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Beyond Coincidence

For whatever reason, my entire day ended being more like a Tuesday after a three day weekend with all the phone calls, emails and follow-ups. But, at least before I closed up shop for the day, another one of my listings went under contract which wasn't much of a surprise because of how aggressively we priced it in comparison to similar homes that a … continue reading

Posted on January 24, 2025

As The Shades Of Leaves

I was expecting it to be warmer than it ended up being today, but I guess we can't complain because in not so many days, we'll be seeing predicted highs in the forties, and if these major temperature swings continue, there'll likely be more people getting sick from it because as some of the old ones would say, “All things alive and dead, are nega … continue reading

Posted on January 23, 2025

When One Door Closes

Oh what a wonderful day it turned out to be with our temps finally getting about freezing, and glad for it because I was out of office more than in most of the day. It ended up being so much of a whirlwind, I had to stop and remind myself before heading home, of everywhere I'd been and what had been done. After getting all my real estate related … continue reading

Posted on January 22, 2025

Enough Energy To Step Thru

That minus fourteen degrees this morning was enough to send shivers up the spine of even the most seasoned of outdoorsmen. Those familiar moans and groans coming from my vehicle definitely resurrected some chilling memories. Let's hope this is the last polar vortex for the winter. Yes, the last one just skimmed past us and went south, but this one … continue reading

Posted on January 21, 2025

What They Truly Deserve

Yikes! It sure was a bone-chiller outdoors today, and luckily I didn't have to be out in it more than three times, which offered me more free hours to get additional office work done. There were random moments today when looking out the front windows at my office, and seeing the air appearing fog-like, but then noticing the lightest and smallest … continue reading

Posted on January 20, 2025

Wanting To Pick The Fuzz

It definitely wasn't the most pleasant whenever outdoors today with our temps well below zero. It was so cold, my vehicle barely got warmed up by the time I arrived at office. With those large windows of my office facing west, it's always days like today where my furnace is working all the harder to keep the main floor tolerably warm. About all … continue reading

Posted on January 19, 2025

The Gordon Ramsay Of Structure

Thus far, the cold they were predicting either hasn't reached us yet, or this polar vortex won't be as intense, so let's hope for the latter to be true. I was perfectly happy finding things to do indoors the bulk of the day. A better part of my morning was taken-up with downloading, printing and then presenting two offers that came in on my list … continue reading

Posted on January 18, 2025

Eyes Of The Devil

Knowing the weather was gonna be changing for the worse, I pressed myself to get all my real estate work done as early as possible, just so I would have some free hours to attend to some personal things during my late morning and early afternoon. Since I was feeling a bit shaggy on top, I headed over to get my hair cut, just so I wouldn't have t … continue reading

Posted on January 17, 2025

Storm Clouds On The Horizon

Our warm weather today was a welcome relief from this recent cold spell, but as always at this time of year, we must take every advantage of them because they're usually short-lived, so likely tomorrow will be a final repeat of today followed by a continued drop in temperature until the really bitter cold arrives next week. Oh how I do hate the dro … continue reading

Posted on January 16, 2025

Spread Fantasies In Their Factories

After my early morning showing having gone well, I headed back to office to get back to sorting, logging and journaling information for my yearly taxes, and by the time Noon arrived, I gave myself a good pat on the back for having that daunting task completed on January 15th, which was definitely a first for me, so now all I'm waiting for, are docu … continue reading

Posted on January 15, 2025

New Generation—Same Reputation

Yikes! It was definitely a cold drive to work this morning with it hovering around minus eight degrees. Of course when the temps get that low, our shoes and boots tend to act as magnets for their bottoms, and likely because the warmth of them is similar licking a frozen metal pole where your tongue gets stuck. I'll never forget a 'reli' of mine whe … continue reading

Posted on January 14, 2025

Riding A Bucking Bronco

There's been much said about Monday's being the day of the week in which we dread, and usually because by the time Sunday evening rolls around, we're already thinking about having to be hitched back up to that same old five day grind along with all the dramas that go with them. After finally getting up and over the Monday dreads, I usually don't th … continue reading

Posted on January 13, 2025