjust your compass setting as needed? Or do you just plow ahead as normal and put off the inevitable ?
It is often human nature to simply focus on the dollars , or at least what we perceive to … (5 comments)
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The Sunflower Capitol of Texas - 09/13/08 03:41 PM
The city of Hearne is known as the Sunflower Capitol of Texas. And it isn't difficult to figure out why... if you just take a ride on a nice sunny day. I don't know for sure how many varieties of sunflowers there are , but the Hearne area seems to have … (13 comments)
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Mr. Peepers The Parrot and Ike - 09/13/08 03:22 PM
Disturbed by Hurricane Ike
Our Parrot, an African Grey named Peepers, has been extremely quiet today. Normally he is a chatterbox from sunup to sundown, but we suspect his silence today is probably due to the hurricane. We are pretty sure that animals sense when weather is dangerous and do … (8 comments)
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Ike is Ickee - 09/13/08 03:08 PM
We are in central Texas and we were just feeling the punch of the Hurricane about 10 AM. We reside on a hilltop and are used to wind . In fact usually it is like west Texas on our porch. Your hair is always blowing...but this was something today! I had trouble pinpointing the direction … (2 comments)
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My Best Day Ever In Sales - 09/12/08 10:41 PM
Today while waiting for Hurricane Ike to hit our coast, many Texans were on edge. We are a good distance from the coast so I decided to go on and go to the offive. . My phone rang all day. Why? lots of folks were off from work and school, and … (16 comments)
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Experience VS. The Unknown - 09/11/08 10:53 PM
When Hiring an agent and a Brokerage, do Sellers need to pay more attention to experience level? We all had to start somewhere in this business without a doubt...... But when things aren't looking up and quite frankly the outlook for selling your property is grim , do you want to put … (8 comments)
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Public Hunting Land Near College Station - 09/11/08 09:25 PM
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. has some excellent properties available for the public to utilize for hunting. These Public Hunting Land locations are scattered around the state and for a reasonable annual fee, licensed hunters are entitled to use them.
It has been a long time since I have enjoyed a good … (11 comments)
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Has your Boat Run A Ground? - 09/09/08 08:36 PM
Do you sometimes feel like your boat has run a ground? Are you out of steam? Out of new ideas?
Happens to the us all several times through our careers. It doesn't mean you are finished .... Maybe you just need to step back and regroup, get rested, or refreshed. Try doing something … (8 comments)
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Surveying our Deer Population - 09/09/08 06:36 PM
As part of good deer herd management we are required to do a survey each year on our local ranch. The preferred method is to actually drive the same route through the property several times a week with a spotlight in the evening. We are located in a very densely wooded area and … (6 comments)
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Great Way To Spend The Day In Texas - 09/06/08 10:50 PM
Since my wife and I and some of our best friends really enjoy gardening ...taking 4 or 5 hours to go shopping for plants is always a no-brainer. Last night over dinner we decided to take a trip today to an old mom and pop nursery, we have enjoyed for years. Champions Nursery.
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The Ultimate Re-cycled Roof is For The Birds! - 09/06/08 10:28 PM
Each Year I build a custom bird house for an auction fund raiser event our local association of Realtors conducts each year.. I have been building birdhouses for years out of antique wood and salvaged rusty throw away things. They always seem to be popular with folks and I don't know … (16 comments)
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Shoes on the Phone Line Mean What? - 09/06/08 10:10 PM
I have seen more and more of this crazy thing over the last year or so ...shoes hanging on a phone or power line.
So I googled it and and seemed to come up with some alarming answers. Some folks seemed to believe it had to do with drugs and violence. That it meant a … (22 comments)
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Liberman And Thompson Not Afraid To Tell It Like It Is - 09/02/08 10:37 PM
Now that the Republican Convention is actually conventioning, we were able to finally hear a few speakers speak. Tonight I felt Joe Liberman and Fred Thompson made particularly effective speeches. My favorite line from Fred Thompson was that unlike Many Democrats John McCain does not feel America needs to apolgize to the world. … (7 comments)
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Are You An Order Taker Or Do You Think Out Of The Box? - 09/02/08 10:22 PM
Has any agent asked you these questions lately?
Why aren't we very busy right now?
I'm not getting many calls....what's wrong?
These are just a few questions I am starting to hear from more and more agents in our area. Our local real estate business area is still fairly strong and those agents that … (6 comments)
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Dump Kitties - 09/01/08 09:11 AM
No we didn't find these kitties at the city dump. They were dumped on us my a non-caring heartless individual who assumes that he or she can just randomly drop off an animal at the driveway of a rural home. If they must do it why do they choose a rural home? … (27 comments)
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