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-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0px 0px 0 0px;" align="left" valign="top"><a class="" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="" href="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/312ae780-a686-abb5-6e3d-3f99c96c8937.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img class="mcnImage" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 620px; border-radius: 0%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/2918f222-5822-b8d6-1a74-4c465ebb8c27.png" alt="" width="564" /> </a></td></tr><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; line-height: 150%; padding: 9px 18px; color: #212121; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top" width="546"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;">What would you name your home?</h2><strong>Whimsical or legacy?</strong><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #212121; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">In parts of England, many old houses have names instead of numbers: <em>Rose Cottage, The Elms, Holly House.</em> Before street grids and postal codes, naming wasn&rsquo;t decorative so much as practical. If you lived past the old oak tree at <em>Rose Cottage</em>, that was enough direction.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #212121; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>Naming houses is not only a European practice.</strong><br /> In Japan homes&nbsp;can be connected to nature with names like <em>Sun Pavilion</em>. In the Middle East, houses have taken family names,&nbsp;as in <em>The House of Al-___</em>. In China, family compounds of multiple homes took on clan names.&nbsp;The tradition crossed to North America, where you find historic named homes such as <em>Casa Loma, Stonehaven</em>, and <em>Fallingwater</em>.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #212121; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>Naming is&nbsp;common for large estates.</strong>&nbsp;<br /> A well-known example is <em>Mar-a-Lago</em>, meaning "Sea to Lake," built in the 1920s by socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post as a private residence. It now operates as a private club and residence of the US President. Similarly, in Canada, <em>Rideau Hall,</em> located by the Rideau River, began as a private home in 1838, built for Scottish stonemason Thomas McKay. Today, it serves as the official residence of the Governor General of Canada.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #212121; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>Naming is a form of anchoring. </strong><br /> With a name, a house becomes a place, not just a structure.&nbsp;Numbers are efficient, but names are narrative. <strong>What would you call your home?</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; 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mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;" align="center" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>REAL ESTATE UPDATE</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-align: center; padding: 0 9px 0 9px;" align="center" valign="top"><a class="" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="" href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MORTGAGE30US" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img class="mcnImage" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 793px; padding-bottom: 0; vertical-align: bottom; display: inline;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/02e5e617-8ab5-514d-3d4b-8029a3d3e895.png" alt="" width="372.24" align="center" /> </a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;">Nobody's afraid of 6% mortgage rates anymore</h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">For years, many would-be home sellers stayed put because mortgage rates spiked and everyone with a 3% - 4% rate was understandably reluctant to give that up.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;"><strong>But something interesting happens over time: people adapt.</strong><br /> 6% mortgage rates are no longer shocking. They&rsquo;re simply today&rsquo;s reality.&nbsp;And life moves on. People retire. They change jobs, have have kids, downsize.&nbsp;Sellers eventually decide to move,&nbsp;even if it means buying at a higher rate.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Prices are still strong, even if they&rsquo;re stabilizing. <strong>That means sellers can unlock substantial equity for their next move.</strong> Meanwhile, buyers have seen their purchasing power increase by hundreds of dollars per month compared to last fall. It's a good balance for buyers and sellers...the perfect ingredients for a busy spring real estate season. Call to set a listing or buying appointment.&nbsp;{OWNERFIRST:4}, {PHONE:15}</p></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table class="mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px 18px 9px 18px;"><table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: #756c5f; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#756C5F"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; line-height: 150%; padding: 18px; color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Is it time to buy a house? Try this simple decision tree to help you decide...</span></h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Whether you rent or own (thinking about moving), you need to run the decision through three vital questions:</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">1. <em>Will buying put me in a better financial position in the future?&nbsp;</em><strong>If yes, buy&nbsp;</strong>&mdash;<strong> but only if it passes question #3.</strong></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">2. <em>Will buying make me happier?&nbsp;</em><strong>Buy, but only if it also passes Question #1.</strong></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">3. <em>Will I need to make more money or work longer to make the purchase work?&nbsp;</em><strong>Slow down. </strong>More analysis is needed. If you&rsquo;ll need to earn more, where is that money coming from, and how certain is it?</p><ul><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If you're young and starting a solid career with real prospects, you can make a case for a modest stretch.</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If you plan to use the property to generate income, run a clear profit-and-loss analysis. Let the numbers tell you if it works.</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If a lump sum gift or inheritance is realistically on the way, buying may be a smart place to put it.</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If you have equity and this is the best use of it, then go ahead.</li></ul><strong>It&rsquo;s almost always better to buy the home you can comfortably afford at your current stage of life. </strong>A stretch can make sense, but only when there are strong indicators your income will grow or you have reliable secondary income. I&rsquo;m not a financial planner, but I am good at asking the right (and sometimes hard) questions. Give me a call. {OWNERFIRST:4}, {PHONE:15}</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 207px;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/246e36ae-978e-6e37-6423-115073b572a9.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;" align="center" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: center;">MARCH QUIZ QUESTION</h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><em>George and Lee drink coffee. Susan and Don drink soda. Using logic to decide, is Selena more likely to drink coffee or soda?