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When There’s Nothing Left to Control

Friday, June 11, 2010

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Since we’re renovating, I’m paying much more attention to news and government actions about home ownership and renovating. And it’s getting scary out there. There are a slew of new proposals and laws, none of them good. Actually, they are all very strange and control-freaky. I guess this is what happens when government already controls [...]

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Housing Market Bottoming Out?

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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We can only wish. Then we’d have nowhere to go but up. According to Bloomberg, this may be the year the housing market bottoms out. Hmm. I am skeptical; we’ll see. I haven’t seen any moves by anyone to tighten the belt or hit a diet supplements routine. Instead, I still see an awful lot [...]

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These Are Our Next Kitchen Trends? Really?

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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My local news source linked to a Move.com article detailing some exprected trends in kitchen remodels. To be honest, I really question the trends. They seem extremely extravagant. Now I know, I know, I live in Upstate New York, not exactly within the realms of the Beverly Hills/Manhattan Home Re-Do specialists. And I admit, I [...]

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They Caught Their Man

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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I drove my husband to work very early this morning (4:30am) and on the way to the city, we saw several police cars parked on the side of the road. Policemen were walking around with flashlights and one had a German shepherd on a leash. Living near a city has its advantages, but this isn’t [...]

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It’s a “Sign” for Palin

Friday, October 3, 2008

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Hey I thought aliens were voting for Obama, ha ha! I read in the news that a farmer from Ohio made a corn maze with Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s image. See for yourself! A corn maze is made for people to walk around in, kind of like a country bumpkin rat race. I’ve never [...]

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