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2016
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Book Recommendation: Blackout by David Rosenfelt Blackout (2015) is the most recent stand-alone thriller by author David Rosenfelt. This is an easy reading crime novel featuring New Jersey state police officer Doug Brock. This is a good selection for your reading list. Dog lovers will also love h...
02/15/2016
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A professional fix is the best fix. A permanent fix is the best fix. Stop gap rarely works. Not only does it not last, but usually, like here, usually does not look very good. One of many perhaps, but this is the old sliding glass door fix - stop gap. Repairs and repair people come in many sh...
02/15/2016
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Citizen participation in Nature as Neighbors is educational, informative, and can actually help our environment. Living with Nature as Neighbors, you regularly see and hear wildlife right outside your window. We recently heard frogs and worried that it might be too early for them. (Turns out, the...
02/15/2016
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Be a Great Neighbor! We have a snowy day in Maryland. When I was out shoveling snow today, I also did some snow removal for three of our neighbors. It is a good time to provide a helping hand to elderly or disabled neighbors. A broken hip or other injury resulting from a fall on snow or ice can t...
02/15/2016
Book Recommendation: Brooklyn (2009) by Colm Toibin Brooklyn (2009) is the story of a story of a young Irish woman who left her home to make a new life in the 1950's New York by New York Times bestselling author Colm Toibin. A feature film based on this novel was released in 2015 and has been nom...
02/14/2016
We think the antidote to all that is to focus on being polite and considerate to everyone we meet. The majority of us are tired of the politically correct noose that has reduced our language to torturing synonyms, inventing hyphenated labels, and ridiculous expressions like “vertically challenge...
02/14/2016
"25 Restaurants You Have To Visit In North Carolina Before You Die!" OnlyInYourState.com has posted its list of the "25 Restaurants You Have To Visit In North Carolina Before You Die!" and has called North Carolina a "foodie paradise." Who knew? And the icing on this cake is that three restauran...
02/14/2016
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Happy Valentine's Day We have a very cold morning in Maryland as we begin Valentine's Day with a wind chill advisory and a winter storm watch for Sunday evening through Tuesday. It is a good time to be at home. Have a lovely day!Dolores, my very special Valentine for over fifty years happens to b...
02/13/2016
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Written by Ron & Alexandra Seigel- ABOUT: Napa Consultants, International is the leader in brand strategy for the luxury real estate industry. They work exclusively with professionals who are passionate about gaining or sustaining market leadership. With an expertise in personal branding, comp...
02/13/2016
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First of all, take stock of where you are. Do an inventory of your strengths and weaknesses, both personal and professional. Most of us use a GPS every day. We have them in our cars but that is not all. We use them on our phones to know where we are now. We use them to order a car on Uber or we...
02/13/2016
