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You may have noticed that the number of posts here at the blog have diminished since August.  The reason?  Well, I'm in the process of buying a new home, and the past four-six weeks have been rather hectic.  (And it's been hectic in transportation news along the East Coast as well!)

We close on the 7th, so hopefully in a few weeks when we're settled and the study is completed, there will be more blog posts on the way!
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Brent White said…
Adam:

Good luck. I'm about to close on a refinancing deal on my house, too, hopefully in the next week or so.

Brent
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