Thought you guys might find this interesting. I guess it will mean more to immediate family than anyone else, but I still find it amazing that Google has these types of capabilities.Here are a few links for purely nostalgia reasons. Anyone care to guess purely by looking at the photo? Link 1HINT: $5 for sinking your feet into 2 feet of slime and pulling lily pads anyone? How about a nice leisurely sailboat dunking? Link 2HINT: Who says blowing up hefty bags full of acetylene or losing limbs to...

Read the rest of this post

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...

Read the rest of this post

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...

Read the rest of this post