I saw this picture on Flickr and it really grabbed my attention. At first glance, you see the black arrows going in an upward direction and you think "Ok, it's a bunch of arrows going up." Now look a little closer at the negative space of the photo and what do you see? You see the shapes of
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07/06/2010
A few weeks ago, a group of us got together for my friend Jason's 39th birthday and we had to decide on where to go to dinner and celebrate. Having lived in Palm Springs for over 11 years, there are many fine restaurants to choose from but there are only a handful of places that I frequent on a
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07/01/2010
Having been in the real estate business since 1999, I have come across almost every type of situation imaginable: Someone died in the house, divorced spouses fighting with each other, probate courts, flooded homes, and ghosts. I thought I had seen and experienced everything. Until today. I me
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06/05/2010
I was browsing Twitter the other day when I came across a re-tweet from Miami Beach Realtor & uber-Tweeter, Ines Hegedus-Garcia. The online article she was referencing was from the Wall Street Journal and was called "Luxury Home Sales Bounce Back". The story was talking about how the luxury
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06/04/2010
The Palm Springs Real Estate market is singing the praises to the office of Scott Lyle Realtors (where I work) for the successful sale of the home, fondly known as the Elizabeth Taylor Estate. The home, located in the tony neighborhood of Old Las Palmas, was purchased by an out-of-area couple f
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05/07/2010
On January 17, 1994, 4:57am, the most terrifying experience in my life occurred, the 6.7 Northridge earthquake. I was living in a 3-story condo building in North Hollywood, which was about 8 miles from the epicenter of the quake. I have lived in California all my life, and had experienced sm
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01/13/2010
"Maybe it's much too early in the gameOoh, but I thought I'd ask you just the sameWhat are you doing New Year'sNew Year's eve?" Tonight is New Year's Eve and I always love to listen Ella Fitzgerald's version of Frank Loesser's song, "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" while getting ready for my
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12/31/2009
The natural beauty of the desert brings thousands of tourists to the city of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley every year. When I moved to Palm Springs eleven years ago, one of the first activities that I immersed myself in was hiking. Being a "city boy" most of my life, I never had the op
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12/29/2009
Starting on December 21, 2009, Riverside County residents can walk into any of the 10 family care centers and receive the H1N1 vaccine without an appointment. According to the press release, Riverside County health officials are not limiting the vaccine to priority groups: 6 months to 24 years
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12/21/2009
Great news for Palm Springs and Canadian residents alike. WestJet has just announced that it will begin offering year-round flights to Calgary from the Palm Springs International Airport starting in June 2010. WestJet, which currently offers daily flights to Calgary-Edmonton-Vancouver, will be
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12/18/2009