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Sunday, July 13, 2008 5:58 AM

A solution to unwanted junk email

... winds up in my spam email folder. Rather ironic I thought. Hi Howard, I'd like to take the opportunity to introduce myself in hopes that you and I can work together and establish a business relationship in the near future. I stumbled across your
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Saturday, July 05, 2008 6:44 AM

Flood zones, flood insurance

An ask the agent question: Can I ask a question about flood zones and flood insurance? When a listing says a home in Mount Pleasant is in a flood zone does that mean that many or most of those homes will get water coming into their house? Will rivers
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Monday, June 30, 2008 6:30 AM

57 useful Google tools you've never heard of

With a hat tip to my friend Mike Farmer just down the coast in Savannah, Christina Laun writes about 57 useful Google tools you've never heard of . Well, actually, you probably have heard of some but likely, there are a few new tools that will look
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:39 AM

Japanese beetles are bugging me

As anyone who reads my blog knows, we love gardening and are very proud of the landscaping we've done and we were horrified this past weekend to find a bunch of Japanese beetles ferociously eating the leaves from both our knock out roses and crepe
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Sunday, June 01, 2008 7:06 AM

Hurricane season starts today

June 1 marks the official beginning of hurricane season and let's hope and pray that we once again have a very non eventful season with little to no damage or loss of life. But after years of living in the Charleston area, you learn that it is important
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Thursday, May 22, 2008 7:45 AM

Summer starts tomorrow

... unofficially since the summer solstice isn't for another month. But Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff to summer in the Lowcountry and any excuse for a long holiday weekend must include Friday as well. Photo courtesy of Flickr by Paco
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:16 PM

Going green, for money or for good

I noticed an interesting post by Seth Godin the other day and it got me thinking. Seth was talking about The Coming Backlash Over Green Marketing and apparently my favorite luggage manufacturer, Tumi , will plant trees if you buy their product. "The
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:43 PM

A new era begins

... with new geraniums on my front porch. A last look at the past ... Longtime readers will know that I enjoy posting pictures of my garden and one of my favorites are the geraniums we've nurtured for the past 4 years. But this spring, they just became
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Friday, April 25, 2008 6:37 AM

How important are ceiling fans to stay cool

I would say very. And it's not summer yet. We have ceiling fans throughout our home and a funny thing happened the other day. I was getting a little stepladder out to adjust the fan in my home office to a higher rate of speed as the season started
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:52 AM

It's April 15th, do you need more time to file your taxes

It's nobody's favorite day of the year again, April 15th and many people are doing all the last minute tax stuff in order to file their return. I stopped in Starbucks yesterday for a coffee and was amused to see someone taking up 2 tables and
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Monday, February 25, 2008 3:42 PM

If you're planning on visiting Charleston

... for a little spring house hunting, make sure you have a hotel reservation. I've been receiving a lot of inquiries from people living in the cold and snow of the Northeast and Midwest who are considering relocating to Charleston. There is a lot
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Friday, February 22, 2008 8:29 AM

Great customer service

A client of mine from out of town has been considering relocating for several years to Charleston and specifically the Summerville area and is getting close to a decision. We were talking the other day and she mentioned that while she was gathering information
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:40 PM

Think green, some easy solutions

If you like the idea of saving money and resources, a few simple home improvements now will result in benefits to you now and when you ultimately sell your home since buyers are looking for energy efficient homes and lower electric bills. Replace incandescent
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Friday, November 02, 2007 6:56 AM

Fall is for planting and Ward's Garden Center in Summerville is the place to go

There is no better time to plant trees and shrubs than in the fall and there is no better place to buy than Ward's Garden Center on Butternut Road in Summerville. We've been going there for years and have recommended Ward's to friends and
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:22 AM

The importance of pictures when making an insurance claim

With the news of the massive fires in San Diego this past week, I noticed some advice about the importance of pictures when making an insurance claim on television as I was flipping through the channels, most likely while I got bored watching the Carolina
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