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2008 

First off, I don't like MeMes. They are a form of 'chain letter' and I detest chain letters! But since I have a sense of humor...and enjoy ending all chains...   Patricia Kennedy, who I consider my good friend from D.C., and I, were probably taught by the same nuns! However, I became a Rebublican...
11/30/2008
My good friend from Hawaii, Sally Cheeseman, inspired this post...not because of the points, or the excitement of entering a contest, or even the thrill of winning...   No, the reason I am writing this is to share MY Joy and Acceptance with others so that as many as possible can join in the expe...
11/29/2008
You can reflect on my title and surmise easily where this post is going...   Yes, there still is a silent majority...most people are hard working Americans who do not go around with signs and placards making others aware of injustices being committed against them...they merely attempt to carry ou...
11/28/2008
I just finished watching Missy Caulk's smilebox presentation for Thanksgiving, and if you haven't yet seen it, you don't know what your missing...accompanied by the music written by Louis Armstrong, What A Wonderful World, Missy's creation, better than any, elicits the emotions and the love and t...
11/27/2008
You've heard the expression I'm sure, 'There are many ways to skin a cat'...   I've never been a fan of 'cat skinning', even though I don't consider myself a 'cat lover'...BUT...   It came to me recently while contemplating the best way to conduct a real estate closing...!!!   The answer may not ...
11/26/2008
When we hear good news these days, we need to proclaim it on page one instead of pulling a media end around by placing it in the social section on page 23...   Earlier this morning I wrote a post that dealt with a current problem I am experiencing...the post was a kind of 'LONG TWITTER'...   But ...
11/25/2008
The above Title is the last line from a poem written by blind poet John Milton in the 17th Century! It has stuck with me since my childhood days in grade school...Here is the entire poem:   When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent whi...
11/25/2008
I remember in the early 70s, after a 10 year career in industrial plastics in a laboratory environment, being immersed in a situation, real estate sales, where it was critical to make a sale...you know, 100% commission...!   The self confidence I acquired in my years in the scientific community ...
11/24/2008
This is Thanksgiving week! With our economy as rough as it is, our beloved real estate market still in the doldrums, politicians speaking bailouts while their approval ratings hover in single digits (lower by far than even President Bush), and people in general still squeamish about spending, the...
11/23/2008
Every now and then certain WORDS or CONCEPTS roll around in my brain...and they seem to stay there and cry out for release until I acknowledge them or write a post about them...   Todays word is REFINEMENT...the dictionary says: delicacy or elegance of language, speech, etc.; polish; a developme...
11/21/2008