Tonight my favorite hockey team was eliminated from playoff contention. They lost control of their own fate and had to rely on the team above them losing, and the other team didn't lose. Close the book on this year's edition and hope for better next year.The fans can point to many things with o
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04/14/2026
One of our cats is an alarm system of sorts. If there's a bug in the house, he'll spot it. He locks in. If it's within reach, he'll do his best to catch it. And when he can't reach it, his stare tells us we need to look where he is looking and find the bug!Our lives in real estate offer many
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04/07/2026
Our Chihuahua Bunny is now 16 years old. She's long retired from her award winning days as a therapy dog. She and Liz made a great team visiting hospice, schools, VA medical centers and other places in need. The picture was taken some years back. Now, Bunny's eyes are a bit cloudy. While she
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03/24/2026
We had a great spring-like weekend recently, and some of our kitty condo townhomes (1 bedroom, 1 bath, unlimited food and water provided) needed a little cleaning. Take the extra stuff out (including the cats) and wheel the condos out to the back deck for a good blast with the pressure washer. I
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03/17/2026
Caring about points and spots on the Leaderboard range from 0 to 10,000 on a 100 point scale (translation, some care not even a little, and IMO some care WAY, WAY too much).Some will have the epiphany that it's not the points, but the results of gaining those points that matter. Blog posts makin
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03/10/2026
Some people in the Rain are all about that Point life. Working to be #1 on the Leaderboard is a vital activity. Blog, comment, reblog, follow, repeat the cycle every chance and maximize the point total.Kat Palmiotti recently wrote a post about earning points in ActiveRain and the value of parti
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03/03/2026
If my lawn mower is acting up, one of the things to check is the spark plug. Small engines need fuel, air and ignition, and without a good spark plug that combustion triangle isn't going to be complete.Blogging is much the same, there are different components that influence how easily we can cre
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02/24/2026
Our favorite food truck started off as a regular restaurant closer to downtown Cincinnati. However being a restaurant, even one that makes fantastic food, is a competitive business with thin margins, so a big rent increase meant the end of the brick and mortar version and a pivot to the world of
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02/17/2026
Last week I had a new buyer lead, or at least that's what they would have had me think. They'd found us on Zillow and would like help buying a home. The initial email was a bit general (in Ohio, nowhere specific mentioned) so my sensors were on alert. A quick follow up email and a quick respo
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02/10/2026
It's 11:34 p.m. Monday evening as I pop open the blogging editor for ActiveRain. It's probably a bit later than I should be getting started, but blogging is part of my weekly routine and this is a MUST on my weekly to do list. It's been months since I last wrote an Ask An Ambassador post on a T
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02/03/2026
