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The 411 on Bad Masonry
There’s more to masonry than meets the eye… but if it’s bad to the eye it’s probably going down hill fast on the rest of the details. Continue reading
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The Good Stuff
Get along while we canAlways give love the upper handPaint a wall, learn to danceCall your mom, buy a boatDrink a beer, sing a songMake a friend, can’t we all get along Kenny Chesney / Josh Osborne / Ross Copperman… Continue reading
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The Decade
A century is about events. A decade is about people. George Friedman When you say the words, “ten years,” it doesn’t seem like that big a deal. It’s just a measure of time; one decade. What does that even mean… Continue reading
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Luxury Stones… not just for Jewelry
Luxury is in each detail Hubert de Givenchy I never thought about stone as a luxury item when I was younger. I had a much more utilitarian view of it. It was used for building masonry walls, retaining ground in… Continue reading
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Thank God I’m a Country Boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddleWhen the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddleLife ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddleThank God I’m a country boy Songwriter: John Martin Sommer –… Continue reading
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Under Your Roof and In Your Backyard
A few months ago I had the opportunity to do a podcast with Dean Marsico and Derek Stearns on their show, “Under Your Roof and in Your Backyard.” These two are probably the most well-known masons in the United States,… Continue reading
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The Quest to Create #Rockstar Salespeople
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” Henry Ford Stone: natural; unique; organic; complicated? There are a lot of things about natural stone that get people excited, and there seems… Continue reading
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Forty days and Forty nights of Face(less)book
The more social media has brought us together the more we are actually apart. Mike Buechel That’s right – I’m putting myself down as the one to quote that. This has been talked about for a while now by a… Continue reading
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Love your love the Most
Yes I love good cold beerand mustard on my fries.I love a good loud honky tonkthat rocks on Friday night.And hell yes I love my truckbut I want you to know,Honey I love your love the most Eric Church I’ve… Continue reading
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Family Business – the original life coach…
Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. Theodore Roosevelt Life Coach noun – a person who counsels and encourages clients on matters having to do with careers or personal challenges Family business. There is… Continue reading
The Family Stone 