fathers day: Father's Day 2013: The Notebook
- 06/16/13 03:01 AM
While I am known as a guy who is never seen without a gizmo in my hand, I actually think better sketching my thoughts on a yellow legal pad. Typically, when meeting with people they'll see my iPad, smart phone, and computer closely followed by that very old school pad and pen, and only then can I work as well as I know I can. Not long ago, I was caught almost naked in my very own office without my legal pad in my bag, and as my mouth went dry with worry, I started going through my desk and filing … (10 comments)
fathers day: Father's Day 2011
- 06/19/11 04:19 PM
I hope all you dads out there had a great Father's Day. Mine was, by design, uneventful, spending the morning watching Star Wars on the iPad with Luke and Catherine draped on me, then pretty much being a couch potato the rest of the day. Ann gave me a hall pass from lifting a finger, and I am grateful for it. I certainly reflect on my own father on days like today, and I wrote a fair amount about Joe Faranda last year at this time. This picture is from about 1968 or 1969. I believe it was taken at my … (9 comments)
fathers day: Happy Father's Day, You Virile Studs
- 06/20/10 04:54 AM
A happy day to all of you titans of tadpoles, you efficacious fountains of fertility, you powerfully potent performers, you mighty ruffians of reproduction. I hope you have a great day. I'm taking Sunday off myself. Of course, getting one past the goalie really doesn't make a father in my book, and my own dad set the bar pretty high. He's been gone since July 8, 1993, and there isn't a day that goes by without my thinking of him. I still have my share of days when I ask myself what Dad would do. My father worked his way through … (14 comments)
Phil Faranda is broker and owner of J. Philip Real Estate LLC in Briarcliff Manor, NY. Since founding the firm as a sole practitioner in late 2005, the team has grown to over 80 agents & closed 1000+ transactions valued at over $1 billion. He was 2014 President of the HGMLS and a 2017 Inman Influencer. This blog commentary is geared toward consumers and industry colleagues alike. You can reach him at (914) 723-8900. Warning: *Sarcasm and irony advisory at all times.*
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While I am known as a guy who is never seen without a gizmo in my hand, I actually think better sketching my thoughts on a yellow legal pad. Typically, when meeting with people they'll see my iPad, smart phone, and computer closely followed by that very old school pad and pen, and only then can I work as well as I know I can. Not long ago, I was caught almost naked in my very own office without my legal pad in my bag, and as my mouth went dry with worry, I started going through my desk and filing … (10 comments)
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