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2012
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On Mother's Day we always try to do something special for the Mother's at our Church. So the last couple of years we have started what we hope to become a tradition, serving the Mother's at our Church Breakfast. The breakfast is cooked by several men of the congregation, and the Mother's are ser...
05/13/2012
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As I stated in a previous blog, I have been to Chicago many times before my recent vacation last week. However, each time I have been there in the past, it was because of business So even though I got to see a little bit of the city each of those times, there was never enough time to see som...
05/11/2012
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Millennium Park in Chicago was only a few blocks from our Hotel and it was well worth the walk. Millennium Park is a new addition to the many sites to see in Chicago, and within the park there are many things to do and see. The two attraction within Millennium Park that stood out to me the most...
05/10/2012
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I feel John's pain and dilemma. For a long time I was able to keep up with the comments on my blog, but lately that has become very hard to do. So it has become a choice most days to either reply to comments that others make on my blog, or comment on the blogs of the ActiveRain members that I f...
05/09/2012
On Monday I started a series of blogs of my vacation to Chicago this past week. There is a lot to see and do in Chicago. The amount of time that I was there was not nearly enough to do everything that I wanted to do, but I was able to squeeze a few in. One of the things that I wanted to do was ...
05/09/2012
The latest Job's Report shows that "Job's Increase In April But Less Than Expected". The increase in Job's is good news, but the fact that they are increasing at a slower rate than expected is not welcomed news. The report shows that 115,000 new jobs were added in April, which is less of an incr...
05/08/2012
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My wife and I took a week off and went to Chicago this past week to spend some time with some friends that were also going to be their for the week. I have been to Chicago several times, but it was my wife's first time, and she really enjoyed it. We did several things while in Chicago, including...
05/07/2012
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Connecticut MLS Lunch & Learn Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Middlesex Chamber of Comerce $15.00 (Lunch Included) This Lunch & Learn will be an in-depth presentation and discussion on all the new updates to the statewide MLS System. The Lunch & Learn will be conducted by knowledg...
05/05/2012
At the forefront of the Senate Banking Committee's hearing yesterday were talks of reforming Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA. But since it is unlikely that anything will be done to reform Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac before the election, the talks mainly centered on FHA. The concerns with FHA is...
05/04/2012
Everyone seems to enjoy having a little fun with Lawyers and Politicians, and I am no exception. Our local News Paper ran the cartoon above a few years ago, and I think it captured how many people view Politicians, and their army of Lawyers. I had a good laugh when I saw this one, and since w...
05/04/2012
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