Wedded Blitz
Monday, October 10
Recently, we were invited to a wedding, and I was reminded that we needed to get the happy couple a gift. Tradition teaches me that you get a gift to help them “establish” a new home, which makes perfect sense for two young kids who are fresh out of college, for example, and they’re moving out o...
Be A Breed Apart
Monday, October 03
Driving along a local road recently, I spied a sign that read “Dog Waste Removal Service” with a phone number handwritten below. Somewhat bemused by this advertisement, I began to guess at its meaning. Is this is a service that comes into a home and cleans up after your Shih Tzu has a weekend-l...
Get a Little Freaky
Monday, September 26
Before you think this publication of ours has gone off the deep end, hear me out. The title of this edition has to do with a popular series of books from Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner titled Freakonomics, Super Freakonomics, and Think Like a Freak. It’s very likely that many of you hav...
Dethroning the King
Monday, September 19
There’s an old saying that you hear bandied about a great deal in the real estate/mortgage world, and it’s “Always wear clean underwear.” Wait, that’s not it (but I wouldn’t pass up on heeding that advice either)! The saying is “Cash is king.” Sure, there’s something much sexier about having a...
The Naked Truth About Success
Monday, September 12
At the gym recently, I walk into the pool area where there's only one other guy who’s busy getting ready to swim a few hundred miles – I can tell by the swim cap he’s wearing that he’s serious about all of this. I get into the pool and do some stretching (so I can look like I know what I'm doing...
Keeping it Clean
Monday, August 29
At the age of three, my brother was outside one afternoon building a sandcastle and fielding bids from developers to subdivide it into condos. In the midst of this flurry of activity, he spied the family cat, Sam, from the corner of his eye and noticed that the Siamese was in need of cleaning. (H...