</em></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnButtonBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnButtonBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnButtonBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 18px 18px 18px;" align="center" valign="top"><table class="mcnButtonContentContainer" style="mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-radius: 23px; background-color: #9d6f0b; border-collapse: separate;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#9D6F0B"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnButtonContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; padding: 13px;" align="center" valign="middle"><a class="mcnButton " style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: block; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; color: #ffffff;" title="Send your answer now!" href="mailto:{EMAIL:16}?subject=My%20March%20Quiz%20Answer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Send your answer now!</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Send your answer for a chance to win a $5 coffee card!</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Last month's Q&amp;A:</strong> <em>You are trying to get out of a room alive. There are 3 exit doors with a lake of boiling lava, zombies who eat brains and huge lions who have not eaten for a year. Which door do you take? Door 3. The lions would all have died by now.&nbsp;</em><span style="color: #b22222;"><strong>Congratulations to last month's winner!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;" align="center" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>MARCH BRAIN SNACKS&nbsp;</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px 18px 9px 18px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnImageCardRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageCardRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0px; background-color: #e3ece0;" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#E3ECE0"><table class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="150" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E " style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0px 0 0px 0px;" align="left" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 152px;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/654e4654-6c87-e2bc-5435-b189a9eeb7ae.png" alt="" width="150" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="396" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; line-height: 150%; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 18px; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">An &lsquo;Irish&rsquo; Real Estate Joke</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">A man in Dublin proudly told his friend, <em>&ldquo;I got this house for half what it&rsquo;s worth!&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;How?&rdquo;</em> asked the friend.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;The owner said it had &lsquo;character.&rsquo;&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;And?&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;It does. The doors stick. The floors slope. And the plumbing argues with you.&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">The friend nodded. <em>&ldquo;Ah. So, you&nbsp;paid full price then.&rdquo;</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 388px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/31a74cc0-ae06-3129-e017-f54df678a6ed.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Do anti-inflammation diets have any real effect?</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Anti-inflammatory diets rarely deliver fireworks. What they often deliver is subtler: fewer afternoon crashes, less stiffness when you stand up, clearer&nbsp; thoughts and more energetic mornings. Chronic inflammation tends to feel like background noise (like fatigue, aches, brain fog), so when it calms down, you may not notice a single dramatic shift. You just realize you&rsquo;re moving through the day with less friction. For many people, that steady easing over time makes the change feel real. Give it time. Google 30-day anti-inflammatory diets.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="264" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 369px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/934c484d-1f21-8770-3fac-188dc0f68b12.png" alt="" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="264" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Moving to broken floor plans instead of open floor plans</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Open floor plans surged in popularity in the late 20th century. Psychologically, large open spaces encourage a sense of freedom and fluidity, letting family members see and interact across zones. Yet many people report feeling uneasy in fully open layouts. Today, architects talk about &ldquo;broken-plan&rdquo; design, using partial walls, changes in ceiling height, and angled walls to create separation while maintaining openness. Humans like flexibility, but also crave boundaries.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 474px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/3b809c33-9ea6-c4c1-7fe4-b4cebe563728.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">A useless experiment to try for fun</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">You can&rsquo;t fold an ordinary piece of paper more than eight times. (I couldn't even get six). Even with a large sheet, paper hits a limit quickly. Each fold doubles the thickness, which makes the sheet harder to bend and smaller to handle. That rapid buildup is the main obstacle.&nbsp;In 2002, a high school student managed 12 folds using a massive roll of toilet paper. With a normal sheet, eight stays the practical ceiling, no matter how determined you are.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;" align="center" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>JUST FOR FUN!</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0 18px 9px 18px;" align="center" valign="top"><h3 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Found While Spring Cleaning Word Search</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Enjoy this fun puzzle. No login or registration needed. <a style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #2f82c2; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" href="https://members.fastnewsletters.com/word-search-march-1-found-while-spring-cleaning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Just click to play now</a>!