The Thirty Minute TravelBlog...!!! - 07/28/08 12:21 PM
I was told we have a couple of hours before we leave for a short family vacation to Chincoteague Island, Virginia, so I'm trying to post in a half hour...that'll leave me time to pack, help some of the others, load the van, and get out of town!
This was a … (19 comments)
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Celebrate Life!!! - 07/26/08 11:07 PM
Well we had a great 12th birthday for our son Justin!
What made it special wasn't the money spent on gifts, the gifts themselves, or even seeing Justin have a great time all day!
What made this day special was the 'celebration of family'...my mother-in-law visiting from Texas, … (31 comments)
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Stumbling Blocks To Stepping Stones...!!! - 07/26/08 02:12 PM
Living life to the fullest is not easy...but it is worth it!!!
Today is my son Justin's 12th birthday...
He wanted a cell phone for his birthday...he was willing to pay for the phone as long as we allowed him onto our phone plan...harmless enough???
Not exactly! Like … (19 comments)
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Giving Back...Active Rain Style!!! - 07/25/08 09:01 AM
I preach to my kids frequently, "You're either a 'giver' or a 'taker'...take your pick"!
The same is true on Active Rain...or in life in general for that matter! We marvel and rave about the blogging successes we have had as a result of our involvement, but do we … (19 comments)
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Lebanon...Food For Thought, But Not Bologna...! - 07/24/08 10:04 AM
Several years ago My oldest unmarried niece became engaged to a nice young lad of Lebanese descent named Ghassan...
They both worked together in a suburb of Dallas, met there, dated, got engaged, and were married...all in the right order and with the right priorities...in fact, they even had a nice … (17 comments)
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Sticking It Out...And Weathering The Storm...! - 07/23/08 10:04 AM
I've been through about 6 or 7 of these economic cycles in the real estate industry since 1971...so far, I've been able to weather each one of them...and come out stronger and wiser as a result!
Each one of these economic cycles had its own peculiarities and characteristics, though … (33 comments)
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Short Sales, Short Fuses, Short Work...Shoot Scammers!!! - 07/22/08 11:07 AM
I just got scammed by someone calling our office swearing he worked for Verizon and was attempting to correct an inadvertant error made by Verizon on our business telephone service!!! Why didn't I just hang up then and there???
I gave the individual several opportunities to 'lie' to me...and … (16 comments)
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Networking In The Rain...! - 07/21/08 01:13 PM
I'm meeting this morning with an agent I just met recently through Active Rain...Jan Gaweda...
Jan is an agent for Keller Williams Realty in Limerick, Pennsylvania...in fact our offices face each other separated by the main artery in the area...the Rt. 422 bypass, from which we both have access to many … (20 comments)
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Active Rain...Family Style Video...Part II...The Red Buttons! - 07/20/08 06:36 PM
Just a short time ago we posted our first video...not extremely high quality, but nevertheless a serious attempt at a very difficult and arduous task...and it turned out to be a real hoot!!!
These next two clips are part of our ongoing experiment to figure out how to produce a … (17 comments)
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The Landscape Of Title Insurance...Clear As Mud...! - 07/20/08 04:43 PM
How often have we assumed in business that the consumer or customer we're targeting already is familiar with our services...This is especially true in Title Insurance where even members of my close immediate family are uncertain about exactly what 'title insurance is'...
In our attempt to embed our … (16 comments)
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What's In A Number...??? - 07/19/08 09:11 PM
I had thought about letting the milestone of my 200,000 points on Active Rain just simply and quietly pass by as a gentle breeze...hardly noticed, but effective nevertheless to refresh and cool and satisfy!
And I will!
I just happened to glance up while in my regular routine … (28 comments)
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Transitions, Transitions, Transitions...Every July...! - 07/19/08 06:05 PM
I wear 'transition lenses' as eyeware...the lenses adjust according to the amount of ambient light or darkness!!!
We live in Douglassville, Pennsylvania...which lies in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown...much smaller, population wise than Philadelphia, our big Catholic brothers to the southeast...nevertheless home to some fervent Catholic families for generations... … (6 comments)
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Planes, Trains, Automobiles, And Real Estate...!!! - 07/18/08 09:31 AM
It's Friday...wheeewwww!!! Granny from Texas flies in today...we pick her up at 1:30 PM! Everyone is excited, especially the kids who are at home sprucing up the ranch a bit (translation: clearing stairs of all shoes, toys, and other debris...and putting all 'wheeled vehicles' in their proper place)...!!!
My 13 … (9 comments)
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Let's See...Fishing...Or...The Mortgage Mess...!!! - 07/17/08 09:18 AM
Just to bring some of you up to date in regard to the 'hot topics' recently on Active Rain...Lenn Harley started the whole thing with her post of a few days ago about excusing defending the real estate agent from responsibility for the current mortgage mess we're in (high foreclosure … (28 comments)
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The Truth May Be...The Funniest Story...! - 07/16/08 09:13 AM
I just left a comment on Barbara Carter's blog on how I foolishly stayed up to watch the entire All Star baseball game which went 15 innings!!! So I didn't hit the sack until after 2 AM...
