Bill's Blog

Safety Harbor homes offer so much! The community is convenient to both Tampa and Clearwater which makes it a wonderful gateway community! The homes are diverse, ranging from multimillion dollar homes to much more modest prices in the 100,000's! Each community is unique and offers something specia...

Congratulations Active Rain - 100,000 members!!!! WOW!!! And WOW again!!!! It is amazing how far we have come!!! I really love this place and all of the wonderful new friends I have made here! It is a wonderful feeling, knowing that I can travel to just about anyplace in our nation and meet up wi...

Dunedin has a lovely Municipal Marina and Park right on Edgewater Drive! It is a great place to spend the afternoon, reading a book and relaxing! If you are interested in going out fishing, there are plenty of Charter Boats that leave from this marina! Dunedin is such a wonderful town! Whether yo...

While we are on trivia and tips, how about this one? Ever find those pesky trails of ants in your kitchen and find that it is almost impossible to get rid of them? You don't know where they came from, but somehow they have invaded and no matter what you do, you can't get them to stop returning???...

Another piece of useful trivia: If you are going outside and you know mosquitoes are going to be a problem as they are in so many places during the warmer weather, there is a simple solution: PUT A DRYER SHEET IN YOUR POCKET!!!!! No, I am not kidding! Don't ask me the scientific hows or whys, but...

Here is a great gardening tip to prevent weeds! When you are putting in plants take WET newspaper and put it all around the plant (not a single sheet of course) - unlike some plastics that will allow weeds to grow through, they won't grow through the newspaper. Just cover the newspaper with mulch...

Listings today are easy to come by............so easy in fact that now MORE THAN EVER BEFORE I have to stress the importance of having clients that REALIZE what it takes to sell their home and ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!! It is not a question of what their house is worth! It may be wort...

I received an e-mail today from a good friend in Germany and it contained information about the new air powered cars - not corn powered - AIR powered!!!! What a concept! Go figure, something that is FREE! Bet the Bush Administration is not happy about this idea - how will they justify Artic Drill...

The Pinellas Trail is indeed a biker's paradise! The trail is 47 miles long, connecting St Petersburg with the rest of Pinellas County. It winds it's way up the county, through community after community all the way to Tarpon Springs, offering bikers, joggers and hikers a wonderful place to safely...

Can you believe it??? I have over 400 blog posts here on ActiveRain! It is hard to believe that I have written so much!!! The wonderful thing is all of the fantastic feedback that I receive from my fellow Rainers! This is a great community! I have gotten to know so many interesting people and thi...