Are We About To See Unintended Consequences Resulting From Well-Intentioned Eviction Moratoriums?

The federal moratorium on rental eviction expired July 25, and the recent executive order doesn't protect people against current evictions, or the landlords that don't receive back rents. Basically, the executive order only askes the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of CDC to look into whether it should be continued to preven...

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Executive action during congressional negotiations? Questionable? What did it do?

Signing of executive orders at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J.

Since the constitution grants congress the power to appropriate funds and oversee that the funds are spent properly, the executive action taken by the president attempting to provide additional federal economic relief on his own is questionable as to whether it is legal. The action uses Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds for the costs...

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Salvage--maybe; Memories--for sure!

If traveling near Smithsburg, be sure to include a stop here to shop for gifts and things from the past. Interesting shop, much more than the name implies!  Salvage Through Time - Home Architectural Salvage Company located in Smithsburg, MD. Specializing in reclaimed repurposed vintage tools, barn wood, tin, rusties and more. http://...

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Casa Rio

Home | Casa Rio One of my favorite places to eat when downtown around lunch. In addition to enjoying food with friends, I always enjoy the river, barges and the ducks. ​ http://www.casa-rio.com/


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Mamacita's

​The atmosphere is great. There's plenty of tables, so you never have to wait very long. The service and food is always good.

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 Join me in posting on The Neighborhood Exchange. I regularly post in All About Pets. I Look to see you there. 

Spring Already!

Spring appears to be alive and well. Flowers are popping up everywhere 

Snow in SA

San Antonio got a treat this year. Not since 1985 have we hand snow that actually covered the ground. It only lasted a day, though. Nice just the same. 

Veteran's Day 2017

A few veteran's no longer with us.  We love and miss you. Thank you for your service. 

Dropped Hat

Houston's all about team work!

The Last of the Fish

Tonight we feasted on the last of the fish from the Seadrift trip. It made for a delicious meal. As for the One-That-Didn't-Get-Away, it would have just been one of those fish stories had Kaylee not have taken a picture of the one that Sharon reeled in. ​The Crew and the Boat  ​The one that didn't get away... it was too big to keep, though, an...

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Summer

Yesterday was the first day of Summer. It's Hit 100 already.

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Father's Day Access to Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

To anyone going to Ft. Sam National Cemetery today for Father's Day, it may appear that you can't get into part of the cemetery because of road work. If you need access to the cemetery east of Nursery road, just drive on up to the security guard entrance and let them know that you are there to visit the cemetery and they'll let you proceed through their check-point. You won't need a military ID.

The Neighborhood Exchange - Open Testing

From: The Founder I want to thank our early testers for providing feedback on what our site needed to include to make it useful as a neighborhood communications tool. The site now provides both private and public neighborhood group options and a multitude of privacy settings for users, as a result. We are now in the final stage of our planned testing. This is where the rubber meets the road--real world testing--inviting neighbors t...

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The Neighborhood Exchange! -- Beta Testing Begins

The Neighborhood Exchange Testing Progress: As some of you know, I have been working on a website to facilitate making it easy for everyone in our community to be able to get in touch with each other whenever something occurs that is of interest to the community. Although, the website The Neighborhood Exchange was originally envisioned as just something we could use to stay in touch with each other, it's sort of grown to include much more fu...

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Lost Notebook

I lost a note book off the top of my vehicle this morning on Bitters Rd. Please PM me if you've found it. Thanks.