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2009
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This past weekend we took another trip back to Progreso, a Mexico border town, where we like to go for a little R&R. Border towns are quite different then the more popular beach resorts. On our last trip we stumbled into a small store that is called Uncle Sams. It is a combination, bar, liqu...
06/30/2009
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My mind just does not think that way. I would never even consider having an extra marital affair. Outside of the moral dilemma, I just don’t think I could be resourceful to pull it off. I am not an elected official of anything, much less the governor of a state. How could someone in a position li...
06/25/2009
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The north Dallas MLS meeting this week had one of the best speakers we have had in a very long time. Jill Lane is certified nutritionist and her presentation consisted of several simple ways to improve you life through proper nutrition. Some of her high points were make sure we always drink ple...
06/25/2009
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This is my favorite summer time soup Gazpacho Recipe Ingredients 6 ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped1 purple onion, finely chopped1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, chopped1 sweet red bell pepper (or green) seeded and chopped2 stalks celery, chopped1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives...
06/21/2009
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My wife volunteers at the Dallas main library each month during their book sale. Today she discovered a new restaurant located across the street from the library so we decided to give it a try. Their menu consists of burgers, sandwiches, seafood and Thai dishes. In addition breakfast is served...
06/20/2009
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Today I received two mailers that I had sent out on October 4th and 29th. It only took the United States Postal Service eight months to return these letters. I wonder how many other corporations could operate in this manner. Of course you would need to exclude the banking and automotive indust...
06/20/2009
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This list is just some words that I Googled to see how many hit I would get. They were just random words that came to mind; however I will list them with by the number of hits I got , going from low to high: God 69,200,000 Dallas 162,000,000 Jesus 223,000,000 Obama 252,000,000 Spam 307,000,000 ...
06/19/2009
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Tiffany Wilkey from our office, Bill Griffin Real Estate, will be hosting a Mojito Party June 19th from 6-8 p.m. The event will be held on the roof top at 2100 Canton in the downtown Dallas area. Last year was such a smash she had decided to do it again. You can also enter for a chance to win p...
06/19/2009
I attended a great bi monthly MLS meeting in east Dallas today. The director of dfwREALTORS® made a great presentation in which she informed us that our MLS had entered into an agreement with Point2 for syndication of MLS listings. We will have a single point of entry (MLS), then Point2 will gr...
06/17/2009
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The Gipsy Kings will perform in Dallas on June 16th, at The Meyerson. They are a musical group from Arles France, and the group consist of two families of Gypsies brothers the Reyes and the Baliardo. Their style of music is described as "Rumba Flamenca". Eight guitar players, strumming and tappi...
06/15/2009