I have recently joined a LeTip group in Rockaway, New Jersey.
It is basically a networking/referral type of group and I feel that it is going good.. although the number of referrals is small due to the nature of our business.
An interesting note on one referral I received... I was out one day on a hike and the cellphone rang and a gentleman asked me to come and give a listing presentation on his 2.5 million dollar home. The referral came by way of a LeTip memeber's secretary that had seen me in the office and knew me to be an agent in that particular area! The member was not in the office at the time and the secretary took it upon herself to give out the referral... nice job!
Any ideas on how to use the system to my better advantage or any help for receiving more refferrals would be greatly appreciated.
P.S - We did not get the listing but it was close!(Nepotism!)
These are my 2 cats, Paca and Slinky. They are my first cats and I have tried to train them like dogs(It Didn't Work)
Paca (A Calico) is actually named Apocalypse Meow because she sounded like a helicopter when she purred. We got her as a 1 pound kitten from the shelter and she is an excellent mouser(We live in the country) and is very affectionate and very smart.
Slinky we got from the shelter also but she was a grown cat and we were told 2 years of age (More like 4). She "slunk" around, ie her name. We found out on her first real Vet visit she had probably been hit by a car as both her back legs were broken at some time and she internal damage to her diaphragm. This has not stopped her from being a superb athlete as she can jump straight into the air about 4 feet high and slap a ball back at you with alacrity. She is very affectionate and has really come out of her shell but it took almost 2 years for her to do this.
I would not worry about offending people with statistics about Violence, if they are true and well presented. Offending others is done constantly by the Other Side and according to them, it is perfectly alright.(As long as it is done "to" and "about" Conservatives) Personally, I find Lanny Davis, Paul Begala and Al Franken OFFENSIVE(To mention but a few), but I have better manners than they do and won't stoop to their level by namecalling.
Most people throw labels around and I think that most do not comprehend the word, "conservative".
I like the label myself.
For my own part, I wish to "retain" the goodness in our society... fiscal responsibility, a strong national defense, taking the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution for what they say(Not what some scheister lawyer interprets them to mean), limited government and regulation, and last, but not least.... FREEDOM OF RELIGION.
How can this be bad?
I consider myself to be one of the nicest people in the world. I'm caring, I love animals, I help my neighbors, my family, my clients and customers, I give money to causes other than political, I love my wife, I love my Country, I love my 2 cats, I give of my time, I work hard at what I do, and most all I love my G-d and thank him for putting me on this Earth at this time in history because of all the great things we have.
How can this be bad?
The Complainers(Especially Obama) should be made to take a pill where it transports them back even 125 years and watch the pain, the suffering and the death (By the age of 45) that were naturally occuring. Back to the discrimination against all nationalities, colors, religions, creeds, sects and tribes that were not only inherent in our society but in ALL societies... Back to the 16 hour workday. Back to where one of biggest causes of death was DIARRHEA. Back to where most children were dead by the age of 4. Enrico Caruso, the great Italian Tenor, was the 18th of 23 children and the only one to live past infancy!
Nowadays, our children get full scholarships to major universities for SOCCER!
The unfortunate occurence is that the Media is complicit in all of this Brouhaha... Constantly stirring the simmering pot of hate, class warfare and the differences amongst peoples.
The housing crisis is no crisis. I am convinced that the banks needed to make a big score and THEY HAVE by what we see going on with the interest rates. Rates sholud be at the lowest point in history but are still 6.25% to consumers...? No wonder the housing market keeps slipping! Why should we continue to bail out bad businessmen? If I spend too much on advertising and don't get the return on my investment... should NAR have to reimburse me? Why does Toyota continue to make a profit?
A must read... if you haven't already read it ...
"UPSTREAM, The Ascendance of American Conservatism" by Alfred S. Regnery
It lays out where we came from... how we got here(Yikes) and why the Other Side thinks they're better than us....(Blame it on F.D.R.!)
I wondered during the 2004 Democratic Convention about all the hype that was being heaped upon a "Shining Star" of the Democrat party... a certain Barak Hussein Obama. The news media would not let us forget about this person with less than 2 years experience as a state senator from Illinois. Teddy Kennedy, John Kerry, John Edwards, Dick Durbin and all the usual suspects have told us what a great man that Obama IS...
Handsome? ... not really. He doesn't give me "electric shocks shooting up my legs" as he does Chris Matthews from Hardball. Of course, I do not have the specific genetalia nor the upbringing that precludes me to find a male attractive or handsome. But... I have seen some cartoon characters and farm animals that I would call handsome before Barack Hussein Obama. He is pasty faced and has ears that only a mother could love and that would be an elephant mixed with a Basset Hound.
Intelligent? ... I don't know about this one either. Consider...
Revernd Wright?
Bomber William Ayers?
Tony Resko?
Michelle Obama?
Oprah Winfrey?
Raising the Capital Gains Tax?
Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act?
Having visited 57 States on campaign tour?
Iran doesn't pose a threat to World security?
Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan... "Barack Obama is the hope of the entire world."
New Black Panther Party -- "Barack Obama represents 'Positive Change' for all of America. Obama will stir the 'Melting Pot' into a "Molten America.'"
The list goes on...
Good Speaker? ... I dont... know about this... one, either.... If you think... that stopping every... three words... to consider your... next phrase... is good speaking... then, I guess... you like the ... hiccups.
A great picture I can't post because it is not mine....
I recently closed a home with a young Army Captain who had just returned the year before from the fight against Islamic Extremism. He had received the Silver Star when the tank he was commanding was hit by a IED(Roadside Bomb). I am unsure of exactly what transpired but he must have done something quite rare and brave to receive the award. He is 30% disabled with a back injury from the wounds he received.
If that sort of Heroism was not enough, upon returning stateside he was given the job of knocking on the doors of families telling them their sons or daughters would not be coming home.
MY WIFE AND I MOVED TO THE AREA 5 YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN HAVE ENJOYED THE LAKES, STREAMS AND RIVERS OF SUSSEX COUNTY AND IN PERTICULAR, LAKE HOPATCONG.
LAKE HOPATCONG STRADDLES THE BORDER OF BOTH MORRIS AND SUSSEX COUNTIES AND HAS TOWNSHIPS REPRESENTED BY JEFFERSON, HOPATCONG, ROXBURY AND MOUNT ARLINGTON. THE FISHING CAN BE SUPERB.
MUSKIES, WALLEYES,STRIPER HYBRIDS, WHITE PERCH, TROUT, BLUEGILL, LARGE AND SMALLMOUTH BASS, CRAPPIE, CATFISH, PICKEREL, ROCK BASS, ETC, ETC, ETC.... CAN BE CAUGHT WITH RAPIDITY AND SOMETIMES WITH EASE! THE CRAPPIE CAN REACH ASTOUNDING SIZE AND SOME OF THE BIGGEST WHITE PERCH I HAVE EVER CAUGHT COME FROM HOPATCONG. 14" SPECIMENS ARE AVAILABLE AND ARE SUPERB EATING.
WE HAVE FISHED HOPATCONG IN ALL WEATHER, SEASONS AND TIME OF DAY...
If you haven't wet a line in a while... right now may be the time to get at it!
Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch and Bluegill are all waiting for an offering in local lakes and ponds.
Try worms, minnows, spinners, crickets, plugs and flies... all should work in short order as the bass and bluegills are in Prespawn and looking for protein for the long ordeal of raising a family and guarding the nest.
PUT ALL BASS BACK QUICKLY INTO THE WATER AS THEY ARE NOT IN SEASON!!!
My Wife, Mary, with 3 bass all caught within 1/2 hour on a local lake!
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