My son just started second grade and all of the kids in his class are excited to learn to write in cursive. Never mind the fact that he is still trying to master printing - he can't wait to get started. The cursive begins after New Years, and we were informed that in third grade they are to wri
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09/17/2008
With apologies to Pink Floyd. Moment of silence, please. Ok, I am AMAZED at how fast AR has grown. I have been "Active" for around a month and have seen the membership jump from 102,000ish to 109,401 in that time. I hope the continued growth has helped everyone meet new friends and grow their b
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09/16/2008
Sometimes, during the course of an inspection I see things that defy logic. Often it's homeowner "fixes" that make you scratch your head. On occasion it's a contractor who baffles me by their workmanship (or lack thereof). When looking at and reporting on some things, I will often refer to the
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09/15/2008
My 7 year old convinced my wife to stay up past his bedtime tonight (I needed no convincing). He wanted to check the Cubs score and saw that Zambrano had a no hitter in the 7th inning. The deal was, one hit and he was off to bed. Luckily Zambrano completed the No-No. What a thrill it was to wa
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09/14/2008
In part III, I said that Google pays special attention to URLs and page titles. AR gives us some room to use this to our advantage. Your Blog Title (What you type in the title box) becomes part of the URL AND your page title. Here is an example - A fellow inspector - I mean, Property Consultan
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09/12/2008
The CPSC released a recall today for certain Sony VAIO Laptops. Seems some of the internal wiring can short out and cause a burn hazzard. The recalled notebook computer models are the VAIO VGN-TZ100 series, VGN-TZ200 series, VGN-TZ300 series and VGN-TZ2000 series. Not all units are affected, so
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09/05/2008
I try to use spell check on all of my posts (I know, sometimes I forget). The AR spell checker, though, cracks me up. Does anyone else find it funny that the AR spell checker has blog as a misspelling? I mean, this is a site for blogs, right? I chuckle every time I see blog underlined. Some opt
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09/02/2008
I haven't blogged in a week. Today I set aside an hour or so before firing up the grill to come up with some enlightening, informative and/or entertaining blog. I've been sitting here for about 30 min. and I've got nothin'. I started one blog (about efflorescence) - and got stuck after 2-3 sent
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09/01/2008
