merry christmas: Top Gift Ideas for 2008!! - - - What is YOUR Top Pick? - 12/24/08 04:22 AM
Okay, so I was looking around for the 'Top Gifts' for 2008, like I do every year.
- It's quite fun to see what 'everyone' thinks is best and what we end up with here at home, etc. (Gives you a good idea how much TV the kids are watching, too!)

So here's the challenge, this year it looks as if the retailers have figured out that they can leverage this info as a sales and marketing ploy - a full 95% of the articles I found are posted by the retailers themselves! - Needless to say, they do not … (6 comments)

merry christmas: Commercial Real Estate Bailout - Do you Approve? - 12/24/08 04:10 AM
This week some of our Nation's largest commercial real estate players approached the Administration (Congress, the Treasury Dept., and others) to ask for help in the form of bailout money due to the current economic picture.
Key to this is whether or not 'Joe and Mary' taxpayer approve - after all, we are the ones that will inevitably be paying this bill, not Congress.
Estimates were given that over the next 36 months and estimated $530 B (that's BILLION) in commercial mortgages will be due for refinancing. 2009 estimates are at $160 Billion.
The challenge lies in the … (4 comments)

merry christmas: Get out there and DO SOMETHING! - 12/03/07 01:12 PM
Ah, the Holidays!!
Christmas! Thanksgiving! New Years!! (and all the rest of 'em, too...)
 
There are sooo many reasons to take a much-needed 'break' this season. . .
. . . to sit back and 'Plan' your coming year
. . . to review your past year's accomplishments and set goals for 2008
. . . to spend time with family and friends and catch your breath
. . . to actually get your shopping done BEFORE December 23rd this year. . . !!!
:-)
 
None of these are 'bad' ideas, in fact, they are all good things that bring balance and success to both your life and … (3 comments)