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2011
At the beginning of 2011 Oregon changed the earnest money forms. The first page or so is all about the money and its source. If its Cash do you have a letter from a bank or your CPA stating you have enough for the transaction. If its a loan, What type of loan? Who is the lender? Do you have a pre...
11/29/2011
A few years ago we got a cheap turkey because we had spent a jillion dollars. This large turkey was 3 or 4 dollars. I took it out a few days before and put it in the fridge to defrost. A day or two later the fridge started to smell bad. I took the turkey out and smelled it, all was fine so I put ...
11/24/2011
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I have only participated in Black Friday ONCE. Circle,underline and put a star by the word ONCE! In our little 4 stop light town a few years ago a name brand store was going to open at 6am. I went there about 5;30 am and there were about 3 dozen in line out front. This is a large crowd for us. ...
11/24/2011
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Nothing seems to be simple anymore. I have older cars and wanted something newer. Extra keys are no longer a 2 dollar hardware store item. New cell phones totally consume the user and their time. If you go to online news now you first have to watch a video commercial before they let you see the a...
11/18/2011
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There have been several comments on post recently about being lost without smart phones and laptops while on vacation. Many have expressed that they would feel out of touch. I ask you "isn't that what a true vacation is for, to totally unplug? I haven't had a true vacation in 4 years. My idea of...
11/17/2011
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There was a Featured post a couple days ago about "Don't be riding Dirty". This post was about hauling clients in a dirty car. I wanted to take this idea another direction that I have used as a landlord. When potential renters come by I try to see in their car especially for cigarettes, full asht...
11/15/2011
I have have always maintained a persons past is their person garbage can, lifting the lid will stink. Last week it was the Herman Cain situation. This week it is Penn State and Joe Paterno's inaction's about others on his staff. I am not going to discuss politics or guilt here in these situations...
11/10/2011
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If you got to church today and nobody was there, then you must have forgot to turn your clock back. I have wondered how many people across the country experienced this today. I also wonder if this is the Pastors favorite day as attendance might be up. Did your turn your clock back? Do you have an...
11/06/2011