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My plan was to wait until Sunday to tune in to the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am because by then even the TV people have tired of seeing George Lopez s act, there are less celebrities on the course, and so we actually get to see some tournament golf played by professionals.

I thought I could hack it, though, so I tuned in a little each day. There was Huey Lewis, Kevin Costner, Kenny G, Carson Daly, and Bill Murray, who is starting to undermine his persona by continuing to appear in this suck job of a professional, er, pro-am golf tournament. By Sunday I d lost hope that they would actually show golf.

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If Myrtle Beach is the Golf Capital of the East Coast, then Scottsdale Arizona Golf is the capital of the golfing southwest. Upscale neighbor to the sprawling golfing metropolis of Phoenix, Scottsdale hosts scores of world-class courses, and a wealth of comforts, conveniences and activities to provide everyone with an awesome vacation. The desert climate assures a great blue-sky visit year round. Courses designed by the likes and caliber of Arnold Palmer ensure a great time with quality, picturesque clubs and resorts, with more public courses than you could play in a month!

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Scottsdale Arizona is one of the most desirable real estate locations in the Southwest. Great year round weather, beautiful desert surroundings, and plenty of shopping and entertainment combined with a solid job market are all enticing reasons to live in Scottsdale. Long time residents of the Valley of the Sun have gotten spoiled with short drive times when commuting to work. Living 10 to 15 minutes away from work was always the norm. Over the last ten years though, the Phoenix Metro area has grown out enormously in all directions. Many people are now faced with 30 to 45 minute commutes into Scottsdale.

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If you’re planning on buying a new home, attending open houses can be a good way to find a home you want or pick up useful ideas from what you find. Visiting open houses should be an enjoyable and fun experience, but you also have to keep focused on the reason why you are there. Primarily you’re trying to get home buying information and maybe even find that special house that you have been looking for.

With that in mind, you need to approach visiting open houses with an organized mindset. Very often, you’ll be visiting several open houses in the same day. And over the course of a few weeks, it can add up to quite a few homes that

you have visited. As a result, it can be very easy to forget important points from one house to the next. So to ovoid this problem, it’s a good idea to take very good notes on each home that you visit and perhaps even take along a digital camera to get a few snapshots if you wish. Of course, make sure that it is agreeable with the householder before taking photos of the inside of their home.

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