Transitions-The Oakville, Burlington and Mississauga Region Real Estate Blog
Real Estate blog about property, home buying and selling, life in Burlington, Oakville and Mississauga Regions of Ontario, Canada.
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2007
When things are seen in black and white, they incite violence and discrimination; they remove all space for tolerance and squeeze it out the back door along with humanity,empathy, care and respect. What we are then left with is a box filled with the intolerant, where each intolerant being who se...
09/29/2007
The judges have completed their scoring and the final results for the Inspiration Honesty Contest have now been tabulated. First off, I want to thank the three judges....a big round of applause for Bill Cherry , Dan Forbes and Carole Provenzale, three wonderful Active Rain members who are also re...
09/26/2007
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The crisp September days of sunshine and warmth with cool nights following, have caused the leaves to begin to change. All around us are the brilliant colours of autumn in Southern Ontario~ Oranges, Reds, Pinks, Bugundys, Yellows and a myriad of shades inbetween. Fall is in the air and with it c...
09/24/2007
The Inspiration Honesty Contest deadline is approaching. The contest closes on Monday , September 24th at midnight EDT. I hope to see many more entries. If you would still like to enter the contest, please consult the contest guidelines and perhaps let me know by posting your entry in the comment...
09/23/2007
Yesterday was a fine mid September day here in Belleville, Ontario. The temperature was in the mid to high 20s (high 70s to low 80s F), and there was barely a perceptible breeze. The clear blue sky allowed the sunshine to peak down through the overhead leaves. As I finished my day's work and rea...
09/21/2007
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From the time we are young we are thrust into contests. We are watched and taught good behaviours from bad and rewarded for good behaviours (hopefully) and sometimes disciplined for bad. We begin school and are graded based on the work we do and how well we have learned the subject matter. We ar...
09/20/2007
This weekend the area adjacent to my office once again istransformed into the beautiful and entertaining 'Empire Square Live' as it plays host to performances by KC and the Sunshine Band on Friday evening and Kenny Rogers on Saturday night.Sit beneath the twilight sky and a zillion stars as you l...
09/13/2007
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Are you familiar with the Pareto Principle ? The Pareto Principle is the 80/20 rule that applies to a great abundance of cause/effect relationships. It is based on Vilfredo Pareto’s research which showed that 20 % of causes have the greatest impact on the pool of visible results. In real estate ...
09/12/2007
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Life. Calling it a rollercoaster ride is putting it mildly. Once we’re on, we can’t get off and oh what a ride it is. We do our best to hang on at times when it all appears to be heading downward and we hope and pray that the upcoming turn will hold us fast to the track and not send us straight...
09/10/2007
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Ontario~ land of thousands of 'shining waters'; the land of sparkling water; the land of the 'great lake'. This beautiful province, I call home, was named after the Huron words 'yontare', or 'ontare' and the Iroquois word 'oniatare' which mean 'the great lake.'Ontario is the second largest pro...
09/10/2007
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