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2009
It's the tallest building in Boston. The tallest in New England, for that matter. Sold in 2006 for a then-prestigious $1.3 billion, the AIA award winning structure is an icon of Boston's standing as a city to be reckoned with. That was three years ago. In the economic contraction that's gripp...
02/09/2009
If you're a hiker, you're familiar with topo maps. Topographical maps show the relative elevation and slope of the land. Contour lines spaced very near each other show steep topography, while those spaced farther apart show more gently sloping terrain. At the scale of the map on the right, th...
02/07/2009
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Kent Simpson started the group Spectacular Sunsets & Sunrises. It's picked up steam; we have nine members. You might want to be the tenth! Click the link and join us. Share your spectacular sunrises and sunsets with your friends and colleagues on Active Rain. I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferr...
02/06/2009
More than 260,000 loan officers have left the business because of one reason or another in the past twelve months. I'm posting this on Localism.com in Tucson, AZ because I'm not one of those. I want your business if you're buying a home or refinancing in Arizona. Here's what you get when you p...
02/06/2009
Because the numbers nationally are so huge, we've become deadened to the amount of money that's being sucked out of our pockets. The average person can't relate to numbers with 12 zeros. One way to get things back into perspective is to look at specific instances of spending bailout money in thi...
02/04/2009
Craig Torres' article on Bloomberg yesterday (and his update today) points out something Lenders and Real Estate Agents have been dealing with for the last six months. Banks (who are Oh So Willing to take TARP funds from the coffers of the taxpayer) see themselves as being under siege, and they h...
02/02/2009
Saturday afternoon, and we were headed east on Interstate 10 from Phoenix to Tucson. Most of the highway is marked for 75 miles per hour. This modern day conestoga wagon has Mexico license plates, too much cargo for the pickup bed, and darn little holding the whole thing together. One man's tras...
02/02/2009
I'm going out on a limb at halftime. The Cardinals were about to take the lead or tie the game on the last play before halftime. Pittsburgh's #1 NFL defense did what they do so well. They scored a defensive touchdown. What Warner and the Cards are doing, though, is working, and I'm predicting ...
02/01/2009
The light colored rock formation on the right sits on the face of Golden Gate Mountain, right behind our home in the Tucson Mountains. Locals call it "the Indian Head." It appears that the photo was taken from a vantage point above the formation, but that's not the case. I was walking through ...
01/31/2009
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