blogging on activerain: Friday Flags: Half Mast Out of Respect for a Pope
- 04/24/25 05:35 PM
Friday Flags: Half Mast Out of Respect for a Pope
I paused a few seconds to give a thought as to why the flags were at half-mast and then realized in a state with such a strong Catholic population the respect for the head of the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis, the first Cardinal elected to head the church born in the Americas.
Born in Argentina, to Italian immigrants, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a very sympathetic and an advocate for the poor.
He will lie in state through the weekend and his funeral will be next week. Once the funeral is over the college of Cardinals … (17 comments)
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blogging on activerain: April Challenge: The Buyers that Really Tested Patience
- 04/11/25 10:11 AM
The Buyers that Really Tested Patience
As agents we always hope, when starting with a new client, that it will be a smooth transaction. I was involved in such a transaction, and it really was close to a break-it-off deal.
The clients had their house on market and were very well committed to where they wanted to move to and style of house. As they were still somewhat spry, they wanted space but more importantly wanted it on 1 level.
And so, it started.
While allowing their residence to be shown they were seeking the next place to live.
Qualifying listings seemed to be scarce, but … (17 comments)
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blogging on activerain: The Influences that Define our Lives 4
- 03/29/25 01:06 PM
The Influences that Define our Lives 4
There is a quote started in the early 1900's to recognize the support offered to successful men by their wives or mothers. Behind every successful man is a good woman. To be politically correct in our current society, it would have to be amended to partner.
While we believe that we can use our abilities and knowledge to do our jobs right, there is a lot more that allows us to use that knowledge.
The peace of mind or contentedness that when the end of the day is over, we have a person in our life that … (17 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Friday Flags: A Double Flag of Support in Prospect CT
- 03/26/25 06:58 AM
Friday Flags: A Double Flag of Support in Prospect CT
As I made reference to the spring winds in last week's Friday Flags post, it was a good time to take photos.
Located just off the town center, is the town pond and recreation area that also has a proud flagpole, and like its neighbor is somewhat sheltered.
McGrath pond is a manmade water pond, and it is also the pond that gets stocked with fish for the derby in the spring and one can see people fishing there all year trying to catch a few that managed to survive the onslaught of anglers.
And … (9 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Friday Flags: IT Support in Prospect CT
- 03/26/25 06:19 AM
Friday Flags: IT Support in Prospect CT
It's a time of year where spring is attempting to take hold. Part of that transition is the strong winds that blow nd in areas where the flag poles are a bit more sheltered, the wind wins, and so do I.
Thus, I was able to catch a shot of a flag proudly appreciate the airing out the wind offered in the front of a local IT company in Prospect, CT.
The company, Millennium Technology Solutions, is an 24/7 IT support company that that has been in business for 30 years.
I pass that building daily and when … (12 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Friday Flags: The Flags are in All Over the Course, Mar 2025
- 03/20/25 07:37 AM
Friday Flags: The Flags are in All Over the Course, Mar 2025
For the golfers in the Greater Waterbury CT area the small flags are flying to kick off the golf season.
It is still a bit nipsy and for this Friday snow is in the forecast, but as I drove by the course earlier in the week the wind gave me a reason to stop.
With the season started there is now someone that can attend to the flag on a daily basis, and it was waving proudly.
A small walk down the 18 fairway allowed me to get a shot of both flags.
While … (12 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Friday Flags A Hilton Head Island Flag along the Roadway
- 03/05/25 07:24 PM
Friday Flags A Hilton Head Island Flag along the Roadway
We're in the home stretch of our sabbatical and prior to crossing the Intercoastal Bridge to get onto Hilton Head Island we passed the entrance to the Hilton Head National Golf course.
The entrance is blocked and I learned that the course is closed and being developed as homesites.
The entrance still has the poles, and atop the poles were the South Carolina flag and that of our country as well.
After a morning of rain and spending some time at the outlets, it gave me a smile and the security of a tee time … (15 comments)
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blogging on activerain: A Golf Course Flag in Florida that made me Stop to Appreciate
- 02/20/25 05:07 PM
A Golf Course Flag in Florida that made me Stop to Appreciate
It's February which means a vacation to warm weather to get some of the rust off the golf clubs and get some heat in the body.
At one of the resort courses I played last week, I stopped to appreciate the flag on a fence and also the work that it took to create.
Someone used a lot of time, and golf balls to create the flag and their imagination was appreciated by this person as I passed by.
Right down to painting stars on the balls as well.
A Golf Course Flag in … (15 comments)
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blogging on activerain: An 18 Year Adventure on ActiveRain
- 02/19/25 05:11 AM
An 18 Year Adventure on ActiveRain
Real estate is a highly competitive business and requires more knowledge and effort than one learns in the classes seeking to get licensed.
The classes to get licensed are more focused on teaching the rules and what is allowed in marketing but not how to get a client to close on a property.
Nor do they teach one on how to get a client.
While I was introduced to the business after the listing books were gone, it was still a matter of infancy for the internet, and how to use it to its best advantage.
Working under a National … (27 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Trying to Make a Difference and Dreams Come to Reality
- 02/06/25 04:16 AM
Trying to Make a Difference and Dreams Come to Reality
The business of real estate is unique as it is one of people facilitating others with making some of the largest investments of their lives. It is done with the hope that the agent they select is qualified and will do their best to get them a quality purchase, or when selling the sale that will offer no regrets.
Many people in the business came here by way of family involvement in the business, either as investors or established real estate brokers.
