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Friday Flags: The Prospect CT Post Office Waving HardDriving through town on my way in Waterbury I always pass the post office. This particular day the flags were really waving hard. I don't know if it was more than the wind, or just the wind gods giving me the shot I needed for the week.The flag...

Merry Christmas from Prospect CT 2025To all our ActiveRain friends and contacts, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and happiness and good health into and through the New YearThe tree may get smaller but the heart and fondness for friends and families seems to grow each year.Wishing all health, ha...

A Christmas Story in Waterbury CT 1956At this time of year the movie, The Christmas Story runs frequently. Everyone knows at eventually Ralphie will get the Red Ryder BB gun so he can protect his family. Ralphie first saw the rifle at Higbee's Department Store and asked the Santa there for one.In...

Friday Flags: A Fine Display of Patriotism in Southington CTEarlier this week while taking a side road to avoid traffic in Southington CT, I came across this flag in front of a condo complex. It seemed to be calling to me, and I pulled over and found the right angle to take the shot. I clicked 3 ...

AR Zoom Call Homework for Week of 12.15.25Let me first interject that for all on the Zoom Call, can you even remember the last time you had to do real homework?Given that, the assignment was to us the AI platforms to create a backdrop for the Zoom Calls.  The prompt was to be: "Create an image to...

How Long Does It Take to Return a Call?As Real estate professionals, dependent on a transaction in order to pay bills, each call we make should be treated as though it were gold. I would always try to return a call within a reasonable amount of tie, and if it took longer that 2 hours, would have ...

The Christmas Tree Tells the StoryThe Christmas tree has been so common in our society and its evolution dates back many years and to Europe or the Middle East depending on which story one chooses to believe, presuming one even cares.Our trees have become the memories of the experiences together ...

Friday Flags: The Breeze was Strong at the Prospect CT LibraryThe Northeast is into an Arctic Blast and fortunately there is no precipitation associated with it. It offers clear blue skies and where flags are concerned, enough wind to make them flutter proudly.As I went through the town center th...

A Comedy Style Roast of Ed SilvaIt was a fun Zoom call this week, with no particular topic just everyone sharing thoughts. UNTIL, Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!  from St George, Utah, obviously charged on too much caffeine, started to talk about playing with AI, and for whatever reason thought i...

Sometimes a Vacation Can Have an Unexpected EndingVacations are meant to be fun and to provide a break from the stresses of work and the also the issues that we have at home. Back in the late 80's, I was working for a family-owned company. My job was sales and marketing and to also create a netwo...