geno petro: The U-571 iPhone (let's try this again) - 04/27/09 10:37 AM
The truth is, I was multi-talkxting (simultaneously talking to one person, texting another, and drinking a Red Bull) when the iPhone slipped out of my hand and into the dog's water dish. Frozen freak out as I watched my slow motion lifeline quietly descend to the bottom; like in that Matthew … (11 comments)
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geno petro: My Wish List: A Pick-up, A House Trailer, A Forgiving Wife - 12/31/08 01:01 PM
Driving downstate through an ice storm this past week allowed me many quiet white-out hours to ponder my own, unfulfilled, Life's wish list. The cosmic notion hit me just about the time we pulled into Effingham, Illinois (love the name, Effingham---consider: "Honey, I'm sick of that Effing-ham. How 'bout some Effing-turkey … (8 comments)
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geno petro: Why I Should Pay My Mortgage: Reason #23 - 12/16/08 05:35 PM
When my mostly white galoot of a hound goes galloping across the side yard as I stand watching--coffee cup already clutched and brimming--through the toastier side of the veranda picture window in my boxers and nightcap, all I can make out through the Chicago pre-dawn snowscape is a snout and … (8 comments)
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geno petro: Lights, Camera...Cut! - 12/01/08 07:03 PM
Let's see...there was the time I was 'cast' in an independent film and broadcasted to everyone in the free world that I was going to be in a "MOVIE," possibly even Sundance, only to never hear from the casting director again. That wasn't too embarrassing. I mean let's face it, … (5 comments)
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geno petro: I think I thought (I saw you try) - 10/17/08 02:41 PM
'That's Me in the Corner'My voter registration card came in the mail this morning, just under the wire as usual. And rightly so. I don't know what I think about politics these days, I really don't. It is one of those subjects I've always mentally deferred to the pundits who are … (13 comments)
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geno petro: Is it safe yet? - 10/02/08 02:30 PM
We are hunkered down. We've brought in supplies for the long November haul. Our new minds are set. Storm windows are affixed and our shutters pulled tight and locked. Our safes are stuffed with inflated tender; confederate currency for a later day perhaps, pilfered from the Dows, the Joneses, and the … (4 comments)
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geno petro: Drove my Chevy II the Levee... - 08/11/08 08:29 AM
...then I left it there for 35 years. Nostalgia will not get the best of me. Not this time. It's back to the future, if anything.You see, I went to my 20th high school reunion back in 1994--an event I had pondered for the better part of a decade prior--basically … (6 comments)
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geno petro: Chicago Real Estate: 26.2 miles of cinder - 07/11/08 02:25 PM
Carter Suggs and the rest of us slugsIn case you haven't been observing from the sidelines dear readers, this whole Chicago real estate diversion I've been a party to these past several years is a marathon--not a sprint. And while I don't recall ever actually running 26.2 miles consecutively or even … (8 comments)
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geno petro: Oh, that Sears... - 06/20/08 10:31 AM
I don't believe I'm all that different from most people who live in Chicago proper (i.e. not the 'burbs) in that I rarely take in the downtown sights except in accidental passing or escorting the occasional out of town visitor. My relocation referrals and I are usually zooming by each landmark, … (8 comments)
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geno petro: A Realtor's Tale (part one) - 06/11/08 08:54 AM
The seller thinks she's being robbed. She hasn't actually come out and said it but I can tell. I can always tell. The Chicago real estate market has not responded well to her little corner of Uptown these last 365 days and the MLS listed 2 bedroom, 1 bath condominium she … (8 comments)
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geno petro: Hot Doug's...Chicago Style - 06/03/08 06:42 PM
For months now I've been following with growing interest...no, make that great intrigue, the shaggy chic (if not downright haute) North Side neighbor-hood 'foodie' chatter surrounding a certain hot dog stand at the no-mans-land corner of Roscoe and California Avenues in the Avondale section of town. Location, location, location (the … (9 comments)
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geno petro: The Low Art of the Graffito - 05/16/08 09:12 PM
I've always looked at it this way; as long as it's not painted across the side of my house, I can live with it, even sort of appreciate it. Sort of.Hey, I reside in a big, grown up city so who am I to judge what is and is not a … (8 comments)
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geno petro: Flip This Garage - 05/01/08 05:35 PM
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale (the 'It' source when it comes to earthquakes from what everybody says) hit downstate Illinois last Monday with an ensuing aftershock that actually shook the house I live in, 200 miles north in Chicago (not pictured, thank you). This was exactly three days … (7 comments)
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geno petro: Gray Skies and Cheap Shoes... - 04/22/08 02:46 PM
First thing, the sky here is very gray--the weatherman says it may thunderstorm tonight. Secondly, the red and yellow advertisement on the bus stop bench at Clybourn and Ashland avenues indicates shoes can be had for $9.99. Lastly, Premium gas is $4.09 per gallon--and rising. I'm not even going to mention … (19 comments)
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geno petro: Funny how? ...ps...I'm back! - 04/11/08 12:35 PM
imagery by a.j. pinto idea by ben osbun inspired by dennis hopper edited for content by mona petro edited for language by american express directed by joe pinto featuring geno petroHaving a great group of office mates to work with (and pull my leg)...priceless. Oh wait, that's the other company. What's … (5 comments)
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geno petro: A Sign From God? - 03/29/08 02:45 PM
Personally, I would have thought for an incumbent, He'd have a slicker marketing plan and a little nicer digs. In fact, His headquarters building, shown here at Elston and Kimball on Chicago's Northwest side, looks a little shopworn to me but hey, who am I to judge? I admittedly haven't read … (7 comments)
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geno petro: Taxes Schmaxes - 02/03/08 08:41 AM
I was half-listening to a lady being interviewed on NPR a few Tuesday mornings ago as I drove in a gazy daze out of the city and toward the general direction of Canada. I was running late for an appointment with my tax Wizard, a fourth generation accountant who fled from the tangle of the city 10 … (12 comments)
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geno petro: Conforming Mumbo Jumbo - 01/17/08 08:11 PM
Okay, this is my idea. It came to me the other night as I lie awake mentally tossing around all my deals and wondering how many of them might actually make it to the finish line (i.e. the Closing Table). Thinking as an Investor/Developer, I pondered this: Find a way to … (6 comments)
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geno petro: I'm not 'Dreaming of a White' anything... - 01/01/08 08:35 PM
I reached for the phone but there was no one to call. The six inches of snow on top of the other six inches of last week's snow has made leaving or entering my house challenging, and access to my garage--(the whole point of having one to begin with being … (24 comments)
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geno petro: Word - 12/18/07 12:44 PM
Apparently, I now work in Alberto's crew. I haven't discussed this with my Managing Broker yet nor have I contacted the Chicago Association of Realtors for licensing specifics but you better believe both of these tasks are on my To Do list. If I have to pay yet another set of … (16 comments)
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