contests on activerain: AR Zoom Call Homework for Week of 12.15.25
- 12/17/25 05:29 PM
AR Zoom Call Homework for Week of 12.15.25 Let me first interject that for all on the Zoom Call, can you even remember the last time you had to do real homework? Given that, the assignment was to us the AI platforms to create a backdrop for the Zoom Calls. The prompt was to be: "Create an image to use as the backdrop for Zoom calls that represents my personality." Using the prompt on Night Cafe I got the following: I put it back and tried to get Night Cafe to remove the camera and sharpen the background but got nothing positive. I also tried it … (16 comments)
contests on activerain: The Ways We Can Impact a Family and Their Lives
- 11/17/25 10:01 AM
The Ways We Can Impact a Family and Their Lives In the season of appreciation, we all reflect on the manner in which our lives and our business culture has changed over the years. For me, as I got into real estate after working in industry for so long, it became more of a service from me so much as a hard revenue stream. The mortgage meltdown in 2008-09 was catastrophic for many and none more than people that were used by agents and lenders strictly for a check. Bad things happened to good people, and the villains went on their way, but lives … (17 comments)
contests on activerain: Comparisons with North Carolina and Connecticut
- 10/25/25 02:43 PM
Comparisons with North Carolina and Connecticut The presentation on the Zoom call this week was on the lifestyle of the residents of North Carolina and was presented by Debe Maxwell. The homework was to offer some comparisons between the 2 states. It can't be done on size, as North Carolina is 9 1/2 times larger than Connecticut and its population is 3 times larger. There are similarities with the land, as there are parts of the Appalachian trail that run along the Western side of both states. State Birds: The state bird for Connecticut is the Robin, most distinguishable by its orange breast and often sought in … (10 comments)
contests on activerain: The Mediterranean Diet Is a Lifestyle
- 10/17/25 06:17 PM
The Mediterranean Diet Is a Lifestyle The Zoom call this week was a presentation by member John Henry on the lifestyle he lives with credit to his parents, and his youth spent on the Greek island of Crete. A diet created many years ago and passed along with changes offered by the advances in more modern appliances, but holding true to culture. Most meals were sufficient for the family to eat and seldom was there extra prepared with the intent to be leftovers. Meals were prepared from that which was grown and only sufficient for that day. No such thing as cooking extra to allow … (16 comments)
contests on activerain: Have We Changed with Time? July 2025 Challenge #2
- 07/18/25 12:29 PM
Have We Changed with Time? July 2025 Challenge #2 Prior to becoming a real estate agent, my simple involvements were a land purchase on which I built my own house. Then a sale and purchase because that's what the judge suggested was equitable since I was not in a position to buy her out.
Then the sale with purchase of our house with my current special wife and life partner. With the current purchase, a seed was planted by the agent that helped us as she liked the way I looked at the houses to determine if they were right for us. She tried … (16 comments)
contests on activerain: Have We Changed with Time? July 2025 Challenge
- 07/14/25 07:41 AM
Have We Changed with Time? The question was simple and yet maybe not so much. A quick and simple answer would be, of course, I got older: I have pains in areas I never had before I can't do things as well as I once did And of course there's that oldie but goodie: if I could change that. Well, it is all a mute point, as no one can go back with the eraser and fix a thing.
What reflection does offer is the obvious: I learned to be more patient. It was a gradual transition brought on by the interactions we experienced while developed within a transaction. When … (20 comments)
contests on activerain: The Influences that Define our Lives 2
- 03/14/25 06:49 AM
The Influences that Define our Lives 2 Very few adults can look at their lives and honestly state that they were destined to be what they became with no assistance from anyone. A sense of divine right, so to speak. I am not one of those, nor do I know anyone like that. My career path had some bumps at the beginning, more so due to a little military issue and being in the wrong job at the wrong time. The early 1970's were not the kindest to engineers in the aerospace industry. I found a job working as a support engineer in a field … (18 comments)
contests 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)
contests on activerain: November Challenge, I'm Thankful for so Much 4
- 11/30/23 12:38 PM
November Challenge, I'm Thankful for so Much 4 As November is the month of appreciation and gratitude, like the Pilgrims with their first fest of thanks, we are offered a chance to reflect on what makes us smile and share with fellow members here, on ActiveRain. I have offered my appreciate and love for the people in my life as well as the friends and people that make the character of ActiveRain s special. As real estate is the focus of my presence here on ActiveRain, it would only be appropriate to give a post for the appreciation and trust given to me by … (16 comments)
contests on activerain: Let The Bells Ring: Craig Rutman
- 12/18/21 05:37 AM
Let The Bells Ring: Craig Rutman The Challenge this month is to reach out and touch someone that has been noticeably absent from ActiveRain for a while. Option #2: Call an AR member you have spoken with before but have not talked with them in 2021. To me, it was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with Craig Rutman. I have seen him doing his thing on Facebook and it was a most opportune time to reach out and check in with him. Craig has a number of exceptional abilities and one of them is his skills with Photoshop. His posts always had a message … (30 comments)
contests on activerain: The ActiveRain Guidelines Focus on Respect
- 01/09/17 06:59 PM
The ActiveRain Guidelines Focus on Respect As a blogging community, we have come to expect a certain degree of propriety when it come to the interaction we have with blog posts. There are the written Guidelines of the site and the civil propriety we practice which comes from a basic understanding of behavior amongst professionals. In simple terms, RESPECT. Our code of ethics as agents mandates respect for our clients as well as the rest of the fiduciary responsibilities to which we adhere. When we are away from our clients and on the platform, the guidelines offer a path to follow to maintain … (13 comments)
contests on activerain: 2015 BIG Blog Jumpstart Challenge - Success for YOU via YOUR Blogging
- 01/03/15 11:45 PM
Back for it's Fourth Consecutive January, Lynn Friedman is again sponsoring her Jump Start Challenge to get us into a groove for the new year. It offers exposure to some new types of posts for those that have been reluctant, such as Localism and Market Reports. With in the market reports, some tests to develop those graphs that some people find so informative. Only 25 posts in 28 days, so a reprieve from the pressure of 1 a day. At the end, BONUS POINTS will it be 2? 200? 500? 20,000? Only those that finish will know, but at the very least some opportunity to get exposure and … (11 comments)
contests on activerain: Theme to My Business: With a Nikon by my Side, it’s Kodachrome
- 12/18/13 11:29 PM
Theme to My Business: With a Nikon by my Side, it’s Kodachrome Kathleen Daniels is the hostess for the current December Challenge to Theme our 2013 Business with a song. Being appreciative of music, but not knowing the words to what currently is called music, I felt I was at a loss. Try driving around, doing your job while reflecting on the activities that were mainstream to your thoughts for the entire year. It was difficult, until I realized what I was doing on a cool snowy morning. The reality of my year fell upon me immediately.
When I … (13 comments)
contests on activerain: September's Cloudburst of You
- 09/02/13 08:41 AM
Summer will officially end this month, on the 21st, ad then the fall push to tidy up those transactions before the Holidays. Another of the Cloudburst Challenges.
If you have done the precious Challenges, this will be easy. If you haven't done one as yet, it's a great way to get involved in a consistent blog challenge and all the points that go with it. It's starting to feel like Fall around here and I for one am not happy about it. Don't get me wrong, I love the seasons and Fall is most beautiful but I'm just not ready to … (0 comments)
AR Zoom Call Homework for Week of 12.15.25
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