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2012 

Distractions of mammoth proportions plague our every day lives. The constant running to and fro becomes a vicious cycle, only to be mindlessly repeated day-in and day-out.  Then life throws you a whopper, a zinger of sorts, waking you up from a long winters nap.  There's so much that you miss whi...
11/26/2012
Hostess with the Mostest Twinkie Woes.  What happens when an American Icon calls it quits?  For those of you who've been hiding under a rock... or perhaps busy selling real estate (wink, wink), you may not have heard about the recent Hostess Union Labor debacle.  There's a Twinkie revolution goin...
11/16/2012
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What Do I Stand For?  Seventeen years ago today, my mother died at the young age of 55.  It was a tragic death at the hands of another that took her life too soon.  The years that led up to that day, and those afterward, have caused me to occasionally take a peek inside my introspective window to...
11/10/2012
A Million Bucks in a Gunny Sack!  I'm always amazed when I meet an agent for the first time and they don't look anything like their picture.  Then I wonder if they have the same thought upon meeting me ;)   Imagine our client's reaction, after perusing the web and seeing countless youthful photos...
11/05/2012
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Fields of Gold.  It's no secret, I'm a person who is deeply moved by music.  As I watched, along with the rest of the country, the devastating effects that Hurricane Sandy had on the east coast, my heart sank.  I immediately thought of a song, Fields of Gold, which has given me a sense of comfort...
11/02/2012
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