Way back in March 2003, I joined the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors. Since then, I have met many home inspectors from throughout the nation that I consider friends, and I look forward to meeting them in person some day.

I know I'm going to make Zoey the Cool Cat jealous with this post, but one of those friends, Jack Gilleland, a home inspector in Clayton, Ohio.

Jack has one of those monster dogs, a Bernese Mountain Dog (picture at right). Actually, I believe he has two now, a monster one named Izzy, and a baby monster one a couple of months old.

Recently I had to make a trip to the doctor for my annual physical checkup. Since the parking lot was full, I had to park on the street, right next to Izzy the Monster Dog's new venture, which Jack somehow had forgotten to tell me about. And I thought Jack was a friend. Couldn't even invite me to the grand opening. Well....

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This week's posts (they'll open in a new window)

1. SST (Speechless Sunday with Text): I can't inspect it if I can't get it - 5/24/09
2. Be proactive with your homeowners' association - 5/23/09
3. How do you determine if repairs were done properly, or even done? - 5/22/09
4. How to lower your blood pressure naturally - 5/22/09
5. My first Foto Friday: Tree textures - 5/22/09
6. Thankful Thursday: Hydrangea - 5/21/09
7. My new digital SLR camera system - 5/20/09
8. Providing FREE HELP can be fun (if there's a rose garden involved) - 5/19/09
9. Manic Monday pop quiz: Concrete cracks - 5/18/09

Last week's posts (they'll open in a new window)

1. SST (Speechless Sunday with Text): A visit from Mr. Monarch Butterfly - 5/17/09
2. Russel's Gardening Handbook: Jacaranda - 5/16/09
3. "Dear Home Inspector: Please try not to kill the deal...." - 5/16/09
4. "Dear Mrs. Realtor: No I won't...." - 5/16/09
5. Make your home dog friendly - 5/15/09
6. Frenetic Friday pop quiz: Chimneys - 5/15/09
7. WWW (Wordless Wednesday with Words): Huh? - 5/13/09
8. An Open Letter to the ActiveRain Powers That Be - 5/11/209
9. Manic Monday pop quiz: Electrical - 5/11/09
10. What's the point to ActiveRain points? - 5/11/09

Previous week's posts (they'll open in a new window)

1. SST (Speechless Sunday with Text): I have my eye on you - 5/10/09
2. Russel's Gardening Handbook: Lily of the Nile - 5/9/09
3. Americana, courtesy of Burma Shave - 5/9/09
4. It's all in how you market it - 5/9/09
5. Special closet doors for the little ones - 5/8/09
6. Frenetic Friday pop quiz: Would you give up your ActiveRain points? - 5/8/09
7. How to prevent indoor air pollution - 5/8/09
8. WWW (Wordless Wednesday with Words): Elevator and footsies - 5/7/09
9. Just exactly what is a "rain catchment basin"? - 5/6/09
10. What if I want to leave while the clothes are drying? - 5/5/09
11. Manic Monday pop quiz: Level 2 drought alert - 5/4/09

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