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2008 

The other mailbox filler, other than spam, I have is jokes. Although some bring a smile to my face, I often am the recipient of the same humor dozens of times. The joke is passed again 2 weeks later when someone opens it and passes it again with a different title. Every time I get a joke I look a...
12/31/2008
Photo taken by Paul S. Henderson, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES, Realtor with RE/MAX Professionals Lacey, WA., provides enhanced levels of real estate services to home buyers and sellers in Dupont, Lacey, Olympia or Pierce, Thurston, Mason, and Kitsap counties. Visit my website at www.phenderson.net to se...
12/30/2008
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We just went through a big winter storm with over a foot of snow for a week and a half as much of the northern United States encountered. The horrible timing of the storm, encompassing Christmas, was a blow to the economy and the shipping industry as a whole. I would like to take this opportunity...
12/30/2008
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Remember the "do not call list" from a couple of years ago. Do you realize it still exists and the penalty is still expensive? The problem with so many of these laws is that nobody enforces the law. The law spread fear amongst the real estate community, when it was first proposed, thinking that b...
12/29/2008
I don't know about you but I get inspired by the art of photos taken by ActiveRain members. Wordless Wednesdays has become a favorite for me and I now look forward to Wednesday each week to see what beauty will be displayed. I now carry my camera all the time, with an eye out for that spider web...
12/28/2008
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I really appreciate how ActiveRain protects our e-mail addresses. I get spammed so often that I spend the first ten minutes every day deleting spam that has gotten through my filters. This morning I deleted 247 spam e-mails from my filter after checking that no legitimate e-mails got caught. When...
12/27/2008
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We hear of hard times in the banking industry all the time now. The banks are willing to take our bailout money however the CEOs tell congress they will not be accounting for this money. I'm sorry, isn't this how they got in trouble in the first place? Next time you need a loan, go to the bank, s...
12/27/2008
Have you ever heard agents talking about this? Times have changed and those dreamers are coming to terms with the economy. In 2006, You would consider a $250,000 consulting job Today, the welcome person at Wal-Mart is a lofty goal... In 2006, We would need a great car allowance Today, Bus pass as...
12/26/2008
I was reading the Lenn Harley post on predictions and rest assured I respect her judgment. Just look at her 2008 predictions and she nailed it, sorry to say. I decided to take Lenn's predictions and post my own using her criteria. That's what ActiveRain is all about, right? Expressing our thought...
12/26/2008
This photo taken by Paul S. Henderson, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES, Realtor with RE/MAX Professionals Tacoma, WA., provides enhanced levels of real estate services to home buyers and sellers in Dupont, Lacey, Olympia or Pierce, Thurston, Mason, and Kitsap counties. Visit my website at www.phenderson.net...
12/23/2008
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