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2019 

 Making ExcusesMaking Time  They say they know. Whoever they might be.   Time is money.  Right?   But it's also a lot more than that too.  Nothing to slight money from this scenario.  But there are other considerations.  Different priorities.  And differing ones too.   It's a matter of making exc...
01/10/2019
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 Squeaky Wheels  Squeaky Wheels.  Are to be avoided.   Are rewarded. You likely know the saying and you may have used on an occasion.  Maybe you can think of an example off the top of your head. It isn't so hard, right? Good.  Bad.  Maybe indifferent.  It is what it is. Is it good to stand out?  ...
01/09/2019
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 Looking Both Ways   Stop.  Look.  Listen.  Look Again.  You know so much in life goes back to the things we learn long ago.  In real life.  And in real estate.  So many things "real".  The basics. Important.  The foundation.  Often it is said that we must return/get back to the basics.  It may b...
01/08/2019
I Thought Of Margaret RomeWhile I Was Taking My Shower This Morning   Nothing salacious mind you.  It happens.  It happens quite frequently too.  And not only with Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland either.  Absolutely nothing creepy about it. Really.  You see ActiveRain keeps me aware.  Of member...
01/07/2019
 Clint Eastwood and Jennifer Lopez:Separated at Birth?     I live in California.  Southern California(a native actually) in fact. And despite the belief of some, Californians are not all the same.  Talk about a thought ready to ponder.     On Sunday night, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association ...
01/06/2019
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 The Road Not Taken  Not the poem.  Forget the poem.  Well, kinda.  I digress.  Pondering too.    This is about choices. And decisions.Real life.  And other things that don't always appear so real.  You know.  After weighing various options, A decision is  made.  A conclusion.  It seems to appear...
01/05/2019
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Staying Aware  Staying Aware No, not "Staying Alive" and memories of the  Bee Gees, disco music and hair beyond belief plus more.  Not that.  But Staying Aware.  Driving your car for example.  Look beyond.  Look to the left.  And the right. Over there too.  Expect the unexpected.  Another car.  T...
01/04/2019
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Just Doing It  I ponder.  Often as I wonder and as I wander. Can pondering go too far?  Too much. Too much pondering?  And not enough doing?  Well, for those who know me or who follow my posts, they may have already guessed my response "It Depends".  Because like most things in real life, and all...
01/02/2019
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A New Normal     Ah. Normal.  Think about the word. The definition.  Now add "new" to it and the meaning can become downright frightening.  Yes, I pondered. Normal.  Regular.  Average.   Usual.  Typical.  Ordinary,  Routine.  Convential.  Unremarkable.  Commonplace.Conforming to a standard. Yikes...
01/01/2019
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