If you've never visited Barbara's Blog you need to do so...not that I'm a … (20 comments)
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Cleanup...Paintup...Fixup...Getup!!! - 07/15/08 10:42 AM
As a child in elementary school, I remember an annual campaign called, "Cleanup, Paintup, Fixup"...I don't remember what civic group hosted the campaign but it provided an opportunity for everyone in the area to 'spruceup' their homes and apartments and really present a positive impression to any visitors in the neighborhood!!!
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Always Avoid Never...Never Use Always...! - 07/14/08 12:10 PM
I'm not trying to confuse anyone here...but I'm merely trying to pass on a piece of wisdom I was given many years ago that has served me well and should also serve many of my Active Rain friends!!!Many times I have written on a particular topic, giving advice on how … (32 comments)
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Truth Or.....Consequences...!!! - 07/12/08 04:59 PM
Do you remember the old TV show of that name...If you didn't know the correct answer, you paid the price...
Here is a brief explanation of the game show:
Truth or Consequences had originally aired in 1940as an NBC radio program with its creator, RalphEdwards, as the emcee. A decade … (21 comments)
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Memory Lane...And Active Rain...!!! - 07/11/08 09:28 AM
In a couple of weeks it will be a full year for me on Active Rain...and what a lot has transpired!
First of all it was a good friend, Ed Rybczynski, that pointed me toward Active Rain to begin with!!! So I thank Ed Ryb, whom many of you know and … (31 comments)
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Localism...A Worldly Perspective!!! - 07/10/08 09:02 AM
Active Rain, our beloved Real Estate professional social network, yesterday launched a highly publicized, highly optimistic, highly raved about new version of LOCALISM...Localism.com...
What is localism???
Rich Jacobson, a community builder and Active Rain employee, stated and defined it best...
"Localism is the valued point of connection, a place of … (10 comments)
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Be All That You Can Be...Join The Army!!! - 07/09/08 09:21 AM
Do you remember all those TV commercials with that slogan used as a recruiting tool for the US Army?
Well, do we really need to 'join the army'...to be all that we can be?
I am a pretty good judge of character...I have supervised many diverse groups in industry, and … (14 comments)
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Devolution Of The Mortgage Industry...!!! - 07/08/08 08:09 AM
Some of us remember in the 60s and 70s...the plain vanilla mortgages through which one might enter the American Dream...at that time the American Dream wasn't reality...it was only a fantasy in the mind of consumers...a kind of 'SEEDLING'...
Then along came MGIC and other similar companies in the 70s and 80s, … (13 comments)
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Discerning Truth On The Internet...!!! - 07/07/08 09:32 AM
We hear all the time about 'the information age' and the 'information highway' when referring to the internet, that great Al Gore invention!!! But what is the internet, and how can you trust the vast amounts of information out there?
First of all, without getting into the mechanics or electronics of … (26 comments)
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Sunday Morning...Hope For The Best!!! - 07/05/08 10:31 PM
I commented recently on Gary Woltal's blog that an 'anchor' is the symbol for 'HOPE'...and we all need to be 'anchored' to live a meaningful life!
Do we have HOPE?
How can we tell? First of all, HOPE is a virtue...a gift...the dictionary defines HOPE as "to cherish a desire with … (14 comments)
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Is Every DIYer A Potential FSBO...??? - 07/05/08 10:43 AM
Now before you realtor friends of mine get scared away, stick with me...you'll be glad you did!
Have you ever attempted any routine plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or carpentry 'fixes' in your home? How about an easy auto repair? Be honest now!
Almost every man and many women have tried some … (21 comments)
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GO...Green & Organic...Or How To Kill Weeds Safely!!! - 07/04/08 11:31 AM
First off...I'm not an 'eco-maniac', nor am I a 'health food nut'...but I am a responsible Christian American...and as such...I'm responsible for my own welfare as well as the welfare of my family and others in the community...at least that's the way I see it...and I'm quite happy with that … (27 comments)
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Don't 'Tire' Of Green...Green Is Good...!!! - 07/03/08 09:27 AM
It's been some time since I posted a 'green' article on my blog! I like 'green', and I've always considered myself a conservationist, so whenever and wherever and however I can save money, time, resources, etc...it makes sense to do so!!!
Perhaps my first real 'green jolt' came back in … (12 comments)
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Wednesday! Wednesday! So Good To Me!!! - 07/02/08 08:52 AM
You faithful readers out there know how much I like posts which carry a theme over several days...and I'm thanking the 'Mamas And The Papas' for the use of their words from the song Monday, Monday! Go back and listen to it if you haven't already! Great stuff!!!
So we … (29 comments)
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Tuesday! Tuesday! Can't Trust That Day...!!! - 07/01/08 02:33 PM
My post of yesterday was a sort of a rant about how I detested Mondays...I shoulda known better...
So far, and it's now beyond 3 PM, I haven't accomplished much in the way of constructive or productive work!
The entire day has been spent putting out fires...I just wish they were … (24 comments)
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