Writing For Your Loved Ones Is Easy

Several have asked me how to determine what they should write when they are building their autobiography,  family history, memoirs and such.   My response is invariably, it depends. When I was cub writer the first lesson drummed into my head was "nobody cares about you and what you think". But that was journalism where arms-length … “Writing For Your Loved Ones Is Easy”

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Condominiums: Budgets Lessons Learned

It's summertime and hot as the dickens. But end of the year is right around the corner and it's time for most condominiums to start planning their 2012 budgets. If there's one thing Condominium Owners and Boards can learn from politics, it's that financial planning needs to be an ongoing activity. You just can't wait … “Condominiums: Budgets Lessons Learned”

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Chicago Loves Gardens

We talked about gardens used for landscapes and how some people face opposition to their efforts to plant gardens in their front yards. Here is what’s happening in Chicago – the city often called the “Concrete Jungle” in years past. is surprisingly green-minded.  Even on densely populated streets of 3-story row houses, we find people … “Chicago Loves Gardens”

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