</p></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-align: center; padding: 0 9px 0 9px;" align="center" valign="top"><a class="" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="" href="https://members.fastnewsletters.com/word-search-march-1-found-while-spring-cleaning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img class="mcnImage" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 1200px; padding-bottom: 0; vertical-align: bottom; display: inline;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/8eda8df6-684f-4ce6-5020-e984db04ee88.png" alt="" width="564" align="center" /> </a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;">March Dates to Know</h2><ul><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">March 8 &ndash; International Women's Day</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>March 8 &ndash; Daylight Savings Time Begins</strong></li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">March 17 &ndash; St. Patrick's Day</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">March 20 &ndash; Spring Equinox</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(April 5 &ndash; Easter)</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px 18px 9px 18px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnImageCardBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right; background-color: #f0eae1;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right" bgcolor="#F0EAE1"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageCardBottomImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0px 0px 0 0px;" align="left" valign="top"><a class="" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="" href="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/312ae780-a686-abb5-6e3d-3f99c96c8937.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img class="mcnImage" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 620px; border-radius: 0%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/2918f222-5822-b8d6-1a74-4c465ebb8c27.png" alt="" width="564" /> </a></td></tr><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; line-height: 150%; padding: 9px 18px; color: #212121; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top" width="546"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;">What would you name your home?</h2><strong>Whimsical or legacy?</strong><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #212121; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">In parts of England, many old houses have names instead of numbers: <em>Rose Cottage, The Elms, Holly House.</em> Before street grids and postal codes, naming wasn&rsquo;t decorative so much as practical. If you lived past the old oak tree at <em>Rose Cottage</em>, that was enough direction.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #212121; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>Naming houses is not only a European practice.</strong><br /> In Japan homes&nbsp;can be connected to nature with names like <em>Sun Pavilion</em>. In the Middle East, houses have taken family names,&nbsp;as in <em>The House of Al-___</em>. In China, family compounds of multiple homes took on clan names.&nbsp;The tradition crossed to North America, where you find historic named homes such as <em>Casa Loma, Stonehaven</em>, and <em>Fallingwater</em>.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #212121; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>Naming is&nbsp;common for large estates.</strong>&nbsp;<br /> A well-known example is <em>Mar-a-Lago</em>, meaning "Sea to Lake," built in the 1920s by socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post as a private residence. It now operates as a private club and a residence of the US President. Similarly, in Canada, <em>Rideau Hall,</em> located by the Rideau River, began as a private home in 1838, built for Scottish stonemason Thomas McKay. Today, it serves as the official residence of the Governor General of Canada.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #212121; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>Naming is a form of anchoring. </strong><br /> With a name, a house becomes a place, not just a structure.&nbsp;Numbers are efficient, but names are narrative. <strong>What would you call your home?</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;" align="center" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>REAL ESTATE UPDATE</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-align: center; padding: 0 9px 0 9px;" align="center" valign="top"><a class="" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="" href="https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/banking-and-financial-statistics/posted-interest-rates-offered-by-chartered-banks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img class="mcnImage" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 793px; padding-bottom: 0; vertical-align: bottom; display: inline;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/02e5e617-8ab5-514d-3d4b-8029a3d3e895.png" alt="" width="372.24" align="center" /> </a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;">The fading of the 3% mindset</h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" data-end="332" data-start="88">Over the past few years, many Canadian homeowners chose to stay put. With mortgages in the 1.5%&ndash;2.5% range, there was little motivation to trade into something significantly higher. That rate &ldquo;lock-in&rdquo; kept inventory tight and supported prices.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" data-end="592" data-start="334"><strong>But markets evolve &mdash; and so do people. </strong>Rates&nbsp;aren&rsquo;t what they were in 2021, yet they&rsquo;re no longer paralyzing. Life continues. Families grow. Careers change. Retirement plans take shape. At some point, personal goals outweigh rate comparisons.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" data-end="841" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="594">After a couple of cautious spring seasons, this one has the potential to feel more active and more balanced. If you&rsquo;ve been waiting for the right moment, this could be it. Let&rsquo;s position your home to take advantage of the spring and summer market. Call for an appointment.&nbsp;{OWNERFIRST:4}, {PHONE:15}</p></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table class="mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px 18px 9px 18px;"><table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: #756c5f; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#756C5F"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; line-height: 150%; padding: 18px; color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Is it time to buy a house? Try this simple decision tree to help you decide...</span></h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Whether you rent or own (thinking about moving), you need to run the decision through three vital questions:</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">1. <em>Will buying put me in a better financial position in the future?&nbsp;</em><strong>If yes, buy&nbsp;</strong>&mdash;<strong> but only if it passes question #3.</strong></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">2. <em>Will buying make me happier?&nbsp;</em><strong>Buy, but only if it also passes Question #1.</strong></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">3. <em>Will I need to make more money or work longer to make the purchase work?&nbsp;</em><strong>Slow down. </strong>More analysis is needed. If you&rsquo;ll need to earn more, where is that money coming from, and how certain is it?</p><ul><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If you're young and starting a solid career with real prospects, you can make a case for a modest stretch.</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If you plan to use the property to generate income, run a clear profit-and-loss analysis. Let the numbers tell you if it works.</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If a lump sum gift or inheritance is realistically on the way, buying may be a smart place to put it.</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If you have equity and this is the best use of it, then go ahead.