6,000 FB Post Reach…with 10,000 in Our Sights

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(Pic is of lovely Database Manager Colleen McGuinn whom I met at a Hawaiian luau….Random meeting in life? I never think these things are ‘random.’) Yep, we’re on a roll, which is pretty darned sweet, helping other achieve recognition for the good work they do. This week, I went to Warwick Vets and Pilgrim where…
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Best in America–Again!

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Asheville Makes the Cut Again! It’s not surprising, for Paul and I chose it over a host of others and we spent years in the process, searching…searching…searching. In fact, we traveled the entire eastern seaboard, checking out communities, most of which were dedicated to boating or golfing. Since we do neither, we eliminated those. Oh,…
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Thinking of Moving to Another State? Read My Book First….

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Thinking of leaving your home state, to live elsewhere? (Or know someone who is?) Seek state with better municipal services…no income tax or a significantly-lower (or no) sales tax? What do I think of living elsewhere, especially in one’s senior years? I’ll give you my unvarnished report, based on our amazing, 9-year experience living in…
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“Not So Fast”–If You Consider Leaving Rhode Island

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Thinking of leaving Rhode Island, to live elsewhere? Tired of poorly-maintained roads, government mismanagement, and high taxes, when you know other states entice newcomers with no state income tax and a significantly-lower (or no) sales tax. Why do you think so many retirees go elsewhere–especially to Florida? (yeah, it’s rhetorical.) It’s not because they want…
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Woah!!!…Exposes Galore in “The Asheville Experiment”

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Update? Well, we sold our townhome in Asheville, NC. The decision and move weren’t easy. We’d spent 5 months a year (wintertime) in one of the trendiest retirement towns in America for each of the past 9 years, a place where we’d built a new life. In the end, we left. Why’d we leave that…
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Big Rig Story Author and Trucker Visit Tiverton Schools

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“Grandpa and the Truck” went to Walter E. Ranger and Ft. Barton schools May 13, 2015. Named to Atlas Van Lines’s “Elite Fleet” (of drivers,) “Gator” drove millions of miles, flawlessly, across America in the big rig. Now, he tells his exciting adventures to student audiences, focusing on the men and women who drive these…
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