8 or 9 Random Thoughts. Beat That

Here are my random thoughts

1. How did I get so many tabs open on my browser?

2. How the heck am I going to manage being 38 with a new baby on the way. I know people older than me have kids....but I sure hope there is a hidden reservoir of energy inside me somewhere.

3. How did the people that owned this house before us keep the grass growing in that one section of the yard where we have the big tree that hangs over the yard. 

4. When will the Seattle Mariners make the playoffs again? In my lifetime?

5. How many agents (or even professionals in general) haven't reached out to their sphere or past clients once in the last month? Too many I bet.

6. We've been looking for our next house recently and I can't begin to explain how many homes I have seen on the market that get listed at a certain price....then after a few weeks (or even months) on the market, get a price INCREASE. What the heck is that all about? It leaves me completely baffled every time.

7. What's it going to be like raising a mixed race child. Is 'mixed race' even the proper term? How will I be able to identify with the challenges my son will face having been raised in a society that gives me massive advantages just for being a straight, white, male. Who will be the first person to get an earful for what I perceive to be a slight of my child? This keeps me up at night.....

8. Will the ActiveRain podcast that we launch next week be well received. Will anyone even listen?

Thanks. That was fun (and slightly therapeutic)

(and a bonus #9....did I spell therapeutic right? I shocked myself.....)

I tend to expect that people will respond in the manner in which the engagement was first made. So if I call, I expect a call back. If I text, I expect them to text, etc. Although, I'll be the first to admit, if someone sends a text or email, and I feel like typing the response will take too long....I just pick up the phone and call. Maybe I'm old school that way :-)

Hi Pamela, I enjoyed your random thoughts, much truth in them and many things to ponder!

Pamela,

The overpass thing... in my area you either go over the overpass or under the overpass. :)

My 7 random thoughts aren't printable right now.

Pamela, love your random thoughts!  I think you could inspire a whole new blogging form.  

1. Was Bill Bryson always curmudgeonly or did he get that way over the last 20 years since he wrote Notes from a Small Planet

2. Why do I wake up at 4 am every morning now

3. When the woman postponed her appointment with me yesterday was that a message or just a postponement.

4. If you are at an open house as a realtor checking it out can you eat one of the brownies on the kitchen counter that are there for buyers.

5. When is Bob Stewart's baby coming?

6. What can I do to improve my buyer's chance of getting the house they are writing on today.

7. Why is there going to be snow this weekend? 

Very simply put, ask your clients or customers which would be there preference for communication and more often than not they will tell you

This posting supports actually knowing someone beyond their name. I like it...

1. How can I convey a persons blind spot to them in a way that they get it?

2. What can I say to someone that can edify and encourage them?

3. Where is my time best served?

4. Today, may I have the privilege of righting a wrong anywhere I see it

5. To people I meet who are held captive by doubt, fear and hesitation? Unlearn this & it all goes away. It only lives/exists in the mind. Overcome this

6. What one person can do another can do. Want it? Go do it! No talk... DO!

7. There go I but for the grace of God...this keeps me connected via humility

Seems like some days I have more random thoughts than others ... but with that said, I too have wondered about the "rules" of communication when texted and called, Pamela Madore ... and who wrote those rules????

Gene

Hello from I-40 in Nashvile, TN! We also have a Bell Rd which turns into Stewart's Ferry and then crosses I-40. A career is what you study or practice to be and can become expert at. A job is a stop off point, perhaps on the way to a career.

OK, here are my random thoughts:

Why do people say "Back and forth?" My Grandma used to say "Forth and back," which really makes more sense.

Why do people hire me to write something for them, then "not have time" to look at the copy for a week or more after I send it to them? 

Why do brand new agents on limited budgets pay their invoices far faster than (some) established agents who love to tell me that they made a million dollars last year?

How is it that when I send an email to a client with 3 questions, they answer only one of them? 

Why have my dogs decided that I must get up and let them outside at 6 a.m.?

Where will I find time to plant and tend my garden this year? 

Why is my house so full of dust when it's still damp outside? 

Why did I get to be the lucky one who has sons who actually like to visit with their old mom? 

How come I get to have such a good life - with work I love, good health, and a great family - when so many other people are suffering?

I've enjoyed all the random thoughts!

Here are mine....

1.  What made someone eat an egg the first time?

2.  Am I getting enough magnesium?

3.  I wonder what time today my son gets home from Hawaii.

4.  I can't believe I'm 58.

5.  It doesn't seem real that a new grandbaby is due any day now.

6.  I need to follow up with the client from last week and see if they got the paint yet.

7.  Is anything ever really random?

Wow, what a fun post and comments. I'll have to check back later to see if there are more random thoughts. That's my random thought of the moment.

Interesting morning read.  I like the one about 8 people to dig a hole. Must be an unwritten construction rule!

Have not ever thought of being squirrel like...cute tails but a rat of a face..hmmm

An interesting and entertaining post with some interesting photos. I have often thought about the over / under pass thing too.

Hello,

Wasn't sure what to think of Pamela's post, but the comments showed me how bloging can be more than informative, but fun and creative within a community like ActiveRain.

You have way too much time on your hands!  :)  Do Dyslexics lay awake at night and wonder if there is a Dog?