To traipse afoot through copse and hell*,As toes go numb and ankles swell,The throbbing legs chastise the brain,Can all this “fun” be worth the pain? (R Weisser 2014) On paper it seemed like a reasonable plan. A fourteen mile hike from the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National...

07/05/2014

Happy Birthday America! The celebration is on for SOME of us!

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When it comes to national holidays of political significance, Independence Day is the granddaddy of them all! It’s a day for parades, barbeques and of course, fireworks! But over the last few years there has been a disturbing trend of businesses remaining open and capitalizing on the celebration....

07/04/2014

5 reasons for all real estate agents to start considering new careers.

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Like it or not, the writing has been on the wall for some time. The days of real estate brokerage as we have known it are truly numbered. To say it is NOT so is a failure to recognize some basic facts that cannot be disputed. One: Technology has changed the role of the real estate broker from an...

07/02/2014

How to avoid being sucked into the social siphon.

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I’m not the first one to observe that social media is a drain on our time and resources. After all, many writers have lamented the demise of genuine social intercourse and touted social media as nothing more than advertising-interrupted banality. I don’t care if you are taking a bathroom break. I...

07/01/2014