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I can send my column to you via email. I also include interesting questions I get, product news and all sorts of other announcements. In fact, when I travel, I announce where I will be in case you live nearby and want to get together to drink a ... [... more]
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The Tim Carter Story
In the early 1960's, the ravine was filled in with thousands of truck loads of dirt to create a new connector roadway between Dixmyth and Clifton Avenues. It didn't take long for my buddies Roger Boncutter, Pekka and Charles Mooar, Mike Wilson, ... [... more]
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Disaster Recovery
Think about stockpiling supplies to temporarily secure your home in the event of roofing damage, broken windows, flooding, etc. These supplies could disappear from stores in hours after a storm. This assumes the stores are even open and have ... [... more]
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Hurricane Katrina Pictures
As best as I can determine, this is all that is left of some commercial pier. There may have been fishing bait shacks, gift shops, food stands, etc. on this pier. Perhaps some Waveland, MS resident will help me out and tell us what was once here. ... [... more]
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Hurricane Katrina
There was nothing left. Waveland, MS had pulled into Mother Nature's toll booth, and it was time for the town to pay up. Then it hit me. We all are subject to the forces of nature no matter where we live. It can be earthquakes in Memphis, Los ... [... more]
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How To Make A Video
Keep in mind this video was intended to show my friends just a few of the basics about taping videos. My plan was to save them some time and minimize frustration. I remember how lost I was when I started to do video work. You should also know ... [... more]
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New Hampshire Real Estate
I have always wanted to own a larger piece of land. This 90 acres is heavily forested, has a gorgeous southern exposure and across the southeast corner of the land you will discover 1,700 linear feet of a pristine brook that runs throughout the ... [... more]
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Golf Training Aid
Over the past six years, I have become very interested in golf. I enjoy the solitude of golf courses, the challenge of hitting the golf ball with an assortment of clubs on different types of grass and the comradery of playing with friends. You ... [... more]
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Clicking Here
Talk to a seasoned plumber and my guess is he will tell you a few stories about successful treasure hunts where he has found a diamond or two. The hardest diamonds to recover are ones that have gone down a primary drainpipe. The water flow from a ... [... more]
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Lowes Home Improvement
For all of my ordinary home improvement and hardware shopping trips, I go to Silverton True Value Hardware. The owners, Will and Betty, are old-time friends of mine. Their son, Don also works in the store each week. I love shopping at this ... [... more]
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Medical Billing Services
I had to deal with a service that missed submitting a bill of mine and because it was past the maximum time (in their contract), the insurer refused payment. The billing service tried to bill me for the entire bill. It was eventually turned over ... [... more]
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Extreme Makeover Home Edition Sunrise Kentucky
The recent project in Sunrise, Kentucky could be fraught with all sorts of hidden problems. The framing of the house happened during two days of intense rainy weather. Although I was not there, I have to believe the lumber absorbed lots of water, ... [... more]
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