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Today's headlines were filled with good news. We've got Hannah & Ike coming to visit, and Freddie and Fannie are being marched off to their rooms for a bit of "quiet time." Actually, Hurrican Hannah came ashore yesterday off the coast of North Carolina. Today, in the heart of Virginia, we'r...
09/06/2008
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"The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong." from Coach Pete Carril's book, "The Smart Take From the Strong" In today's digital world, these words have taken on special meaning. Those of us that have been involved in any type of physical compet...
09/03/2008
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Well, our holiday is over, and it's time to get back to work. Ignore the fact that most us are employed 12 months out of the year. But, Labor Day's goodbye isn't the only indication that the school year's about to begin. In case you've forgotten, we'll be seeing those large yellow buses comp...
09/01/2008
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"Judgment is absolutely the most essential element in presidential decision making...I cannot emphasize enough how important that elusive quality is; far more important than organization, structure, procedures, and machinery. These are all important, yes, but nothing compared to judgment" Th...
08/25/2008
As many of us know, a Home Owners Association (HOA), within a neighborhood or subdivision, is made up of property owners within that subdivision, and is established to govern relations between the owners, and administer the rules, bylaws, and covenants of the complex. These guidelines or gover...
08/23/2008
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A couple of days after my last post, I received a call from a Mayflower employee. As a matter of fact, he happened to be one of those travelling in the subject of my last post; the Mayflower Hot Air Balloon. He called to say he'd seen the post and was glad we'd (yes, I wasn't the only individ...
08/22/2008
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One of the challenges of the military life is the moves. For most military families, moving or a Permanent Change of Station (PCS), come every three to four years, and oftentimes even sooner. Combine the necessity of moving, and the traffic cogestion in Northern Virginia, and something has to...
08/16/2008
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Years ago, many of us got a bit of a laugh when we heard a prominent U.S. politican remark that "it takes a village" to raise a child. Although, little did we know at the time that the remark was hardly original. It originated as an African proverb before finding its way the US political s...
08/12/2008
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Home buyers must feel a bit dizzy these days. As they say, "so many homes, and so little time!" Well, maybe that's not exactly what they say, but you know what I mean. As the market's downturn has continued, the proverbial "seller's pain", is definitely the buyer's gain. CNNMoney's news las...
08/06/2008
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One of North Stafford's favorite hideaways is none other than the local library, specifically, the John Musante Porter Branch. Built in 1992, with an architectural design unlike most other community libraries, the Porter branch is conveniently situated in the center of North Stafford's most po...
07/19/2008