This is one of my pet peeves as a real estate webmaster. When many people fill out an information request form for a specific property, they don't specify exactly what information they are seeking. To actually arrive at this form they would have had to have already browsed through the webpage that already contains quite a bit of information about the property. I generally do know quite a bit more about the property, but I'm not sure what additional information the person is seeking. I get an email with a name and a return address that simply states "I'd like more information about MLS®*********"  When I first got emails like that I was happy enough to shoot an email back with pretty much the same information that is contained on the MLS listing in the first place. I was pretty pleased t... 01/10/2011

I don't know how often I hear people say that foreign aid is a waste of money. People tell me that giving money to these causes is like throwing good money after bad. In a way, I can see their point. Oftentimes the money is wasted, and it does seem as if there is a never-ending list of causes. It can seem rather discouraging at times. Well, let me tell you about something that worked. Jhojan Camilo was one of the first children that I sponsored through World Vision. He lives in the community of EL PORVENIR SANTANDER in Columbia. This was the picture I recieved when I first sponsored him in 2000. He's a handsome little fellow, and as it turned out, quite a bright one too. He was a normal little boy, and did a lot of the things normal boys around the world do, except he didn't go to schoo... 08/28/2010

I have been following the whole Russian spy ring caper with some amusement. I guess the spy game isn't as serious as it used to be.  For those of you who haven't been following along, apparently 11 Russian spies who have been operating under "deep cover" in the U.S. for some years have been caught by the American authorities. The most interesting one to me is Anna Chapman, a New York real estate agent. She's interesting because she's a real estate agent AND the press have dubbed her as a "femme fatale". It must take quite some work to be a "femme fatale" these days. The BBC have reported that will face charges of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the U.S. attorney. I have to ask myself, what kind of spy would notify the U.S. attorney? I also think t... 07/01/2010