Technologist, Jason Perlow, starts out writing the newsbreak -- "As the great Obi-Wan Kenobi once said, 'I felt a great disturbance in the Force...as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.'"

That is 9% of the total stores (7,087) that are closing. I guess it might not impact too many of us depending on where we live. Reminds me of an old quote my father used to say, "It's a recession when your neighbor loses HIS job, but a depression when you lose YOUR job." 600 coffee stores closing -- I guess it is times like these we wish America had decided not to throw all the tea in the harbor in 1773 and begin the 200 year commitment to being coffee drinkers instead of British tea drinkers. Now that we are addicted, our coffee sources are disappearing. (Hummm, I wonder if the British are still trying to get us back for dumping their tea and avoiding their taxes?)

However, even in these challenging times there is always good news for realtors.  At MovingHelp.com and our close partner, U-Haul, we know that roughly 40 million people move every year.  Like you, we want to help them during a time when they are transitioning. Regardless of how bleak things can feel sometimes -- remember --people today still need our services --- your services and my services.

(The inverted white eclipse is a result of my paranoia in using a Starbucks logo on my post.)