</li></ul><strong>It&rsquo;s almost always better to buy the home you can comfortably afford at your current stage of life. </strong>A stretch can make sense, but only when there are strong indicators your income will grow or you have reliable secondary income. I&rsquo;m not a financial planner, but I am good at asking the right (and sometimes hard) questions. Give me a call. {OWNERFIRST:4}, {PHONE:15}</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 207px;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/246e36ae-978e-6e37-6423-115073b572a9.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;" align="center" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: center;">MARCH QUIZ QUESTION</h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><em>George and Lee drink coffee. Susan and Don drink soda. Using logic to decide, is Selena more likely to drink coffee or soda?</em></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnButtonBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnButtonBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnButtonBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 18px 18px 18px;" align="center" valign="top"><table class="mcnButtonContentContainer" style="mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-radius: 23px; background-color: #9d6f0b; border-collapse: separate;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#9D6F0B"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnButtonContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; padding: 13px;" align="center" valign="middle"><a class="mcnButton " style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: block; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; color: #ffffff;" title="Send your answer now!" href="mailto:{EMAIL:16}?subject=My%20March%20Quiz%20Answer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Send your answer now!</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Send your answer for a chance to win a $5 coffee card!</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Last month's Q&amp;A:</strong> <em>You are trying to get out of a room alive. There are 3 exit doors with a lake of boiling lava, zombies who eat brains and huge lions who have not eaten for a year. Which door do you take? Door 3. The lions would all have died by now.&nbsp;</em><span style="color: #b22222;"><strong>Congratulations to last month's winner!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;" align="center" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>MARCH BRAIN SNACKS&nbsp;</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px 18px 9px 18px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnImageCardRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageCardRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0px; background-color: #e3ece0;" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#E3ECE0"><table class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="150" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E " style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0px 0 0px 0px;" align="left" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 152px;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/654e4654-6c87-e2bc-5435-b189a9eeb7ae.png" alt="" width="150" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="396" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; line-height: 150%; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 18px; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">An &lsquo;Irish&rsquo; Real Estate Joke</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">A man in Dublin proudly told his friend, <em>&ldquo;I got this house for half what it&rsquo;s worth!&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;How?&rdquo;</em> asked the friend.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;The owner said it had &lsquo;character.&rsquo;&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;And?&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;It does. The doors stick. The floors slope. And the plumbing argues with you.&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">The friend nodded. <em>&ldquo;Ah. So, you&nbsp;paid full price then.&rdquo;</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 388px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/31a74cc0-ae06-3129-e017-f54df678a6ed.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Do anti-inflammation diets have any real effect?</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Anti-inflammatory diets rarely deliver fireworks. What they often deliver is subtler: fewer afternoon crashes, less stiffness when you stand up, clearer&nbsp; thoughts and more energetic mornings. Chronic inflammation tends to feel like background noise (like fatigue, aches, brain fog), so when it calms down, you may not notice a single dramatic shift. You just realize you&rsquo;re moving through the day with less friction. For many people, that steady easing over time makes the change feel real. Give it time. Google 30-day anti-inflammatory diets.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="264" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 369px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/934c484d-1f21-8770-3fac-188dc0f68b12.png" alt="" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="264" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Moving to broken floor plans instead of open floor plans</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Open floor plans surged in popularity in the late 20th century. Psychologically, large open spaces encourage a sense of freedom and fluidity, letting family members see and interact across zones. Yet many people report feeling uneasy in fully open layouts. Today, architects talk about &ldquo;broken-plan&rdquo; design, using partial walls, changes in ceiling height, and angled walls to create separation while maintaining openness. Humans like flexibility, but also crave boundaries.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 474px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/3b809c33-9ea6-c4c1-7fe4-b4cebe563728.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">A useless experiment to try for fun</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">You can&rsquo;t fold an ordinary piece of paper more than eight times. (I couldn't even get six). Even with a large sheet, paper hits a limit quickly. Each fold doubles the thickness, which makes the sheet harder to bend and smaller to handle. That rapid buildup is the main obstacle.&nbsp;In 2002, a high school student managed 12 folds using a massive roll of toilet paper. With a normal sheet, eight stays the practical ceiling, no matter how determined you are.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;" align="center" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>JUST FOR FUN!</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0 18px 9px 18px;" align="center" valign="top"><h3 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Found While Spring Cleaning Word Search</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Enjoy this fun puzzle. No login or registration needed. <a style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #2f82c2; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" href="https://members.fastnewsletters.com/word-search-march-1-found-while-spring-cleaning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Just click to play now</a>!</p></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; 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