Bo's Blog

When I was younger, I was an avid backpacker, completing multi-day to multi-week treks throughout the Southeast and the Rockies. While the Rockies are truly magnificent, The Appalachians are among the oldest mountain chain in the world, and this has been where my heart lies. Of the Appalachians, ...

Over the weekend, Blackberry Winter has krept up on us here in Georgia. Blackberry winter marks the last major cold snap before the warm weather of Spring finally engulfs us for the remainder of the season until the first cold snap of Autumn emerges in mid-October to mark the changing of the leav...

A major part of the job of a mortgage professional, in my opinion, is helping customers get their credit cleaned up in anticipation of becoming qualified buyers. In today's market, lenders have become increasingly tighter, scrutinizing any potential credit issues in an effort to ward off the poss...

Let me introduce you to 2 new friends that I've made while here at Active Rain. These "newbies" are about as far apart geographically that you can get in North America, with one being in British Columbia, and the other being in my "neck of the woods", here in Atlanta, Georgia.                    ...

In Spring, signs of rebirth and reinvigoration can be seen everywhere. After, what seems like forever, the cold, wet, dreary days of winter begin to subside, and warmer weather, with gentle, kite flying breezes begin to take over. The new buds begin bursting forth, bringing explosions of color ba...