I have been on vacation (both literally and figuratively) so I have not been as active as usual on ActiveRain. This morning I logged on and came across an entry for this contest. Since I am always promoting contests as a great way to engage in all that ActiveRain can offer, I decided that I would
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07/29/2011
Several years ago, I got a call from an old friend. He said his brother was ready to sell his home and would like to speak to me. Great address and great location...I was really excited. I met both brothers over there one afternoon. There was a quite a lot of prep work to do on the house. The wif
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07/18/2011
Today is the day that my 'baby' gets back from camp. Well,he's not quite a baby, but a 15 year old young man. He has been away at Camp Twin Creeks, in Marlinton, WV for two weeks. Camp Twin Creeks is a traditional coed Summer Camp. This is his 5th year; he got a 5 year shirt this session. Growin
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07/16/2011
Have you heard of 'ST&D?' And no, it is not some sort of unmentionable condtion... I read today that New York has passed a new anti-texting law called 'ST&D' (Stop Texting and Drive). It is now considered a primary offense to be texting and driving, and if an officer suspects you doing it, you wi
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07/14/2011
It's not that I don't trust you...it is my job to verify these things! Ooops...aplogies, this is not the full post, I was just 'place saving.'Does AR not save to 'draft' as the default anymore???? I should have checked, but I will publish the FULL post tomorrow (with a new title!). Thanks for
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07/11/2011
I was out front with the dogs when my good friend, and neighbor, came by to report on the Open House down the street. I had been in earlier in the week to preview the property, so she stopped by to give me her perspective. It got me thinking about a comment I heard recently from a prospective sel
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07/10/2011
When my neighborhood was built in Northern Virginia, between 1994 and 1995, one of the favorite quick-growing trees to plant was the very pretty Bradford Pear. Now if you are not familiar with Bradford Pears, they grow quickly, flower in the Spring and just, generally, make a nice addition to the
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07/07/2011
I first saw this when it was posted sometime last year by a favorite blogger here on ActiveRain, Craig Rutman. My son and I were at Target yesterday and he came out laughing because someone was on their Bluetooth and he thought they were talking to him. It reminded me of this video and thought it
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07/04/2011
When the market is down and you need to sell your house, it is easy to feel pretty 'put out' by the low-ball offers and never ending buyer requests. Sometimes, by the time you accpet an offer, you feel like you have really compromised. Rather than behaving like you are doing the buyer big favor
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07/03/2011
Have you made your Northern Virginia plans for the 2011 July 4th Fireworks? Living just outside of Washington D.C., Northern Virginia residents can take advantage of the Nation's Fireworks display and head down to the Mall in D.C., or watch the display from a boat on the Potomac River. Fireworks
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07/02/2011
