nw ar real estate: Trivia 268 - 07/16/14 09:14 PM
 
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I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.
 
What are the two things people fear when going on a blind date from an online dating service?  For the female it is the fear of meeting a serial killer.  On the other hand men are afraid of meeting someone”fat”
 
Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile … (9 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia 267 - 07/15/14 09:05 PM
 
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I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.
 
If you believe this one scientists have yet to discover a sign of extraterrestrial life.  Personally I don’t believe it but I can’t prove otherwise.  It is however documented there are planets outside of our solar system that do have climates that could support life.  That brings another question as to what one considers … (9 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia 266 - 07/14/14 09:00 PM
 
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I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.
 
Did you know the earth’s plates move about at the same rate as your fingernails grow?  This leads to the theory that in a mere 250 million years from now a new supercontinent will be born.  I just report what I’ve read.  People a lot smarter than me thought this one up
 
Now … (9 comments)

nw ar real estate: My Vision... What's Yours? - 07/13/14 09:04 PM
 
My Vision…. What’s Yours?
 
I could talk about having world peace, ethical treatment of humanity, ethical treatment of animals, racial equality, no more murders, rapes, and the list is as you would guess endless.  But we all know that won’t happen however we need to start somewhere.  So with that being said and sense this is a real estate website let’s talk about that.
 
We can say all of us need to operate by the “Golden Rule” but the golden rule depends on your version of what the golden rule means.  How about being ethical, doing your fiduciary … (9 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia 262 - 07/11/14 10:14 PM
 
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I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.
 
We all hear from members of congress everyone needs to pay their fair share of taxes.  They (congress) always target the rich saying they need to pay more.   Truth is millionaires may 40% of all taxes.  Besides millionaires on the average go bankrupt 3.5 times.  I don’t believe I’ll ever be a millionaire but … (4 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia 261 - 07/11/14 10:04 PM
 
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I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.
 
As people who deal with real estate we all know how inflation has affected the market but there is one interesting fact I bet you don’t know.  Did you know what you could buy for a dollar in 1950 is now only worth .12 cents.  So it would cost you roughly 8.34 in today’s … (3 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia 260 - 07/11/14 10:00 PM
 
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I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.
 
Let us try movie trivia today.  In the movie Rebel Without a Cause (circa 1955) all the main actors met an untimely death.  Of course we all know about James Dean who died in a car crash but Natalie Wood drowned and Sal Mineo was stabbed to death.  Who said acting was not dangerous?
(2 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia 259 - 07/11/14 09:35 PM
 
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I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.
 
What is one of the animals who can actually shut down one half of their brain?  That’s what I said name me the animal and you win a chicken dinner.  Of course you will need to pay for it but just think of the knowledge you’ll have after reading this.  No not a human … (4 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia 258 - 07/11/14 09:15 PM
 
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I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.
 
Everyone likes Walmart (well most everyone).  If someone were to ask me who is the largest purchaser of beef, pork and potatoes I would say Walmart.  Well now let’s not jump to any conclusions.  Actually the largest purchaser of those products is McDonalds. Got you on this one didn’t I ?
 
Now go … (3 comments)

nw ar real estate: 237 - 06/24/14 08:51 PM
 
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I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.
 
Dolce is an adjective (dol’che) and is a word used to describe something sweet and soft you know like my wife.  J
 
Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow for another journey into the … (12 comments)

nw ar real estate: 113 - 02/06/14 07:42 PM
 
 
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I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.
 
