We’ve reached over 4 million acres of land burned by out of control California wild fires so far in 2020, and fire season isn’t even close to being over. It’s become abundantly clear that the state is getting drier and warmer, and if something isn’t done, we’ll be choking on smoke for the better part […]
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With the end of the year approaching, we’re coming up on our last chance to get that home remodeling we were planning on for 2020 but never got around to. With the weather cooling and the sunlit hours beginning to give way to the long nights of late fall and winter, you may very well […]
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Pest populations are exploding throughout the west, as infrastructure crumbles and the defenses we had against the creatures begin eroding away. The form of the pest can take many forms: rats, beetles, termites, but one thing they all have in common is the destruction and loss they leave in their wake. In one stunning example, […]
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Years after the death of my old dog due to age-related disease, I was finally mentally prepared to get a new furry companion to help me get through the lonely drudgery of life. Months of searching led me to a local woman whose German Shepherd Dog had just unexpectedly had a litter of puppies and […]
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Marriage is a messy, complicated thing that has a myriad number of strange paths to its beginning and even more numerous and destructive paths to its ending. While each ending is a tragedy, there is no reason that destructive end needs to extend to your financial life afterwards. The key to mitigating the negative impact […]
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As the tumultuous year of 2020 moves into summer, states all over the nation are beginning to slowly ease restrictions on our lives, leaving many people to wonder what things will look like in a world that’s been utterly dominated by an invisible spectre haunting our every move and interaction. With the disease still kicking […]
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To tell a quick horror story to my fellow homeowners, I recently found myself a victim of the plague we all dread might visit us one day: termites. It started with seeing little winged insects inside the house sporadically, crawling around clumsily without much regard to their personal safety. Soon enough I began noticing little […]
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When we think of divorce, our brains immediately conjure up a number of nasty stories and images imprinted upon us by the media and the people around us – a couple in a small, dingy room, screaming at each other as divorce lawyers look on impassively, checking their watches and counting the dollars coming in […]
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