Hey folks, I don't make those calls to annoy you. I don't make those calls for my health. … (11 comments)
north shore: seventy percent complete - 03/20/09 08:51 AM
As lenders tighten their restrictions on getting loans, we're beginning to see a return to fiscal responsibility in lending. This is a good thing, right?
Okay, here's my current beef.
The rules say, that Fannie Mae will not purchase loans that were made on new developments (new construction or gut rehabs), … (11 comments)
north shore: the long and lonely alley - 03/20/09 08:21 AM
Barack Obama (the 44th President of the United States of America) appeared, last night, on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. An interesting method of "bringing his message to the people".
He didn't play saxophone, nor did he wear dark glasses.
The very first sitting President to appear on any … (9 comments)
north shore: Southwest airlines gets a good "rap". - 03/19/09 10:09 AM
For those of you who've flown Southwest Airlines before, you know they don't do things quite traditionally. Typically, when the flight attendants stand up at the beginning of the flight to give you instructions, they'll go "off script" a little.
Once when flying, they told us that this was a no-smoking … (22 comments)
north shore: Nitroglycerin, Guerrillas and Tarantulas, oh my! - 03/18/09 11:44 AM
A friend of mine used to be in the real estate business. In fact, he was, at one time, a top producer in our office.
Under the best of times, Real Estate can be a demanding mistress, but with our recent downturn, this long-time agent began really feeling the pressure, and … (16 comments)
north shore: National Corndog Day - a natural extension of March Madness - 03/18/09 08:54 AM
Ladies and Gentlemen of the rain... it's my privilege to let you know that March 21st, is National Corndog Day. Yeah, I didn't know there was such a thing either. But apparently it's been going on for the past 16 years, as this will be the 17th Annual Celebration of National … (13 comments)
north shore: Doctor's Stories - 03/13/09 08:37 AM
REAL WORLD DOCTOR'S STORIES:
1. A man comes into the ER and yells... 'My wife's going to have her baby in the cab!' I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the woman''s dress and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly I noticed that there were several cabs,and … (19 comments)
north shore: Give this man a well-deserved round of applause! Someone you should know. - 03/12/09 07:52 PM
Meetings like this are taking place in large corporations all over the country. But this is the first time I've heard one end with this result. Paul Levy is the man in charge of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. As with many large corporations and hospitals, they're feeling the … (18 comments)
north shore: On this day in history! - 03/12/09 10:47 AM
March 12, 1912...(97 years ago) Juliette Gordon Lowe founded the American Girl Guides in Savannah Georgia, which was later to become the Girl Scouts of America.
The original troop was made up of 18 girls who were registered as members. Margaret "Daisy" Gordon, Juliettes niece, was the first registered member of … (11 comments)
north shore: Lincoln / Kennedy... and their Johnsons. - 03/10/09 02:33 PM
I know that these interesting factoids have made their way around the internet before... but I haven't seen it brought up in quite a few years. So I thought I'd allow them to resurface.... I've always like this weird collection of stuff. Let's call it Amazing Oddities, shall we?
Over the … (15 comments)
north shore: ... and that's when the fight began... once more. - 02/18/09 11:45 AM
This is the continuation of my series intended to bring humour to the active rain community.
Jokes that are, above all, clean (just in case you want to relate them to a client)
Easy to remember, (recognizing that our Realtor demographic is aging... just a tiny bit... and memory is the … (8 comments)
north shore: ... and that's when the fight began... yet again... - 02/17/09 03:04 PM
This is the continuation of my series intended to bring humour to the active rain community.
Jokes that are, above all, clean (just in case you want to relate them to a client)
Easy to remember, (recognizing that our Realtor demographic is aging... just a tiny bit... and memory is the … (12 comments)
north shore: Kittens. Inspired by "Kittens". - 02/17/09 11:30 AM
With all the bad news in the world.... terrorists, war, bad economy, rising prices, rising unemployment... we are in dire need of something cute and cuddly. Aren't you tired of it all too?
Alan to the rescue. Here is a book, a really, really good book, narrated by a little … (21 comments)
north shore: Resident's Day - 02/16/09 02:36 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Today is Residents Day. A day dedicated to people who live anywhere. If you live in a condo, you're a resident. If you live in a single-family house, you're a resident. If you live in trailer, double-wide or even on a boat, you're a resident.
Some communities require … (11 comments)
north shore: ... and that's when the fight began, anew... - 02/16/09 01:10 PM
This is the continuation of my series intended to bring humour to the active rain community.
Jokes that are, above all, clean (just in case you want to relate them to a client)
Easy to remember, (recognizing that our Realtor demographic is aging... just a tiny bit... and memory is the … (4 comments)
north shore: ... and that's when the fight began... - 02/16/09 09:32 AM
I've had a couple of inquries from people wondering when I'm going to run another "joke" post, it's been a while since I ran one... so here we go:
This is the continuation of my series intended to bring humour to the active rain community.
Jokes that are, above all, clean … (7 comments)
north shore: Obama & Lincoln are just "cupcakes" - 02/15/09 09:38 AM
Zilly Rosen, a pastry artist in Buffalo, New York (whose mother lives right here in Evanston), took her cupcakes to Washington this weekend, constructing side-by-side portraits of Barack Obama & Abraham Lincoln using more than 5,600 cupcakes. Yes, cupcakes!
But the edible exhibit, was on display Saturday at the Smithsonian American … (27 comments)
north shore: Happy Valentine's Day - 02/14/09 10:42 AM
Living and working in the Chicago area, you knew I wasn't going to post some sappy Valentine's Day Greeting. I had to talk about the St. Valentine's Day massacre of 1929 in Chicago.
The morning of February 14, 1929 St. Valentine's Day, six members of the "Bugs" Moran gang and … (31 comments)
north shore: Everything's Amazing, But Nobody's Happy...What's Up With That? - 02/13/09 11:34 AM
Craig Rutman just posted this, and it's so spot-on, that I was inspired to do my very first Re-Blog!! Make sure you play the video (that's right VIDEO on your COMPUTER!!!). I looked it up, and the guy on the video is a comedian named Louis CK (CK, really?).... but … (13 comments)
north shore: once again, Jason Crouch is right.... (dagnabit!) - 02/13/09 08:36 AM
After reading Jason Crouch's post this morning, on recruiting through AR, Twitter & Facebook, I had to agree that he's right... again.
Today's Managing Broker must be the leading edge, and should have a public personna. And what better way to do that... to show that you're leading the agency into … (6 comments)
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