How did you know my brother? - 08/31/07 01:19 AM
"How did you know my brother Jonathan?" I've never used the past tense before with this question.Standing at the head of the casket, I greeted my brother's friends and colleagues as one by one, they paid their last respects.That's Jonathan on the left, 40 years ago, listening to an Indian patiently … (36 comments)
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Ordinary Stuff--Extraordinary Resource - 08/29/07 07:50 AM
Stumped for ideas? Here's a 10 cent way to generate $100 content for your blog:
Back up a bit. Kate Bourland's "members only" post got me to thinking about writer's block. We struggle--she and I--with the desire to post interesting, useful content.
I've found something that works for me. See if it works for you.
I … (13 comments)
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Impossible? Your Perspective May Need to Change! - 08/26/07 01:15 AM
"I'm too old for this !$%#%!" Complaining loudly to no one in particular, a hiker came into view 50 or 60 feet below me.
"How old are you?" I called. George (79) and I (55) were coming down from the summit of Picacho Peak, the site of the western-most battle of the … (29 comments)
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Tatoo: The Unforgettable Brand - 08/26/07 12:37 AM
Our local chapter of BNI has about 30 members. We're fanatics about referring business to each other. Last year, 35% of my business came from first, second, third and fourth generation referrals from this group.
Our massage therapist resigned, leaving an opening for a new member for that category. (BNI chapters have … (11 comments)
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I'm a Googling Law Breaker! - 08/24/07 11:10 PM
I waited in line patiently for more than 20 minutes. My turn came, my name was called, and I approached the counter with all the confidence of a sinner at the pearly gates.
Four weeks earlier, Elouisa (not her name) and her REALTOR®, agonized over the offer of $150,000 for a manufactured … (20 comments)
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LOL: Laugh Out Loud, or Lots of Love (bless your heart...)? - 08/24/07 07:45 AM
When I was a kid, my sister, bless her heart, was always telling me what to do and who to hang out with! She subscribed to Mark Twain's theory of change: "Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits." (lol)
Bloggers often use "LOL" when commenting. (I see "bless your heart" less often.) … (15 comments)
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Personalized Mapping with Platial: Useful Tool! - 08/22/07 10:12 AM
Inman posted this interview on August 22. The Platial site allows us to add layers of content to maps, and to easily export to our own venues. I think this will be huge for me. Take a listen, and please comment with your idea on HOW we can use this in our businesses.
Real … (7 comments)
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Jumping Jack Flash in Oklahoma - 08/20/07 11:26 PM
Southeastern Oklahoma is home to some very rocky soil. Ranchers anchor their long barbed wire fencelines with "rock posts" because it's a whole lot easier than sinking anchor posts.
It's cheaper, too. You don't have to buy the rocks; you just pick them up.
My friend Dick Carson in Caddo has taken this … (7 comments)
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Guardian Angel In The Desert - 08/19/07 11:26 PM
The Arizona Sonoran desert is surprisingly beautiful. Eons of wind and rain sculpt the granite backbone of the Tucson Mountains into amazingly intricate forms.
My favorite is the Rock Angel of the Desert. Facing an outcropping opposite Cat Mountain, she stands silent, wings folded, head bowed, face obscured by its cloak.
Her form is ethereal. … (14 comments)
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Stairway To Heaven in Tucson - 08/18/07 11:50 PM
The Hugh Norris Trail to Wasson Peak is a 4.9 mile hike each way that gains and loses more than 2,100' in elevation. A portion of the trail is created out of the mountain itself. It's a stairway to Heaven!
These stone steps near the beginning of the trail have been around … (5 comments)
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It's the Weekend! Awesome Story Just for Animal Lovers - 08/17/07 07:07 PM
Glenn Dickens and his buddy Bo Warren felt like going fishing last Saturday. They were one and one-half miles offshore in the Chesapeake, trolling for stripers in 80 feet of water.
The fish weren't biting.
Trolling is lazy work. Overcast skies don't keep the heat away, and after a couple of … (6 comments)
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Will the FED lower interest rates? From his mouth to God's ears! - 08/17/07 12:13 AM
Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke is feeling the pressure of a potentially explosive monetary crisis--the first of his tenure. Five years ago, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, then Chairman Alan Greenspan addressed the advisability of the Federal Reserve "popping" asset bubbles to rein in perceived excesses. Greenspan didn't come right out and say "It's not … (7 comments)
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MIKE'S TUTORIAL: FAST & EASY (DYNAMIC IMAGES) - 08/16/07 06:10 AM
Okay, listen up. You're going to like this because1. it's useful2. it's easy3. it's effective4. it's an attention grabber5. it adds PUNCH to what you have to say6. it appeals to the little kid in you7. and #6 likes easy!
