Baja Scholarship Foundation - 08/31/07 01:41 PM
We arrived here Tuesday, and our timing couldn't have been better! The temperature has been in the mid 70s to low 80s with a bit of coastal overcast. Back home it's been 105+ with scattered thunderstorms. Looking out over the Pacific, watching the surfers out our window... this is the life!
I … (1 comments)
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Barns - 08/29/07 08:48 AM
I'm fascinated with barns. The older, the better, and the more dilapidated the better. My wife is from Rochester, NY and we usually go to visit friends and family every year. I stayed home this year, but took this shot last year in Batavia, a small town between Rochester and Buffalo. … (39 comments)
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South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) - 08/28/07 08:45 AM
If you're too young to remember Frank Sinatra or Patsy Cline's version of the song, maybe you remember Chris Isaak's. In any case, the missus and I are headed for Baja, California later today to spend a week in a condo overlooking the blue Pacific.
It surprises me how many people I … (9 comments)
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Home Inspections & Home Warranties - 08/27/07 09:34 AM
A home inspection may be the most valuable investment a buyer can make. A quality inspector can catch small problems before they become big ones and potentially save you thousands of dollars. Ask your REALTOR® to give you a list of inspectors they like. Odds are, these are inspectors they have … (10 comments)
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kayak - No Paddling Necessary - 08/26/07 11:00 AM
Have you checked out kayak yet? It's a web 2.0 travel site that I think is a great way to check out airfare, hotels, etc. As you start typing, kayak anticipates what you are looking for and presents a drop-down menu of choices. Once you've narrowed your search, it searches all the … (9 comments)
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By Popular Demand - Sweden & Norway - 08/24/07 11:15 AM
This is the harbor in Goteborg, Sweden from the ferry as we were heading to Denmark. The crossing took about four hours. The ferry was extremely comfortable and featured restaurants, bars, a huge store and a movie theater.
Driving from Lillehammer, Norway to Goteborg, Sweden, we stopped in Haldon for dinner. It was … (8 comments)
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Comedy Night At The Improv - 08/23/07 10:06 PM
Some of our affiliates have been sponsoring comedy night at the newly opened Improv at Pechanga Resort & Casino and last night I paid my first visit. It's a great, intimate venue that seats about 300.
The performers were great, Scott Kennedy opened and was wildly funny. You have to admire someone who has … (10 comments)
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These are a few of my favorite blogs - 08/23/07 09:15 AM
(Sung to The Sound Of Music)I only wish I had more time to read all the great content on this site. In no particular order, some of my favorite posts I've come across here:Have You Considered Reciprocating Your Comments? Hmmm? ROAR! http://activerain.com/blogsview/137735/Have-You-Considered-Reciprocating - Just plain good advice from a great blogger.Good … (9 comments)
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Why I LOVE Living in Murrieta - 08/22/07 07:49 PM
It's funny. I was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and had you told me 10 years ago I would be a resident of Southern California I probably would have asked you what you were smoking. The twists and turns life takes us on is an interesting process, … (9 comments)
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Teaching A Blog Class - Advice? - 08/21/07 09:00 AM
To say that Inman Connect motivated me would be an understatement. I started this blog during the conference and have been blogging since. I shared the information with my fellow agents and was asked and have agreed to teach a class on blogging in my office.
I will focus on AR because … (9 comments)
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Vietnamese Hibiscus - 08/21/07 08:30 AM
I shot this on the same trip as the Thai Ginger flower I posted yesterday. This is a hibiscus I saw in Da Nang, Vietnam. I'm not happy with the soft focus, but I have never seen another hibiscus like it.
We visited Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Of the three, I … (11 comments)
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Name That Flower - let's play the next round! - 08/20/07 08:31 AM
Two years ago my wife and I took an amazing trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. I had just finished self-publshing my book "flora" and was still having fun doing flower close-ups. Here's a strange flower I saw in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Can anyone hazard a guess as to what it … (16 comments)
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Battling Negativity - 08/18/07 02:55 PM
I don't know if you're seeing it, but I think it's inevitable in a down market to see frustration, depression and even anger. There's nothing we can do to change what's going on in the market, but we can certainly change how we view it and react to it.
