In theory, it would be a lot of fun right now to be sitting on the ground at Occupy Wall Street. I'd have a blast making up my sign, screaming at passersby and feeling like I was making a statement, accomplishing something. But then I think why? I can stay right here in Sacramento to list and sel
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10/11/2011
About once every 3 months on a Sunday, I find a couple of hours to go shopping at the downtown Sacramento mall. It's not so much that I really enjoy shopping as it is a necessity in my line of work. When my husband is out of town, it's also an alternative to having to do my own laundry. If I coul
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10/10/2011
One of the big benefits of writing about homebuying for About.com is I get to write whatever I want to write. Nobody tells me what to say or censors my material. It's like writing a blog except I get paid directly for it. You could write for About.com, too, if you have a passion for a topic and c
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10/09/2011
I do not have the temperament to work in technical support. Those people are a breed apart for whom I have tremendous respect. You can tell that they put up with a lot of nonsense and idiots. As a Sacramento short sale agent, I deal with nonsense and idiots day in and day out. I recognize it when
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10/08/2011
As a Sacramento short sale agent, I tell sellers when they call about all of their short sale options. Especially when they are dealing with a Bank of America short sale, because I close a lot of those. One of my sellers told me that talking to Bank of America about a short sale was like ordering
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10/07/2011
There are some days that seem to be filled with stupidity. There's just no other way to put it. I expect a little stupidity here and there because that's how life is. You take the good with the bad. The smart with the stupid. The honest with the liars. But it can get a little overbearing at times
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10/06/2011
I once gave my mother a framed dead beetle. It was a framed and under glass dead Chinese beetle. I found it at Mall of America in a store filled with butterflies. This was not among her belongings when we cleaned out her apartment after her death. Just goes to show that it's really tough to find
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10/05/2011
I received something in my email today that made my jaw drop open. Enough to make me eat a bug, if one was flying around. The more I stared at it, the more I began to wonder if there is perhaps a medical marijuana facility located somewhere near the California Association of REALTORS. Maybe a pla
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10/04/2011
I hate being sold to. I think everybody hates being sold to. I don't mind a salesperson helping me to make a choice, but I don't want them shoving their decision down my throat or trying to sell me crap I don't need or want. Before my hairdresser finishes with my hair, I noticed yesterday that sh
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10/04/2011
Like many people who don't always watch 60 Minutes, I tuned in to catch Andy Rooney's last commentary last night. I don't know what it is about the show. I used to watch 60 Minutes all the time in the '60s and '70s, but then I lost interest. Or maybe life got in the way. It's also on TV too early
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10/03/2011
