If you've been reading our blog for awhile, you know that I'm graduate of Annapolis. From July 7, 1981 to May 22, 1985, I went to "college" by the Severn River. There's lots of naval history on those grounds...naval heroes buried, monuments to past wars and battles, it's never more than a few s
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11/15/2010
I used to read books, tons of books. As life gets busier and busier, my reading is mostly confined to the daily newspaper, magazines and online articles. However, once in a while I'll hear about a book I need to read. Lately, it's almost ALWAYS nonfiction, and so is the latest. The book is Lone
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11/14/2010
It has been a strange November for weather here! The leaves have all turned, most have fallen, yet we're getting the benefit of some gorgeous daytime weather. Temperatures flirting with the high 60s and low 70s at their peak. So as long as the weather is good, our rescued kitties (aka The Fe
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11/14/2010
Newport Aquarium Offering Free Admission to Veterans This Weekend! November 13 & 14, 2010Here's a great deal for Active Duty military and our veterans! You'll need your military I.D. card, or dig into that fire proof box and find your discharge papers, but Newport Aquarium is offering you FREE
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11/13/2010
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park presents A Christmas CarolAnother sign that the holiday season is JUST around the corner... A Christmas Carol is coming soon! Performances are at the Robert S. Marx Theater, just around the corner from the Cincinnati Art Museum in beautiful Eden Park, and a mere
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11/13/2010
Another Real Estate Myth: An Agent from a Bigger Office Will Sell My Home Better Dear Mr. & Mrs. Home Seller, The thought process would seem to be logical, right? A bigger office has more agents, so a better chance of selling your home! And before the Internet, the bigger office is better ide
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11/12/2010
Are you still skeptical about this whole Active Rain blogging thing? Wondering, "Is this a total waste of my time? Seriously, I've been blogging for a whole month and no one knows I exist as far as I can tell!" And the answer to that is, "Yes, it is worth it, but it takes TIME, CONSISTENCY, EFF
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11/11/2010
There's No Place Like Home It doesn't take long to realize you're not in Kansas anymore. You've relocated, sold your last home and you're looking for a new one. You feel like you're on some spinning ride, your life uprooted and wanting to quickly find another home and get your roots reestablish
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11/10/2010
I'll be the first to admit, I'm a little biased in favor of our military. I can't point back like Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump to generations of service, but I was born in an Air Force Hospital in Anchorage Alaska, the son of an Army enlisted man ....and Mom had something to do with it too:) My uncl
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11/09/2010
Another aspect of being Addicted to Active Rain? I've got zero patience once a blog idea hits me. It needs OUT, and it needs OUT NOW!! Like the rat in the maze with a little bit of a plan, the idea wants to get to it's reward! I want to share the idea, the local event, a little humor, whateve
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11/08/2010