The Flying Dutchman was a ship that sank around the seventeenth century around the Cape of Good Hope.  Since the 1800’s sighting of a phantom ship has been seen in the area.  It is said the ship can be seen from time to time near the lighthouse near the area of where it … (12 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia number 15 - 10/12/13 09:16 PM
 
Trivia number 15.
This just keeps getting better and better as I find these tidbits of trivia.  Enjoy the ride as much as I enjoy writing them.  It is a fund way of learning.  Now on with the trivia
Most lipstick contains fish scales.  The two-foot long bird called a Kea that lives in New Zealand likes to eat the strips of rubber around car windows.  One final for today: skepticism's is the longest word that alternates hands when typing. 
Now go forth and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what … (13 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia number 14 - 10/11/13 11:55 PM
 
Can we say trivia number 14?
I do like this series but I don’t know how much more I can come up with.  This is a work in progress and as such can come to an end at any time.  But it won’t be today so here we go
Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum! (Their parents spend twice that much on dental work).  There are approximately 50 Bibles sold each minute across the world.  One more for today, Conrad you’ll understand this one; more money is spent on gardening … (5 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia number 13 and the beat goes on. - 10/10/13 08:25 PM
 
Trivia number 13 and the beat goes on.
Okay here we go as usual only 3 for today and 3 for tomorrow and so on.  So are you ready for the three for today?  Regardless here they are. 
A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun’s surface.  It is estimated that 4,000,000 “junk” telephone calls, phone solicitations by persons or programmed machine are made every day in the United States.  (Why is it sometimes I feel as though I get every one of them?)  The last one for today owls are one of … (11 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia number 12 I think? - 10/09/13 08:41 PM
 
Trivia number 12 I think?
Okay here we go.  On this one I believe I’m right but I wouldn’t bet on it.  as usual I’ll give you three thing to consider so what say let’s just get to it?
Baby robins eat 14 feet of earthworms every day.  The blesbok, a South African antelope, is almost the same color as grape juice!   And just one more for today.  A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks.   
Now go out and tell your family and friends about your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been … (11 comments)

nw ar real estate: Smile you never know where it will get you. - 10/08/13 08:49 PM
 
Smile you never know where it will get you.
At the end of most of my posts you will read Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Some more trivia and we’ll start out with a smile:
The average person laughs 13 times a day!  Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women! And just one more for today.  Of all the words in the English language, the word set has the most definitions!
Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow for another journey … (9 comments)

nw ar real estate: Strange things that may or may not be true! - 10/05/13 09:12 PM
 
Strange things that may or may not be true!
I just report things but it is for you to decide what is true and what is not.  Reportedly these statements I write about are true but it for you to decide. 
Every 45 seconds a house catches fire in the U.S.   It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels that bury nuts and then forget where they hid them! Now I know why I can’t find some of my pecans I’ve hidden. One more for today. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, … (15 comments)

nw ar real estate: Trivia number who knows? - 10/03/13 08:22 PM
 
Trivia number? 
I just don’t know and don’t want to look back on the number of trivia posts I’ve made.  So anyway those are in the past and we move on.  Are you ready?  Okay here goes hand on you’ll enjoy the ride.
Dolphins sleep with one eye open.  There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S. than real ones.  During your lifetime, you’ll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that’s the weight of about 6 elephants!  How about just one more?  Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe.
Smile it will make … (15 comments)

nw ar real estate: I know how about some more trivia? - 10/02/13 09:00 PM
 
Okay here we go.  I think I’ll just forgo the usual mumbo jumbo B.S. I write about and get to the trivia..  So here we go, hang on and enjoy the ride.
There are over 58 million dogs in the U.S.  Dogs and cats consume over 11,000,000,000.00 worth of pet food a year.  Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.  How about one more for today?  Humans blink over 10,000,000 times year. 
Now go out and show the people today your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow … (10 comments)

nw ar real estate: Okay here we go - 10/01/13 07:49 PM
 
Okay here we go.
I’m so glad to see this issue fixed by the people in the Rain.  I can now get back in my comfort zone.  Are you ready for some trivia?  Regardless here it is:

One way to tell the age of a fish is by looking at its scales. They have growth rings just like trees. These are called circuli. Clusters of them are called annuli. Each annuli show one year.  The stonefish, which lives off the coast of Australia, is the most poisonous fish in the world.  How about just one more for today?  Foxes sometimes … (15 comments)

 
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