Step 1. Go to Hetemeel.com and pick one of the dynamic images … (16 comments)
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POWER BLOGGING DATES; NO WALLFLOWERS! - 08/14/07 08:20 PM
Blogging can fall into a useless rut if the same people visit the same blogs and comment on the same stuff.
I'm always looking for new useful content. It took me two weeks, but I figured out how to do this (1) quickly, and (2) oh, so easily!
Here's how I find … (26 comments)
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Countrywide Financial: Where is the Other Shoe? - 08/13/07 10:39 PM
More on liquidity (or lack thereof) in the world's credit markets: Aegis Mortgage Corp. filed for bankruptcy in the US, and Countrywide's stock closed today at $26.61, a loss of nearly 4.5% in a day. In aftermarket trading, it continues to fall.
On the other side of our interactive globe, the fallout … (8 comments)
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Automation Kills One, Drives One Insane - 08/12/07 02:25 AM
It's the weekend. Have fun with "Annie Grift."
It put her in her grave, it didThis drive to automate;It never should have come to thisBut that's the hand of fate.
She haunts the mailroom yet. I know!I work the graveyard shift.And often in the wee small hoursI'll hear old Annie Grift.
I hear her walking up … (2 comments)
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How Do They Do That? Posting the Mortgage Payment Correctly - 08/12/07 01:00 AM
Think about it. We're still paying our mortgages and credit cards with paper checks. Not you, maybe... You're paying online. But companies like Countrywide and Option One receive millions of payments per month in envelopes. Millions! And they almost always get it right! It works like this:
The post office delivers the … (3 comments)
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Meme'd At O Dark 30 - 08/11/07 07:33 AM
So I'm awake at 2:00 a.m. and quietly slip out of bed and make my way in the darkness to our home office. Active Rain is my night job, when I am suddenly awake with no chance of going back to sleep for a couple of hours or so. And I … (16 comments)
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Countrywide Crisis Could be Your Crisis - 08/10/07 09:07 AM
Countrywide is in crisis. My AE, normally johnny-on-the-spot returning calls, didn't return my calls yesterday.
Pay close attention to what happens today--Friday, August 10--as it will affect REALTORS and lenders alike.
The Federal Reserve just a few days ago decided not to ease interest rates. The Fed target rate is 5.25%, but last … (22 comments)
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Loan Officer Licensing in Arizona is Non-existent! EDIT: Until Now! - 08/08/07 01:04 PM
EDIT: A BILL REQUIRING LICENSING WAS PASSED THE FIRST WEEK IN JULY, 2008, AND THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID SHE'LL SIGN IT!
(Last Summer-2007) I've only been in the mortgage business for four years, all of them here in Tucson, AZ. I'd like to hear what people in Tucson, Arizona think about licensing for … (2 comments)
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Help Me Sell This Lanark County House - 08/08/07 12:12 PM
Lanark County, Ontario, 1895
While searching for photographs for my earlier blog post, I came across this beauty.
It made me grateful for all the resources we have today as homeowners, Realtors and Lenders.
Until the era following World War II, most homes in the United States and Canada were surrounded by what you see … (2 comments)
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Instant Ancestors for Tucson, Arizona Residents - 08/08/07 09:59 AM
"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little...influence on society." Sarah Cooper had a spell of writer's block yesterday. Thank God! (You'll have to check her out to understand this; the best blog posts are serendipitous.) Sarah sent me looking for Sam, whose pen name was Mark Twain.
Mark Twain certainly suffered from the … (2 comments)
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6907 E Princeton Dr, Tucson, AZ 85710--SOLD - 08/02/07 01:39 AM
6907 E Princeton Dr, Tucson, AZ 85710 $199,000.
Musicians at Melissa's level are rare.
So are Tucson properties like this home at this price.
3 bedrooms, 2 baths
Brand new, gleaming wood laminate floors.
2 bonus rooms. Music room, studio, home office?
Remodeled kitchen and baths.
Detached, cooled, finished garage. The perfect workshop. $199,000. MLS #20728424
Separate family room with... Well, … (9 comments)
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