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2010
~ Forest of Giant Saguaros ~ Sunday evening, and I took a break from NFL football to capture the last rays of the setting sun for my Active Rain blog ~ and for you. The sunset was beautiful, but this view, looking away from the setting sun, captured my imagination. These Giant Saguaros are tal...
11/28/2010
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~ Catalina Foothills Skyline Drive Sunset ~ Tucson, AZ Talk about giving thanks! I'm thankful to live in a part of the world where I can stick my camera out of the window and capture this, all the while speeding along at 45 mph down Skyline Drive on my way home. Happy Thanksgiving weekend to y...
11/26/2010
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Who do you know who struggles with chronic illness? Maybe it's you, (or as it is with me, your spouse.) In any case, it's one more difficulty layered over an already difficult profession. Kimberly A Norgard has started a group specifically for Active Rain professionals who work in spite of chron...
11/24/2010
Credit tips for my borrowers, by Mike in Tucson, mortgage lender The question: "I want to improve my credit. Should I pay off charge-offs and collections?" How the system works: Take a look at that yellow piece of the credit pie on the right. Length of credit history is 15% of your overall cre...
11/23/2010
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~ Sand Shark ~ Planning for the unexpected I'm doing a refinance for a borrower, and the property appraised at $328,000. That's less than the owner had hoped for, but just fine for the $172,000 refinance. Even so, because the property is not on a paved road, I made it a point to drive out and s...
11/23/2010
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~ Full Moon Over Tucson ~ Actually, Sunday will be the full moon. From Gates Pass this evening, though, you would have been hard put to tell the difference. The setting sun painted the tops of the mountains in the foreground with its deepest color of the day. You really do have to come visit ...
11/20/2010
~ Twins in the backyard ~ Living on the edge of Tucson Mountain Park is an adventure! These two are this year's fawns, and they still have a little of their camo coloring. You can't see it in the photo above, but check out the fading light spots on this little guy on the right. He's not ten f...
11/19/2010
There's always tomorrow... One of my favorite business stories is that of Thomas Edison. We think of him as the man who invented the light bulb, but that isn't the case. (Stick with me; there's a tie-in to my photo.) The first light bulb was invented by an Englishman named Humphrey Davy, in 18...
11/17/2010
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I'm always on the lookout for others who will make me s..t..r..e..t..c..h just a little farther. Lou Ludwig is one of those people. If you're note reading Lou Ludwig's Blog, better get started! I'm Mike in Tucson Motivational Power Quote The Future Belongs To The Risk Takers "The future belongs...
11/15/2010
Is a picture worth a thousand words? Not without perspective! Stick with me for a couple of minutes; READ before you scroll down... Take a good look at this desert plant. The photo is clear. It's in focus. It captures every bit of the detail of the plant. Yet you have no idea how big it i...
11/13/2010
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