Let's hear it for Baby Boomers! For the portion of baby boomers who have never owned a home, 85 percent cited financial reasons but 38 percent simply didn’t want the responsibility of homeownership.One-quarter of respondents own one or more other kinds of real estate in addition to a primary resi
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09/16/2006
What it is about Japan? Our country could certainly learn a lot from them. They are among the world's healthiest folks, and some of the most intelligent.The number of Japanese living beyond 100 has almost quadrupled in the past 10 years, with the once-exclusive centenarian club expected to surpas
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09/16/2006
Just wondering if anyone has any clever ideas or alternatives to the usual ho-hum of the open house snack menu! Food is a must! I found a site with a few ideas:http://www.realtor.org/rmomag.NSF/pages/Feat3200606?OpenDocumentI am going to try one of the "Twilight" open houses with wine and cheese
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09/15/2006
The new Blanton Museum of Art opened the doors of its new building in April. Located at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Congress Avenue, the Blanton's new home is an impressive 180,000 sq.-ft. two-building museum complex. This move makes the Blanton the largest university art museum in the co
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09/15/2006
The dilapidated Don-Mar Motor Court on South Congress Avenue is up for sale for $2.4 million after being bought in November for $1.5 million....this time for $2.4 million! The motel, which was built in 1935, is still in use. This small little "eyesore" of a building is sitting on some of Austin's
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09/15/2006
Even though we have had small amounts of sporadic rain, there is currently a burn ban in effect for Travis county. The following 8-31-06 rules are from the Travis County Fire Marshal regarding outdoor burning:The Current version of the Outdoor Burning Rule is the result of a concerted effort to p
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09/14/2006
$10,000 and up: Whole-house rainwater harvesting and filtration system that provides clean water for cooking, drinking, lawn irrigation. Or a solar-panel system that generates all the electricity your house needs. $1,000 and up: Stained concrete or environmentally friendly flooring such as bamboo
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09/14/2006
If I Had My Life to Live Over ... I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day. I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.I would have talked less and listened mo
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09/14/2006
How many of these did you know about?A sealed envelope - put in the freezer for a few hours, then slide a knife under the flap. The envelope can then be resealed. (hmmmmmm...)===================== =======================Use empty toilet paper rolls to store appliance cords. It keeps them neat and
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09/13/2006
In older houses, faulty windows can account for a third of the total heat loss in winter and as much as 75 percent of interior heat gain in summer. Look for the following telltale signs that a window has lost its effectiveness:Stand inside your house on a windy day with a lit candle near the wind
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09/13/2006