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Wayne Johnson REALTOR in San Antonio Texas writes about buying and selling real estate in the San Antonio area.

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2012 

The American People-Not A Monolith During the heat of the election cycle, we are subjected to speeches and ads commenting on the things that will be done for "the American People." There are two major parties and maybe five or six minor parties with candidates for political jobs from President of...
12/31/2012
I don't know why but the lights used in Christmas and holiday displays always seem to make for an upbeat atmosphere. Lights can make what are ordinary things look better. Maybe its just my imagination but plain can become outstanding in the right kind of light.   I wish happiness and good cheer t...
12/25/2012
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Keep Your Head Down That expression, "keep your head down" has a couple of meanings. First pay attention to the task at hand. Don't look or get distracted by activities that take your focus off the main function. In the military it means keep your head down to avoid risking exposure to the enemy ...
12/24/2012
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The Eve of Christmas Eve I was sent on an errand tonight, which is designed to hopefully avoid me going on another errand tomorrow. Our local HEB stores are usually pretty packed on Sunday evening, but this was a bit beyond the typical weekend crowd. Food and drink were being purchased by the bas...
12/23/2012
The Village at Blanco is the shopping center on the southwest corner of Loop 1604 and Blanco Road. This is the second installment of what will be a four part series regarding businesses located on the four corners of this major intersection in north San Antonio. The first blog post covered the no...
12/20/2012
Surviving is a constant quest for plants and animals. We all do what we can to remain alive and continue to exist. There a challenges and obstacles-germs, disease, accidents, and people who wish to do us harm. We try to avoid and sometimes challenge the things that try to take us out. Personal sa...
12/17/2012
The Vineyard Shopping Center is a convenient location for many north San Antonio shoppers. It is on the northwest corner of the intersection at Loop 1604 and Blanco Road. All four corners of this intersection have stores, shops, banks and restaurants. I'll cover each corner in blog posts later th...
12/14/2012
What's Your Christmas Tree of Choice-Real or Artificial? When I was a kid, our Christmas trees were always real but small by today's standards. We didn't have a lot of money so whatever was used for a tree reduced the funds for other holiday items. As I recall the trip to find a suitable tree hap...
12/10/2012
Reblog of a post that has commentary by Ben Stein. So well written it needs no clarification. Comments disabled here, but feel free to send to Roger Mucci.A "must read" written by Ben Stein...amazing piece, he is to be commended! ******************** Apparently the White House referred to Christm...
12/10/2012
Napa Forest in San Antonio  (The Vineyard) The largest of The Vineyard communities is Napa Forest and Sienna Woods. Located about a half mile north of Loop 1604, this section of The Vineyard can be entered from either Huebner or Blanco Roads. This gated section has around six hundred homes. These...
12/09/2012