ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2009
The BEST things in life are FREE! Now that the heat wave is cooling off . . . go to the Washington County Fair! Washington County Fair: Daily entertainment includes live music, children's and Wild West shows, carnival games and rides, kids tractor pedal pulls and more. Check http://www.faircompl...
07/30/2009
For those of us in the real estate / mortgage business, we're very familiar with the acronym: P.I.T.I. NO! It's not a healthy pocket bread. A first-time buyer should know about this, and it's a handy, simple group of letters -- that could save you money and help with your monthly budget planni...
07/29/2009
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Wordless alright -- I don't know the name of these flowers. Do you??
07/29/2009
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Okay, okay . . . so it has a word . . . Original art by: Carlson Muss 2009 (c) "Focus" Carlson is a Junior at PNCA (Pacific Northwest College of Art) http://www.pnca.edu/
07/22/2009
There was a blog post last week written by Paddy Pizappi which was a "Members Only" blog, so I won't cite it here. She asked a rhetorical question about why we don't have a 'buyer registry.' In a nutshell, she wrote about -- what I have now termed: "the pseudo-buyer." This blog is written f...
07/21/2009
Downtown Portland OR use of the Zipcar Okay, so it's really not just PORTLAND, OREGON that has the ZIPCAR program . . . London, Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington DC . . . etc. are ALL zoom, zoom zooming with the ZipCar! Ask yourself one question: Don't have a car to...
07/19/2009
Isn't the old saying: The Best Things in Life are . . . FREE! Here's a freebie! I've been using GoDaddy.com for many years. They're okay. Just to be clear (disclosure, disclosure, and disclosure): I am not promoting their services. I have no vested interest either personally or business-w...
07/16/2009
If you're not familiar with the U.S. Government Bookstore, get yourself acquainted! It's a great place to browse, find books that you might not find at Borders, and shop. The website is very manageable and user friendly. Personally, I don't care for too much clutter -- and yes, websites can hav...
07/14/2009
Pambiche (pronunced: Pam-beach'a) is a great escape! A client who left Cuba years ago turned me on to this place, and I'm SO glad she did! I felt like my favorite dish "Vaca Frita" and had my fix! This dish is splashed with fresh citrus 'sauce' that cools the seared beef which is marinated in...
07/13/2009
If you're not familiar with Portland Center Stage . . . please take some time to think about the theater. Portland, Oregon has a very well-known and growing THEATRE COMMUNITY! And Portland Center Stage offers wonderful live perfomances. During summer they offer a lot of FREE events: Stage Di...
07/13/2009
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