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Comparison can kill your goals How did you celebrate the New Year? I got together with 28 friends in Calhoun and just let it all out. And you know, you kind of keep track of what everyone is doing when you are at one of those types of get togethers. I saw some people who thought three was enough. I saw others who had a six-pack. And then there were those few with a high tolerance that had...
You need to know where you are This week I went to help a friend at his house in Blue Ridge. And let me say this, there are a lot of winding roads out there. Don’t get me wrong, it’s beautiful. But if you don’t know your way around, you could end up in a ditch or something worse like hanging off the side of the mountain. After our visit, I headed home. But I asked if there was a better...
A Landlords Tale ‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Now you know that’s not true, cause children of four have we, And there’s nary a moment of silence, especially in the evening. At 8 o’clock my daughter was baking cookies for the next day’s feast, And the two littles were roaming the halls making sounds of some...
The way you lie I don’t know if you are country music fans are not but I like listening to it from time to time — especially if it’s from the 90’s era. But there’s a song from the Band Perry titled “You Lie.” The chorus is great and it goes something like this: ‘You lie like a priceless Persian rug on a rich man's floor. You lie like a coon dog basking in the sunshine on my porch. You lie...
In the zone — but not the right zone You can’t trust government websites. Ask me how I know. Better yet, I’ll just tell you. We’re currently working on a project that has a house sitting on 4.5 acres in a nice country setting. That sounds quaint, doesn’t it? It’s a good area and will make someone a great home. But something we realized is that the extra acreage does not increase the value...