Entries from December 2006
Toby thought this was a funny promotional shot (don’t worry, I got him back …) but it is funny how quickly we can begin to feel cramped as the colder weather starts to come in.
If your settings are feeling cramped, then give Toby a call at 740-990-9748 or send an e-mail.
Don’t worry Toby [...]
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Tags: Blatant Self-Promotion · General News · Toby's Take
Mark the calendar today!
February 22, 2007 is the annual Habitat for Humanity Soups for Shelter. This is a wonderful fund raiser where the community gathers for a soup dinner in handmade bowls. You get to keep your bowl with the meal and even bid on bowls that are part of an auction. In past [...]
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December 30th, 2006 · 2 Comments
Dear Ms. Consumer,
I quietly watched from the window across the street as the moving truck pulled up to take your beloings away. It was sort-of ironic that it was raining on this unusually-warm December day. While it was a sad day, there was a sense of “relief” that it was finally over in your voice [...]
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Tags: Real Estate Stats & Analysis · Toby's Take
December 29th, 2006 · 3 Comments
Gretchen and Toby have an on-going debate on this topic and I thought I’d get a feel for what everyone else was thinking on this late night.
You go to a store and they neglect to scan an item that you planned to purhase, is this stealing or not? And what should you do about it [...]
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December 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Just kidding, he’s dead.
But according to a recent announcement at Realty Times, the FBI says that organized crime has now moved into the world of mortgage fraud.
“Mortgage fraud is now a criminal enterprise that puts dollars in the hands of people who also are involved in such other crimes as drugs, murders and gangs,” special [...]
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Tom Barlow’s Blogging Ohio has a great post “Dead Ohio Malls Remembered“, in which he laments how even as a non-shopper the list has changed. And I’m sure Mr. Barlow read the same article as we did on the fate of Columbus’ City Center Mall in the Christmas Eve edition of the Columbus Dispatch and [...]
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Tags: Delaware Highlights · Regional Highlights
December 27th, 2006 · 7 Comments
When was the last time you sat down and played a game of Monopoly?
Well it had been a while for me as well, but my wife got Dogopoly for Christmas so we spent Christmas night playing the game. The Mother-in-Law whooped up on us pretty quickly. But as I watched my cash dwindle, I began [...]
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Celina Daily Standard’s “Former Wal-Mart Still Awaiting Tenants” hits home in Delaware, Ohio.
Delaware City Council recently rejected a bid by Wal-Mart to build another megacenter on the city’s south side - at the intersection of U.S. 23 and Cheshire Road - only about one mile from the current Wal-Mart store. According to the Daily Standard, [...]
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December 25th, 2006 · 2 Comments
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Hope that you have the opportunity to spend time with friends and family during this special time of year.
Diane Sawyer has a great view on the Christmas holiday season, and Toby is considering implementing it in 2007. She said on Live with Regis & Kelly a few weeks ago:
“I’ve gone back to the basics of [...]
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We are only four days away from the deadline for the Ohio Blog Carnival! Don’t forget to nominate your favorite Ohio blog by clicking here!
Thanks for your support and have a wonderful holiday!
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