Hello Rainers,I wanted to share with you my new category on my website, www.castnetpress.com. It is called Spotlight on People. I have thought about this for a while now and I just recently installed it.I have some wonderful friends that really make life better for others. This is my way of h
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10/01/2020
My newest release is PANDEMIC Real Estate and is about the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on the real estate industry. It is written for buyers, sellers, and Realtors(R). It was just published and is available on Amazon.com/author/rickimccallum. I published it in e-book format and paperba
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08/08/2020
Hello, my Active Rain Friends,I have Big News! I just set up my new website CastNetPress.com. Of course, you all have websites and I had my real estate website for many years. This website is for my books, however. That is a big deal to me. I am growing one step at a time. Transitioning fr
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07/09/2020
Everybody needs a little LOON time!Loons are very beautiful birds that love the North Woods. Black head and neck, black and white spots on back and red eyes.Their voice calls are shrill and loud. It is amazing to hear them. It is the sound of the wilderness. Over the lake,
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06/26/2020
I am hearing bits and pieces of stories about the mass exodus from the big cities. The unrest in the streets of big cities has everyone reconsidering moving to the country. I have always been a small town lover and I love living in the country even better than a small town. Not everyone is the
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06/15/2020
Rocky Mountain Columbine!How gorgeous is this flower? This beauty is protected, as it is illegal to uproot this flower on public lands in Colorado, or to gather buds or blossoms. It is Colorado's state flower. It is native from Montana to Arizona and New Mexico. A beautiful and hearty perenn
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06/12/2020
How long does it take to change a habit? I used to tell my children what the experts recommended was 30 days. If you could stop biting your fingernails, or blinking your eyes, or whatever your little idiosyncrasies were for 30 days, you could conquer the urge to do those simple things. I pract
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05/28/2020
Hello Active Rainers,I have some questions for you today. We all know how important social media has become to all of our lives. How many of you currently or at other times have advertised on Facebook?Did it work for you?Were you happy with the overall outcome of your advertising?Did it reap bi
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05/04/2020
The sun is shining today and it is a welcome relief. Too many days of cloudy, rainy weather can get you down. I love the sunshine!!Today, I have already worked in my flower beds and I am pleased to see daffodils coming up and maybe a few other flowers. Little green leaves are peeking up throug
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04/02/2020
Hello Active Rain friends,I wrote a blog post on July 15, 2013, entitled "When Is It Time to Downsize? I was working with lots of seniors at that time and many were considering "Downsizing" at the time. They would come talk to me about the possibility of selling their larger home and buying a s
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03/28/2020
