For those who do not know me well . . . I am a competitor. I hate to lose. I will not give up without a fight. Nonetheless, the time has come that I have recognized I will not succeed in an endeavor I had just recently undertaken.I knew at a young age that I would never be a star in the NBA;
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04/27/2007
Fredericksburg Virginia, an historic city located 50 miles south of Washington DC and 50 miles north of Richmond Virginia, appeals to many tourists who come to the area to visit the many Civil War battlefields within a short driving distance from the city.There are many quaint streets within the
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04/26/2007
Here I am sitting in my one person (didn't say man because it may not be politically correct in this venue) office deciding how to amass all of the points I see some of my colleagues showing. Not that points are that important (just repeating what some have written) in this blogging arena. Since
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04/24/2007
The month of March found an increase in the number of listings in our local area. It also found an increase in the number of sales for the month. Nonetheless, the number of month's inventory decreased from 11.4 months to 10.7 months. A year ago we had a 6.2 months supply.Graphically, it looks
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04/18/2007
This morning, at 0745, I attended a meeting of the board of directors of the Rappahannock Area Council for Children and Parents (RACCAP). The mission of RACCAP is to promote positive parenting and educate the public about the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the Greater Fredericksburg Ar
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04/18/2007
Traditionally, this time of the year people start to look for their new home if moving is in their future. Believe it or not, the school year is just about to end. Those with families want to get the ball rolling so that they can get the children into the new school as the school year begins.Am
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04/08/2007
The Easter weekend has passed.When I did my daily MLS update I saw that activity over the weekend was minimal here in the Fredericksburg Virginia area.Went to ActiveRain as part of my morning ritual and saw that postings yesterday were also minimal. Was hoping that this subject had not been alre
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04/08/2007
Now that's a term if ever there was one.First time I ever heard it was when we moved (in 19710) into a community just outside the "beltway" of Washington, DC named Lake Braddock. It was the first exposure we had to the area and after overcoming "sticker shock" we settled in.Folks, bedroom commun
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03/27/2007
As the years go by, we are seeing more and more planned unit developments in our beautiful and historic area of Fredericksburg Virginia.Let me digress for a moment. In 1989, the year the real estate industry welcomed me into it, there were no more than three or four of them in our area. Breezew
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03/26/2007
Hopefully, you the reader don't think I am too morbid with all of these postings on cemeteries. Believe me, I am not one who dwells on sad things. However, since our area is so rich in history, I have been seeing more and more interesting older things. Could it be that I am becoming one rather
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03/20/2007