questions to ponder: Don't Ask Me Why, I Do Not Know 7 - 09/14/10 06:46 AM
This information about nothing is usually written on Friday so why on Tuesday this week. Where I am for a few days in Ireland this week, I will not have access to my blackberry, or computer or phone. Here are a few to ponder:
Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?
Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?
Why is 'bra' singular and 'panties' plural? Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!
How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?
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questions to ponder: Don't Ask Me Why, I Do Not Know Part 5 - 08/28/10 02:12 AM
Daily I am bombarded with questions from agents and clients and it is always great to help with a solution or answer. There are times, however, when I have to shrug and say "I don't know".Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?
Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance? Why is it that no plastic bag will … (4 comments)

questions to ponder: Do Not Ask Me Why Part 4 - 08/20/10 07:14 AM
I know that pondering sometimes can lead to thoughts of curiosity and for those of you (young people under 50) wondering what pondering is about, think about it for awhile!
Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!


 Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
And for all my American friends my last question is:

If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? … (8 comments)

questions to ponder: Don't Ask Me Why, I Do Not Know Volume 3 - 08/13/10 08:31 AM
From time to time there are questions to ponder and some to just put out there for others to get pondering about. So here goes:
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?Why did Kamikaze pilots wear helmets? Whose idea was it to put an 'S' in the word 'lisp'? If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?Why is it that no matter what colour bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?Why do people constantly return to the … (7 comments)

questions to ponder: Ask the Right Questions, Getting the Wrong Answers - 06/16/10 02:38 AM
I am not making this stuff up, these questions and answers really happened. With us being in real estate, these answers should not come as any surprise if you have been working with people long enough!
Q: Who was married to Nicole Kidman? A: Forrest Gump
Q: For $10,000, what is the nationality of the Pope? A:  I think I know that one. Is it Jewish?
Q: What was Gandhi's first name? A:Goosey?
Q: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963? A: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.
Q: How many kings of England have been called Henry? … (16 comments)

questions to ponder: Questions I Cannot Answer or Care To! - 04/17/10 09:58 AM
There are questions that yearn for an answer but in thinking about the questions, other thoughts occur so I thought that I should not deprive you of this exhilarating experience!
Can you cry under water?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'?  Where's that extra penny going to?
Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?
Why does a round pizza come in a … (13 comments)

questions to ponder: Courage & Success, Two Quotes - 03/28/10 08:47 AM
It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before...to test your limits...to break through barriers.  And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
-Anais Nin
 
 "If A equals success, then the formula is: A=X+Y+Z. x is work, Y is play, Z is keep your mouth shut."
                                 -Albert Einstein
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questions to ponder: If You Ask The Right Questions, Will You Get The Right Answers? - 02/25/10 11:00 AM
I have read that those who ask questions, controls the situation. By asking questions you learn more about what your client's needs are.But what happens when you get answers like these? Is it time to go to the real estate office in the sky?
Q. How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last? Answer(after long pause): Fourteen days.
Q: What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time? Answer: Nostalgia.
Q: Dizzy Gillespie is famous for playing what? Answer: Basketball.
Q: Which French Mediterranean town hosts a famous film festival every year?  Reply: I need … (8 comments)

questions to ponder: Urban Amish & Other Invented Words - 12/16/09 02:29 AM
Have you heard an expression or a word and wonder what the heck that means? Upon hours and hours of pondering and being FOS here are some new words:
Urban Amish: A city dweller with no cellphone,laptop,ipod, Blackberry etc
Cueless: Having difficulty recognizing  and interpreting facial expressions
Freeway Blog: A homemade banner, particularly one with a political message, being displayed from a freeway overpass etc:
FOS: Full of sh*t
Homing from Work: While some people are working from home,  most are using the latest technology for "homing from work" - keeping in touch with  kids using cell phones, text messages, virtual … (4 comments)

questions to ponder: Did Your Turkey Use a Sunblock? - 11/22/09 02:27 AM
In this world of rules and regulations my neck muscles get a great workout because I am constantly shaking my head!
In an 18 month battle the Organic Council of Ontario has had with the turkey industry marketing board seems to have been settled!
The rule requiring all flocks of more than 50 turkeys to be raised under a solid roof was intended to prevent contact with wild birds that might carry avian influenza.
The solution!
Conventional turkey producers will still be required to raise birds under a roof. Organic birds will only have to be covered by a solid roof … (6 comments)

questions to ponder: What Would The World Look Like If The Population Was 100? - 11/19/09 07:55 AM
If you could shrink the earth's population to a village of exactly 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look like this:
•·         57 Asians
•·         21 Europeans
•·         14 from the Western Hemisphere
•·         8 Africans
•·         52 would be female, 48 would be ....?
•·         70 would be non-white, 30 white
•·         70 would be non -Christian, 30 would be Christian
•·         59% of the world's wealth would be in the hands of only six people and all six would be North American
•·         80 would live in substandard housing
•·         70 would … (4 comments)