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2009
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Do you wonder how they pick up and move something that's as fragile as a watermelon, and weighs as much as 100 pounds per linear foot? This modified truck is the answer. My Darlin' and I were driving to church last Sunday morning, and this guy was sitting at the light. There's a story in every...
01/10/2009
The Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum is one of my favorite places on the planet. It's one of the 10 best zoos in the World, and if you haven't had the pleasure of a visit, and you're surrounded by cold grey days and frigid nights (Jesse in Fairbanks has been dealing with forty below for two weeks) ...
01/10/2009
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Do you think we're jumping into this trillion dollar bailout bill a little to fast for comfort? The incoming administration is long on rhetoric and short on specifics, IHMO. The banks are getting the money and power without accountability. The consensus seems to be "Oh, it'll be all right. I...
01/10/2009
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Too ironic, I thought, as I snapped the shutter on this feathered bandit. It's a tough market when the vultures walk the streets with impunity. I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson, AZ Mortgage lender.Think of me as your Tucson mortgage expert.Call me if I can help you with a mortgage...
01/09/2009
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I've seen some interesting things as home decor, but this one surprised me. The old BMW is a little dusty because my friend, the owner of the home, is renovating his kitchen. He needed some help, and I offered free labor as a carpenter. My question about the motorcycle in the living room earned a...
01/08/2009
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Rent 2 Own Homes. Call Today. Buy Foreclosures. Pennies on the Dollar. 24 [Hr?] FREE Recorded Info. Placed at busy intersections outside the City of Tucson proper (illegal in the city) these signs and signs like them remind me of the freewheeling commerce in the markets of Paramaraibo, Surina...
01/07/2009
It floors me when buyers tell me that on the advice of their CPA or Financial Advisor, they're waiting for the new administration to bring down mortgage rates to 4.5% before pulling the trigger. We're within half a percent of that number right now. If someone like Secretary Paulson can't get it ...
01/05/2009
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My new neighbor Jerry was out in his yard, and I was walking by, camera (as always) in hand. This particular home had been for sale for nearly a year and a half with no takers. One day I turned the corner and noticed that there was a sold sign. A couple of months later, a work crew showed up an...
01/05/2009
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