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	<description>The Rants of a Nearly 40 Misplaced Texas Pirate in Tennessee</description>
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		<title>A Pirate Looks at 40</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, today is the day. I have now turned 40. Is 40 the new 20? If so, it sure doesn&#8217;t feel like it. I really never liked anything that was &#8220;the new&#8221; anything else. It seems like something you might hear from a male interior designer and that is not someone that I want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Blog, I&#8217;m sorry I&#8217;ve neglected you.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m disgusted. I just looked and it has been over 2 months since my last post. I guess it really doesn&#8217;t matter as I don&#8217;t think anyone is reading this anyway. I t is more therapy for me than it is anything else. So, to catch you up on what has happened. We&#8217;ll the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FHA to Increase Upfront Mortgage Insurance and Decrease Seller Concessions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As promised in December, the Federal Housing Administration has announced the details of changes intended to strengthen its capital reserves which were reported to be headed into dangerously low territory late last year.  The changes are designed to increase the FHA&#8217;s income from customers while reducing its portfolio&#8217;s risk. FHA Commissioner David Stevens comments: &#8220;Striking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wadeconway.com/?p=141</link>
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		<title>Snow Daze!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We got about 6&#8243; of snow in Tennessee yesterday. We went and played fetch with snowballs with the dogs. They can&#8217;t seem to figure out where the snow balls go when they roll up in the snow on the ground. Bear loves eating the snow and Spunky just loves to dance around it it. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wadeconway.com/?p=138</link>
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		<title>Why it is difficult to Rate Shop in Today&#8217;s Mortgage Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine if you will for a moment, that you wanted to shop for the cheapest gas station to buy gas at. It seems easy enough at first. You can drive around and look at the big billboards and after you get tired of driving, you simply pull into the one that had the best price. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pirate Looking at 40 Music City1/2 Marathon Challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I am thinking about training for and running in the 1/2 Marathon in late April this year. I am almost 40, terribly out of shape and probably 50 or more pounds overweight. A buddy of mine at church mentioned that if I wanted to try and do it, that it was time to start [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wadeconway.com/?p=123</link>
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		<title>$6500 home-buyer tax credit for current homeowners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently all the talk about the $8000 first-time homebuyer tax credit being extended and expanded is coming to pass. According to a USA Today article… “Senators agreed to extend the existing tax credit for first-time home buyers while offering a reduced credit of up to $6,500 to repeat buyers who have owned their current homes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Passes Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension. Obama to Sign Friday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives has voted to pass legislation extending the home buyer tax credit until April 30, 2009. Last night the Senate voted 98-0 to pass the legislation. Next the bill will head to President Obama to be signed into law on Friday. While the bill extends the $8,000 tax credit for first time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wadeconway.com/?p=114</link>
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		<title>Disneyworld, BlueGreen, Ghost Tours and World Golf Village</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do all of these have in common? They are all great places to stay or visit while in Florida. My wife, Steph and I just returned from 10 days in Orlando and St. Augustine. We hit all of the Disney Parks while staying at a timeshare called The Fountains on I-Drive in  Buena Vista. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wadeconway.com/?p=112</link>
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		<title>Now, Really looking at 40</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I just passed 39 a few months ago so unless I am going to look back (which I am not) the only other choice is to look forward. And what is ahead of me? Among other things 40. Yep, I said it the bit four-oh. Duane Clark, a long time friend who I believe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wadeconway.com/?p=102</link>
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