13 Things on my mind... while walking the dogs...

So many issues.  So little time.

So many questions!
Here are a few things I have been wondering about lately...

1. If Millenials are glued to their electronic devices, how do you think they will interact with those of us in the real estate/construction industry?  Will they find us solely through social media or a web search?  Will they text their friends for a referral?  Are they intimidated by personal interaction scenarios?
2. What on earth happened to the primacy of the internet and web hosting?  It used to be that correct organic results came up with simple queries.  Why do we have to deal with a dozen other ways to be 'found' when everybody gets wind of these other ways and then does the same thing??  In the end, the wall of yellow pages in the library is now a fortress of digital yellow pages in the ether...
3. And who has the time, knowledge, or funds to deal with every single workaround out there??  If you can't do it yourself correctly, then you have to pay someone nearly full time to constantly update, monitor, write blogs, answer comments, create new material, check statistics, keep on top of the IT, and worry about this and that!??
4. Why do two dogs who can't stand each other in the house, go nose to nose checking other dog email and nose to rear when walking around the block??
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6. Is there another recession coming?  Are we at the peak of construction?  Do we all really have 6 months of survivability based on current money outflow?  I don't think so.  The last recession seemed to take 8 years to weather.  Did you see so many people give up their houses almost immediately?  Did they know something that I/we don't know??
7. If you are going to pronounce the word daughter with silent g and h then you should do the same for the word laughter.
8. Isn't this the absolute worst political climate you have ever witnessed?? Why on earth is everyone holding torches to each other??
9. Why won't Jaguar just make a nice fiberglass retro of their vaunted E series and throw in a nice turbo V8 for crimini's sake and sell it for $85K rather than rebuilding those rust heaps and dumping batteries in them??  And then charging half a million bucks for it??
10. In what style shall we build?  This was the title of a 1800s book by an Austrian architect who found himself in the middle of an eclectic morass of building styles going haywire.  He also bemoaned the fact that architects don't receive proper recognition until they turn 65.  HA
11. Why don't George and John's sons match up with Paul and Ringo and do a 'final tour'??!
12. Will there be any devastating hurricanes this year?  And if not, why not?  The local weather can't even report correctly that it is raining at the moment.  How do these people 'know' where and when these things will land??
13. With Apple hitting the $1 trillion mark will there be any brick and mortar stores after they are through with their program??
14. And finally: how many of you sold a house today on Labor Day?  I just received a very promising call to start up a new design for the Miami area.  French Country.  Only folks... really... if you have a maximum allowable height of 35 ft. that part of the state is not ideal for a 60 ft. roof!  I'm just sayin'...