Carol Williams' Real Estate Marketing and Goal Setting Blog

"Live according to your own conscience.” -Rutherford B. HayesBorn: October 4, 1822 in Delaware, Ohio. Died: January 17, 1893 in Fremont, Ohio. President of the United States: March 4, 1877 to March 4, 1881.Rutherford B. Hayes might not be the first name you think of when talking about memorable p...

 A Tale of Four PlatformsDuring our last ActiveRain Zoom meeting, the topic was AI image generation. I've had a lot of fun with this over the last few months, but lately it's turned a little frustrating. As many of you know, I’ve been using AI tools to create portraits of U.S. Presidents for my s...

Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time, but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."   -Carol Williams  Second Chance Saturday is all about giving deserving posts more exposure. If you see a deserving post...

“The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.” - Ulysses S. Grant Born: April 27, 1822  (Point Pleasant, Ohio)Died: July 23, 1885  (Moun...

“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” -James Beard  At the end of last Tuesday’s Zoom meeting, we were challenged to write a post comparing our own state to something Debe Maxwell, CRS mentioned in her presentation about North Carolina. I really enjoyed the whole thing, but when it...

Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time, but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."   -Carol Williams  Second Chance Saturday is all about giving deserving posts more exposure. If you see a deserving post...

“A writer’s greatest reward is knowing their words made a difference in someone’s life.” -UnknownMany of you have followed along as I shared The ABCs of Life: Letters to My Granddaughter here on ActiveRain... one letter, one life lesson, and one memory at a time. Some of you encouraged me to publ...

“Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.” -Andrew Johnson Born: December 29, 1808 — in Raleigh, North CarolinaDied: July 31, 1875 — in Elizabethton, Tennessee (aged 66)Presidency: April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869(He became president after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and ...

You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces, just good food from fresh ingredients.”  -Julia ChildI was disappointed to miss the Zoom presentation that John Henry, Florida Architect gave on Tuesday about the Mediterranean way of eating. Inspired by the reactions to the meeting and an...

“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.”— Jonathan SwiftDid you know that today in history the United States took possession of Alaska?Imagine paying less than two cents an acre for land that would one day become one of America’s most valuable territories. That’s exactly what ha...