Archive for August, 2012


Just say no to whining

Are you kidding me with this weather?  We’re currently ear-deep in an 8 day stretch of blue skies, warm days and cool nights.  I’m not sure New England weather gets any better than this.  The bugs are almost gone, kids are heading back to school and the calm of early Autumn is slowly taking over.  [...]

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Judging the Book

I watched a (terrible) movie this week whose main character was a dim-witted but lovable oaf who was assumed to be a back-woods “hillbilly” murderer.  Of course he turned out to be a sweet, kind-hearted man and “got the girl” as they say, once all the confusion was settled.  The lesson, besides not judging a [...]

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Joe Cool

I’ll admit it.  I‘m an air conditioner junkie. I would rather reach down for a second blanket in the middle of July, than lie awake with the sheets stuck to my face.  Air conditioning is likely not good for us and, I’m told, can make allergies even worse.  But for my bedroom and my office, [...]

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Predictions, Ponderings and a Passing

Over the next few days there will be (yet another) large gathering of real estate and finance professionals discussing the present and future state of the market.  This particular gathering is going down in San Francisco.  While I’m not sure anyone would be so bold as to make definitive predictions about our market’s future, a [...]

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Leftovers

The process of selling a home can be bitter sweet.  You are excited that you accepted an offer that made you both happy, but the idea of leaving your Jackson NH real estate can be a sad.   I had my home built to my specifications and essentially designed it myself (though not for myself).  I [...]

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