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2019
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Getting To The Finish Line Getting To The Finish Line That important moment. But it's more than just a moment, isn't it? The accumulation of many moments. Leading to one magic moment. Life Is A Journey. Not A Destination Often attributed ...
02/10/2019
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The Emperor Wore No Clothes The Emperor Wore No Clothes Not really a surprise. Afterall, most of us can cite an example or two or more in our lives where such "secrets" are/can be unmasked. It happens. Even on ActiveRain where a spammer/scammer was revealed as part of the Q&A section of...
02/09/2019
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Releasing Your Two-Year Old Self Releasing Your Two-Year Old Self I am not a parent but I have been a two-year old: a long time ago mind you so I can kinda relate. And I know people. People who either currently have or who have had two-year olds in their life. So in some way I could b...
02/08/2019
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And This Will Work Best And This Will Work Best It doesn't matter what "this" is. And for that matter "best" is not only subjective but it really doesn't have a definition. Bigger. Better. More Value. Perceived. Or Real. More Shiny. Or Less Showy. And as far as promised results are ...
02/07/2019
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Table This Table This. There are some things that tend to make me uncomfortable or that I dislike. I confront situations and survive. Grin and bear it. And on occasion, I do my best to avoid some entirely if possible or if that is an option. That works. For me. But that wasn't alwa...
02/06/2019
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The Workaround The Workaround. We all know it. It's a common enough experience. In Real Estate and in Real Life. Even occasionally on this forum ActiveRain. So many examples come to mind. But there's a solution. No need for cursing - though maybe that will help in some way. Take a ste...
02/05/2019
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Searching For Snake Oil At Whole Foods Market Searching For Snake Oil at Whole Foods. A recent post by Nina Hollander informed us of the impact of ground hogs and its apparent influence on real estate trends. Even the casual observer likely knows there is no relation between the two--but g...
02/04/2019
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Passing Fancy Passing Fancy. When I was younger I liked cars. Riding in them. And identifying them on the road too. My Mother has said I had a pretty good sense of direction as I could take visiting relatives and other people around the area. Instead of navigating by using street names o...
02/03/2019
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The Theory of Relativity The Theory of Relativity. I won't attempt to explain any of Albert Einstein's scientific theories. Let others do that. And likely more intelligently and perhaps more understandably too. But this Albert Einstein quote sums up things quite succinctly: Two things are i...
02/02/2019
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On The First On The First. So, it's February 1, 2019. Surprised? Just another day in paradise? The first day of the second month of the year - so many places to be and so many goals still to achieve. And don't even mention those resolutions from a month ago. You know the first day of t...
02/01/2019
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