Our house goes on the market in about two weeks and one of our big projects to get accomplished before putting it on the market was getting our pool tile cleaned. We have some very hard water in Elk Grove. Believe it or not, the build up on our tiles happened in just two years. The tile is only
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04/21/2022
I have wanted to take my wife, Mary Margaret, to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix for quite sometime now. Recently, we had the chance to visit and we stumbled onto the, Chihuly in the Desert, exhibit. It is a remarkable display of Chihuly's work. I loved the sophisticated glass artwork
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04/14/2022
Elk Grove continues to experience solid price growth. The median home price is up 20.9%, year over year, and has risen 2.2% from February's $650,000 number. Interest rates have not slowed the market down so far. There has been a bit of an uptick in continuous days on market, but the overall nu
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04/12/2022
The last week and the next few days have been all about pickleball and I have not made the time for this week's Dad Joke video so I thought a little update about our second tournament and a funny pickleball video would be in order. This is our optimistic picture before Erik and I played in our 50
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04/01/2022
I was warming up this morning when this guy comes walking up behind me and says, "Hey, bend those knees if you want to hit a better shot." I barely looked over my shoulder and thought, "Really, it is starting already at 7:30!" I was focused so intently on pickleball that I missed that it was Br
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03/26/2022
Last week was my first real attempt at humor in videos so I thought I would share some of the results before introducing an even funnier video. 😎Dad Jokes-Do You Find that Humerus?Social Media ActiveRain 300 views 35 comments 12 likes YouTube 30 Views 0 comments
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03/25/2022
As I have been experimenting with videos for my YouTube Channel, I have had my share of issues. Even on the videos I think I do well, my photographer (aka my wife, Mary Margaret) will yell cut and tell me that I really need to loosen up. Heck, I thought I was loose. I have put a lot of thought
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03/18/2022
St. Patrick's Day has always been celebrated in out household. We have a bit of Irish heritage in our background. My great grandmother had a great Irish name, Olive Williams. Yes, we had corned beef and cabbage and maybe even the occasional green adult beverage on St. Patrick's Day. My dad wa
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03/17/2022
I look forward to the Tallahassee Real Estate Market update each month provided by Joe Manausa. It is always informative and well done. This month was no exception and I think his graph showing how interest rates affect mortgage payments was especially timely.Also, as I try to grow my YouTube C
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03/17/2022
We have been enjoying a lot of cauliflower dishes in our home lately so when I saw this recipe, I knew I had to try it. If it is good enough for Chef Dolores to make for Roy Kelley, I know it is good enough for us. This dish makes me hungry just thinking about it! A sauce of oil, maple syrup,
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03/15/2022