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I love where I live! You should move here. This is Gettysvue

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Here is a video that someone has put together to go with a screenplay he has written about Oak Ridge, Tennessee. I grew up there and was proud to be a citizen. My father worked at as a guard and later at Y-12. He could never talk about his work, just like almost every other man in the city. He hardly shared anything until the end of his life. One thing he did tell me was about some scientist that was there, and his job was to escort him from building to building because he was completely “absentminded.” He didn’t tell me who it was, though.

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WDVX – WDVX Blue Plate Special.

I just love that this station is here in Knoxville, TN and that it has this Blue Plate Special.

I heard a song on it one time that I would love to find. Can anyone help me? It was one man singing it, well, sort or talk/singing it. It was a story song about him as a little boy wanting to go on vacation to Disneyworld, but his parents travel up Highway 66, instead. It’s a long song that tells about all the places he passes and sees, and the ending is about how they are going to visit his grandmother, near Gatlinburg, I think, and the hug she gave him was worth the whole trip. It was more valuable to him than if he had gone to Disneyworld. Anyone know what song that is?

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This is Mr. Duncan, a local artist who captures local scenes beautifully on canvas (or paper). He has even succesfully painted the one lane underpass wit all its graffiti. You can find his shop opened from time to time right over the railroad tracks at the intersection of Ball Road.

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Penny 4 Arts Home.

I just read about this in the Knoxville News-Sentinel. You must not miss it, because these events and performances are huge, such as the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Tchaikovsky Spectacular, The Music Man, It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, etc. Here is a link to the website. Plan your year, now. They are encouraging families to go together to arts events, and it is for public, private, and home schools. I know I will be checking my schedule to see when I can bring some grandchildren.

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Expectations of home prices over the next year

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Here is the schedule for the Oak Ridge Secret City Festival 2010. This schedule appeared in the Oak Ridger today.

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I just had to share this article. It is amazing what can be done with technology these days.

10 Cool Google Maps Mashups:.

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This report from the Mortgage News Daily NewsWire last week is concerning:

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 14, 2010. Michael Fratantoni, MBA’s Vice President of Research and Economics summed up the survey:

“Purchase applications plummeted 27 percent last week and have declined almost 20 percent over the past month, despite relatively low interest rates. The data continue to suggest that the tax credit pulled sales into April at the expense of the remainder of the spring buying season. In fact, this drop occurred even as rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages continued to fall…

We hope that Mr. Frantonini is wrong in his analysis! Economists at the National Association of Home Builders are more optimistic, with reservations: “Economists participating in yesterday’s [May 18, 2010] NAHB Construction Forecast Conference Webinar agreed that the housing market is on the road to recovery, but cautioned that several factors could contribute to a bumpy ride in the coming months.”

This is a post from the Tennessee Association of Realtors
Cathy Glass, Realtor

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