I've grown accustomed to seeing naked signs in my area. I guess I hadn't realized just how familiar I'd become to seeing the undressed version until the last few days when I suddenly began seeing signs draped with the sign of success. Here, there....(ok, not quite everywhere yet) I have been se
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01/28/2008
It was a Tuesday Morning in April 1990 when the phones stopped ringing. I had entered the industry on the tail end of the super-fast, frenzied Seller's market which, by all accounts, was driven by California buyers. I had enjoyed the bustle for all of two weeks before the phones quit ringing. Lit
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01/27/2008
Amid questions of fair play, accusations of manipulated policies and an unhappy City Council unafraid to make it's position known, King County has just backed away from it's decision to sell the 156 acre parcel, (which is entirely surrounded by property under the City's jurisdiction, hence the te
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01/27/2008
Earth Wind and Fire, with the volume turned up and the windows down in the OldsCutlass Supreme my sister and I shared......."When you feel down and out....Sing a Song it will make your day!..." I was senior in high school and darn proud of my 8 track-tape player. It was a step up from our old ca
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01/25/2008
A week shy of my two month anniversary here on Active Rain and I have to admit I've gotten into a very comfortable rut. A creature of habit, I'm now in the routine of logging in, checking the featured posts ('cause you just never know what controversy, inspirational post, news story or tech/marke
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01/22/2008
Yep, this is me(the picture is purposely NOT good I hate having my photo taken more than going to the dentist)....enjoying a beautiful January day in the blinding sunshine of the Pacific Northwest! This is typical of Seattle sunny days, when the blue of the sky is awesomely clear and the truest
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01/22/2008
It seems Jay Leno finds Maple Valley's Donut Hole Controversy pretty funny as it recently received airtime on The Tonight Show. I have to admit, if you're on the outside looking in, it does seem pretty odd and even funny. ...That a City is holding meetings about their Donut Hole issue. But fo
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01/20/2008
Being relatively new to the world of Social Networking, I'm still trying to find the balance between the personal and professional side of blogging and commenting. Although I enjoy reading posts about personal stories, and like to sprinkle my own blogging with anecdotes from time to time, I try
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01/19/2008
Nope, not talking about the Hormel Meat here. I'm talking about the influx of email offers I receive with the most ridiculous (and often x-rated) subject lines and products. Now, as a business person, I know that if a marketing technique doesn't eventually provide a return on investment, it will
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01/19/2008
Several months ago I was looking into some of the soon to be built Commercial Retail space at Four Corners behind the existing Do It Center hardware store. The complex, which has yet to be built, was being advertised on the Commercial MLS, however no rate information was posted. After talking wi
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01/18/2008
