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    • Saturday Fun
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      Well today has turned out to be a pretty good day, despite a heat index of 105-110 degrees. Our wonderful Maryland weather has resumed and shows no signs of mercy until around the middle of next week. It makes me wonder, quite honestly, how many of our hard-earned dollars we could be saving if we weren't spending so much to keep cool. Once again, a future in Colorado is looking very appealing.Weather conditions aside, we spent the early portion of the day taking the FJ in to the local Toyota...

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    • Household Chores and Upgrades Galore

      Well folks, it's been almost a year now since we moved into the house in Pasadena, Maryland. Unfortunately, between work, family, and various computer and house projects we haven't had the time to provide any updates. After nearly ten months in a house that was two-thirds the size of the previous, we had finally had enough. Because we had virtually filled the previous house, we were now left with the dilemma of too much stuff and not enough room. So the"cleansing" began. Once we got into the...

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    • Buying / Selling a Home - the Great Endurance Race
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      Due to a recent market trend in the last 5 years or so, the prices of homes here in Maryland have been steadily increasing at an exponential rate. From a seller's standpoint this had the very nice benefit of allowing one to set the sale price well above the current market values in other areas. It also allowed sellers to place their homes on the market and have them sold in less than 48 hours, after selecting their preferred buyer from among multiple offers (typically overbid by $10K or more...

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