Melissa's Blog

Folks- Please do what you can.  Al needs your help. If you haven't already, please feel free to read Ade For Al.  A simple Lemonade Stand at the local Farmer's Market in Lilburn, GA raised over $2500 for Al Real's family in just one evening.  It makes me VERY proud to be part of this community.  ...

More good news for South Texas from my friend Robin.For the first time since December 2008, San Antonio posted a drop in the annual unemployment rate. The San Antonio metro area added 3,400 nonagricultural jobs in May 2010. This lowered the unemployment rate slightly to 7.1%; it was 6.3% a year e...

This is awesome :) Take a break from all the serious blogs and watch this with your kids! Best friends come in all shapes and sizes. This was aired on the ABC News Channel, the National Geographic Channel and YouTube. So many hearts are touched by the bond between these two animals. As hard as it...

This is a great informative blog, even if you don't have pets.Then why would you even think about leaving him/her in a car during the hot weather - even for a second!? Did you know that on a hot day, say 85 degrees (29 celcius) the inside of a car can reach 102 degrees (39 celcius) in just 10 min...

This is great, so are the comments :)What IS it with the Viagra ads?! Or Via-gra, Viaagra, Vi'agra as it is spelled in order to make it past my spam filter. I have never ordered Viagra, or any other drug for that matter, online. I don't even like to take ibuprofen, and I'm not sure Viagra would b...

Most who frequent AR know Lenn, here's another excellent blog that is worth the read!UNDERSTANDING THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS is UNDERSTANDING OUR PLACE IN TODAY'S ECONOMY.  YOU MUST "FLY LIKE A BUTTERFLY and STING LIKE A BEE".  INSPIRED BY A THOUGHTFUL POST BY STACIE WELLS,  wherein she quoted an ...

A must watch.  God Bless America.This Memorial Day as so many of us get to sleep in, take a day off work, and spend time partying or cooking out, we should all take a few moments to remember what the day represents. The fallen soldier. The freedoms that we have and the private property rights we ...

This is the best Memorial Day blog I've seen.  Thanks to our Vets and their families.  God Bless Them.

I love Indy...........Dario Franchitti could not make it in NASCAR * lost his sponsors and then his "ride" * however, he has won the INDY 500 twice in four years while his car owner, Chip Ganassi has now won the Daytona 500 in Feb with driver Jamie McMurray in the #1 Earnhardt/Ganassi entry AND n...

Chaste Tree/Bush, now I know what its called so I can buy one.  Great blog and history of the plant from my friend Marchel out of Spring, TX This Chaste Bush is in our back yard and at at the moment is drop dead gorgeous.  Now I have to be honest we had a hard winter and I was convinced that it w...