Jim's blog about Mission Valley and San Diego
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2009
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I used to be able to procrastinate with the best of them, and I'm sure the ability to procrastinate well kept me from going places in my business career that I really wanted to go. It wasn't until around May 1994 that I learned from a very special someone -- his grandmother, actually -- a phrase...
11/29/2009
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I know there are many people who don't like doing open houses, and many more who won't even do open houses, but I'm one who both enjoys doing them and does them. In fact, I like doing them so much that if I don't have a listing of my own that I can hold open, I'll ask someone from my company if I...
11/29/2009
I got to go to the San Diego Zoo on Thanksgiving Day, and the both the weather and the animals seemed to be cooperating. The animals never fail to amaze me, especially those which I had not seen before, such as a clouded leopard, the bat-eared fox, and the black jaguar. It's fun to be able to go...
11/29/2009
I haven't been a big fan of sports stars for a couple of decades now, ever since sports stars decided that if some other sports star signed a contract for more money then they were making, then they wouldn't honor their own contract until it was redone to, once again, make them the highest paid ...
11/29/2009
We all try our best to get our Clients to open up to us so that we can better help them get where they want to go. It wasn't until I was in my mid-30s that I learned the value of making a Top 10 list, as well as a Bottom 10 list, and if the Internet is any indication, we all must love Top 10 and...
11/28/2009
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Two recent posts struck some nerves because I was recommending doing some old fashioned, tried and true things other than blogging and developing one's web site. Now don't get me wrong. I obviously believe in blogging and developing one's web site. I'm just saying that there's nothing wrong with ...
11/28/2009
I did make it to the San Diego Zoo for three hours yesterday and, as usual, it was well worth the visit. The weather cooperated, with clear, blue skies and temperatures in the low 80s. The flamingos and the meerkats are two of my favorite exhibits because it's so much fun just watching them sinc...
11/27/2009
The San Diego Zoo is always open on Thanksgiving Day, so I guess everyone knows where we're going first thing in the morning. This will be my third annual Thanksgiving Day pilgrimage. If you go first thing in the morning, it's not crowded and you get to watch much of the wildlife eating and stre...
11/25/2009
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This post was inspired by a company whose blog I visited earlier today. I won't include their name because I don't want to pick on them or embarrass them. I always find it difficult to have a conversation with an entity, and I suspect I'm not the only one. Even if your blog is registered as an en...
11/24/2009
Ever since President Obama took office on January 20, 2009, the San Diego County median sales price for all homes has been climbing, seeming to indicate that January 2009 was the bottom of the market here. Perhaps it's due to President Obama's aggressive economic policies, the Federal first-time...
11/24/2009
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Jim Frimmer
Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist