Posted in Yet to be categorized on Jul 27th, 2006
Kami took Tuesday and Wednesday off of work, with the intent that we would try to get away - primarily from my phone, my email - my work. That didn’t happen Tuesday, as I had business that couldn’t be ignored. I took a different tactic yesterday though, and changed the greeting on my phone to [...]
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Posted in Yet to be categorized on Jul 18th, 2006
A good friend of my father’s is an artist, and has made a successful business out of developing a cartoon named “Earl.” Earl is a bit of a down-on-his-luck-but-doesn’t-know-better type of character; a little lazy but completely loveable, Earl is a cowboy’s Dilbert - a represantive of a man trying to make his way on [...]
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Posted in Yet to be categorized on Jul 16th, 2006
Every once in a while I try to write a poem. I usually formulate a few words, write them down, and then delete them just as quickly. Still, I learn something with every attempt. Apparently I like certain verbs - to be accurate, one certain verb and its different tenses: carry, carried, etc.
And for an [...]
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Posted in Yet to be categorized on Jul 11th, 2006
It’s 10:30pm, and I’ve just returned from one of my busiest days on record: two closings, negotiated an offer on one of my listings, and I had listing presentation with a new (potential) client. I’m glad it’s over - but I’m not complaining. This is a complete 180 from my last post. For those that [...]
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Posted in Yet to be categorized on Jul 7th, 2006
I about lost it yesterday, and by “it” I mean hope. One of my pending transactions, six months in, fell apart on the day that it was supposed to close. I don’t normally count on any money from a transaction until it closes - still, when that transaction is six months long it’s hard not [...]
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