ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2008
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Well, just what Crofton needed...another hamburger joint. Actually, this one is really good. Fresh ground beef and french fries to die for. Limited menu consisting basically of burgers and hot dogs but they them do them both very well. Maybe a little too well. I tried it for the first time to...
10/31/2008
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Just like all REALTORS® are not created equal, in my experience, neither are home inspectors, lenders, title comanies, and the list goes on and on. I'm certainly going to show my bias here, but I prefer to recommend home inspectors from their own, or small companies. Why, because when I make ...
10/29/2008
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Here's where the square peg group can show it's stuff. I need to update what I listen to in my spare time. My iPod can hold over 20,000 songs but I really only listen to a small number when I get a chance. Below, not in any particular order are the albums and songs that are on my A list. What...
10/28/2008
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No, the Active Rain gurus haven't created something new without telling you. They're still smarting from the missing Blog button controversy:) My definition of Diablogging has to do with keeping an ongoing dialog going through the comments made by members and the original blogger. Way beyond th...
10/27/2008
My youngest is 27 so you can imagine my point of reference as it comes to taking care of a four month old infant overnight. My oldest son and daughter in law left him for the first time overnight with the grandparents. I gotta tell you...I have such renewed respect for anyone taking care of an ...
10/26/2008
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The blog customizer which can be accessed on your My Home tab on the menu bar is a terrific tool to make changes to the look and feel of you blog template. Lately, I've seen several blogs that look a bit off and came to the realization that the menu bar text was missing. Or was it? Actually, it...
10/26/2008
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We can't control the housing market but we can control how we think about the housing market, and how we talk about the housing market, and what we do about it for ourselves. We don't have a housing crisis, we have a temporary market correction. Real estate sales go up, real estate sales go down...
10/24/2008
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Are you concerned about whether the person trying to give you a referral from another state is licensed, so that you can legally provide a referral fee? Check out Arello.com. From their site: "Use this site to search for a real estate practitioner to verify the current status of that person's ...
10/23/2008
There's a lot of talk on Active Rain about social networking and how participating in social networking sites actually helps your business. There are many helpful posts talking about the top three, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Active Rain is also a large social networking platform in it's ow...
10/22/2008
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Gosh, doesn't it just tick you off when you post a new entry of what you consider your best work and get no comments? Of course you wonder, why? Don't they like me? They probably do, they just don't care for your post. Comments are what feeds many here on Active Rain, or should. Think about i...
10/20/2008