There are a … (5 comments)
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Play Ball! - 08/16/07 11:56 AM
I went to my first Lake Elsinore Storm (www.stormbaseball.com) game of the season last night. Having just been to AT&T Park in San Francisco Friday night, the contrast was amazing. This is baseball at its purest level. The kids at the park were enthralled with everything! They loved Thunder and Jackpot, … (3 comments)
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Flower photography - 08/15/07 08:30 AM
My dad loaned me his Nikon FÂ when I was in my early teens growing up in San Francisco. I took my first photos at the Palace of Fine Arts and have been hooked ever since.
I started shooting digital in 1999 and have done so ever since. Two years ago, … (17 comments)
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Growing Older (but not up) - 08/13/07 04:46 PM
The title of a Jimmy Buffet song says it all. I just returned from beautiful Sonora, CA, where I attended "Fire On The Mountain", the Sonora Blues Festival on Saturday. An intimate crowd of 3,000 gathered for music by Little Feat, Sonny Landreth, Paul Thorn and many others. There were two … (6 comments)
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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (but I like it) - 08/10/07 04:26 PM
I've spent the last two days pursuing one of favorite pastimes... following Little Feat on the road. If you're not familiar with their music, check out www.littlefeat.com. I went to the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA Wednesday, to the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills last night and am in … (4 comments)
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Teamwork - 08/09/07 09:38 AM
Not only am I proud to be a part of the active rain team, I'm proud to be a part of the team at my office.Since returning from Inman Connect, I've been spreading the word about blogging and have already had four of my fellow agents start an AR blog.
We're … (3 comments)
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Denmark photo - 08/08/07 09:06 AM
I shot this with an EOS 30D in Esjberg, Denmark. My friend and I decided to follow the band Little Feat on tour through Scandinavia. We drove from Copenhagen to Esjberg, back to Copenhagen, up to Lillehammer, Norway and then to Aarus, Denmark, taking ferries along the way, in a … (6 comments)
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Two blog... or not two blog - 08/08/07 08:58 AM
Granted, not a new subject, but I still have questions. Four of the five panelists at the "Blogging Superstars" panel at Inman Connect said they used WordPress. The other used TypePad. I've set up a WordPress blog (http://tomplant.wordpress.com/), have posted two blogs, but have received no comments. Here I'm getting steady, … (7 comments)
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Taking the next step - 08/07/07 09:07 AM
I've been a member of the activerain community for nearly a week now. I've been having a ball exploring, interacting with other members and learning to blog. Here's where I ask for your help. What next?I have a blog here, one on wordpress, and I toyed around with one on my … (10 comments)
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Photo from Norway - 08/05/07 01:59 PM
Hi,
I'll share more in the near future, but I shot this with my Canon EOS 30D in Haldon, Norway at dusk this past April. It was a lovely evening. In a week, we drove 1,600 miles... across Denmark and back, through Sweden and Norway. It was unforgettable. I don't regret one … (21 comments)
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Inman links - 08/05/07 09:30 AM
Okay, so I'm home and have gotten a chance to catch my breath... barely! I wanted to share some of the new (to me) sites that were part of the buzz at Inman Connect. Hope you'll find some of them useful, cool or fun.In no particular orde: http://www.jott.com/, http://www.reddit.com/, www.delicious.com, www.transparentrealestate.com, … (4 comments)
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Home, Sweet Home - 08/04/07 09:45 AM
I had a fabulous time in San Francisco, but it was way too short. You just can't savor that city and soak in all that Inman Connect has to offer in three days. It is great, though, to be home again in Southern California's beautiful Inland Empire.As I mentioned before, I … (3 comments)
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mind blowing - 08/02/07 03:46 PM
Hi. I'm in San Francisco at Inman Connect. If you're not in the industry, it's a gathering of the top minds in real estate and a bit beyond. Folks like Craig from craigslist for example and several others who aren't household names yet, but I expect will be.I've toyed around with the idea … (2 comments)
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