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The mayor of Tuscaloosa, Walt Maddox said that voluntary water conservation efforts are working to sustain the city of Tuscaloosa's water reserves, but an equipment failure or major fire could force the city into mandatory water conservation efforts.So far the water levels are showing some gain. ...
08/17/2007
Mostly known for its many college football championships, the University of Alabama is a champion in other areas too - like academics.In a recent U.S. News & World Report, The University of Alabama ranked 91 out of 258 public and private colleges across the U.S.  The University of Alabama is not ...
08/17/2007
The year was 1973.  It was a warm summer day when we got the call from Uncle Ed and Aunt Marty.  Elvis was coming to Houston and Uncle Ed had tickets for us all.  It was like Christmas all over again.  I could hardly breath upon hearing the news from Mom and Dad that we were going to see Elvis.  ...
08/16/2007
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I went home for lunch yesterday and my wife had the satellite eighties music station playing on the stereo system.  The song that was playing was "Stay the Night."  This song hit the charts around 1987 and Benjamin Orr, former singer with the Cars, had this on his album.  I hadn't heard this song...
08/14/2007
I'm not sure that the title of this blog shouldn't be, "Another One Bites the Dust."  I just heard about more mortgage lenders "biting the dust," this week.It appears that a majority of our nation's banks have tightened the lending standards on subprime mortgages, again. Will it affect our belove...
08/14/2007
In case you didn't recognize the title of this blog, it's from a Marty Robbin's song, Water.  I really like that song, but if you live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama right now, you might want to turn the old sprinkler off for a while.The Mayor of Tuscaloosa, Walt Maddox, said the water tank near the Nort...
08/14/2007
Got the urge to smoke inside a public place in Northport, Alabama?  Well, you better get used to going outside.  The Northport City Council adopted a smoking ban in most public places.  The vote was unanimous.The ban includes restaurants, stores, government buildings, and buses.  If an establishm...
08/14/2007
Most of us never think of ourselves as thieves.  At least I don't.  However, I heard a really good sermon this morning that got me thinking.  Stealing doesn't necessarily mean taking something physical, like a car, away from its rightful owner.  We can steal just about anything, including blogs.O...
08/12/2007
I''m begininng to hear a little more about open listings.  The term seems to be interpreted differently by every agent you talk to, so it would be nice to have clarification on what an open listing really is.Some agents say that an open listing allows the seller to find their own buyer.  Some age...
08/11/2007
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I was recently given a book entitled, "The DaVinci Method" by Garret Loporto. The reason my friend sent me this book is because it seems that DaVinci had the following traits: Impulsive, Risk Taker, Rebel against authority, Intuitive, and on and on.Oh, and it appears, according to the author, tha...
08/11/2007
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