Others got into the business as a way of reorganizing their lives … (23 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Friday Flags: Hotchkiss Field Prospect CT
- 02/05/25 07:17 AM
Friday Flags: Hotchkiss Field Prospect CT
The largest park in Prospect CT is located right off the main artery. Hotchkiss Field.
It gets a lot of attention for the athletic fields basketball courts, hockey area and the skate are.
People can be seen walking all over the track with cutoffs should they need to take a break.
With the cold and snow, activity is down, but the flag is still flying high. On a breezy day, I walked as far as I could as I didn't have boots, and took a shot.
It wasn't the best, and as it was still within the 30-day respect period … (12 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Friday Flags A Final Half Mast Flag in Prospect CT
- 01/30/25 03:36 PM
Friday Flags A Final Half Mast Flag in Prospect CT
Just off the center of the town is a manmade lake, called McGrath Pond. and earlier in the day I went by to see someone fishing well off the bank.
The flag on the pole adjacent to the pond monument was still at half-mast also and while the wind was blowing it was not that strong and this pond is sheltered, but I still managed to get a decent shot.
It surely looks like winter and not the most hospitable area but the flag still managed to bring a pause for me to stop … (17 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Flags At Half Mast For Respect in Prospect CT 1.09.25
- 01/09/25 05:21 PM
Flags At Half Mast For Respect in Prospect CT 1.09.25
As our nation paid its last respects to a President that was always caring and may have been in office at the wrong time, which cost him a re-election, many wish for leaders that had half his heart, or did so much.
It ws a windy day in the Northeast and as I passed the Prospect town center, a flurry was noticed.
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The burdens are huge, the noise is loud, but a peanut farmer from Georgia, left a large legacy.
Flags At Half Mast For Respect in Prospect CT 1.09.25
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blogging on activerain: Friday Flags: A Naugatuck CT Flutter to Make one Smile
- 12/27/24 02:49 AM
Friday Flags: A Naugatuck CT Flutter to Make one Smile
Coming from an appointment in Naugatuck CT this past week, I was happy to see a flutter along a park that made me stop.
It is a hectic time of year, and so many are rushing, and it does matter when we get to appreciate the simple things.
It was enough of a breeze to get the flag to move, and I felt that with a little patience, it might just get full wave.
I was rewarded and although it may not have been a full blow, it was enough to set the end of … (14 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Friday Flags A Waterbury Bank Branch Whose Name Inspires
- 11/28/24 09:52 AM
Friday Flags A Waterbury Bank Branch Whose Name Inspires
It has been a very hectic week and in a period in which we are thinking ahead to the Thanksgiving Day table, I saw a flag waving in front of a bank building that made me smile.
I appreciate the advantages I have been afforded just because of the country in which we live.
A subtle reminder as I prepare the post, just before being called to carve the turkey.
Friday Flags A Waterbury Bank Branch Whose Name Inspires
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blogging on activerain: Grateful and Proud of Being an American
- 11/11/24 08:02 AM
Grateful and Proud of Being an American
There is no accounting for where one has been born. It is another of the mysteries of life. As humans, we all strive, or attempt to make the most of where we live to survive. There are very few places in the world, however, where one has unlimited opportunities available to them as we do here in the United States.
As we have seen over the past months our country is not perfect, and yet people still line up at the border seeking a place to thrive. So many people in the world will live a … (15 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Friday Flags: A Naugatuck CT Business Proud of Its Country
- 11/07/24 05:02 PM
Friday Flags: A Naugatuck CT Business Proud of Its Country
Driving south on Rt 63 in Naugatuck on the way to New Haven a flutter caught my eye. I pulled over as it was something that I needed to address,
A small business, Quality Sheet Metal had a parking lot full of cars and just outside the main entrance, a large flagpole with the American flag waving for all to see.
I walked over to the edge of the lot to try and get a better shot and below are the results.
This week especially a sense of patriotism seems appropriate and hope that the … (11 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Friday Flags A Waterbury CT Company with Foreign Roots
- 10/29/24 06:08 PM
Friday Flags A Waterbury CT Company with Foreign Roots
At the exit I normally take to go home, there is a large plant that has had a few companies there over the years. Currently it is home to Drew Marine, a German owned company that services chemicals to certain maritime markets.
The parking lot is large, and just across from the main entrance to the building is an lsland with a large flagpole.
The breeze was blowing in many directions so I wanted to get a different view to get a better shot.
Just enough to get the shot and another Friday Flag post.
Friday Flags … (12 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Making Life Easier with the Apps
- 10/26/24 12:40 PM
Making Life Easier with the Apps
With the advent of technology, we have all had significant changes to the way we live and also for some the way we do business. Many cannot imagine period without the conveniences of the portable phone and all that it allows us to do.
By comparison to some, I have very few apps on my phone, maybe 40 at the most and the few I have do get used a lot,
Like so many of us, I use my camera app a lot. For business I use it to remind me of what I saw, I do not … (17 comments)
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blogging on activerain: Friday Flags: A Wall of Patriotism in Cheshire CT
- 10/22/24 02:00 PM
Friday Flags: A Wall of Patriotism in Cheshire CT
There is a section of Cheshire, CT known to locals as the Vale. It has some rather prestigious homes but also there are sections that are just country.
One can find horses grazing in a meadow and occasionally alongside the road in one of the corrals.
Everyone knows that where there are horses, there are also barns., and that is the case here.
The wall of the building facing the roadway has a large decoration on the wall, that covers the wall.
A flag doesn't always need to be on a pole or attached to a house … (13 comments)
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Friday Flags: Half Mast Out of Respect for a Pope
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