As a real estate sales guy, I tell people that I’m paid to be an optimist. These days I think I’m more of a paranoid optimist. The reality to me today is that people are more worried about keeping their jobs than doing their jobs. First the bah humbug! The
The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. Today, Plymouth Rock is only the size of a car engine. It has cracked three times over the years, getting smaller each time. Speaking of rocks, Nick lost his grandmother and I, my mother, a couple of weeks ago. At 87, she had
In an effort to bring them down, a couple of weeks ago the Fed cut rates by a quarter-point (25 basis points). Yet, as if by magic, the 10-year Treasury note rose by 2 basis points to 4.127% and the 30-year Treasury added 2.5 basis points to 4.745%. Hmmm…what happens
The United States… has already reached the foremost rank among nations, and is destined soon to out-distance all others in the race. In population, in wealth, in annual savings, and in public credit; in freedom from debt, in agriculture, and in manufactures, America already leads the civilized world. ~Andrew Carnegie,
This creative tenant was delivered his lease in a Word document and decided to sneak in an extra clause. I am now considering adding this to all our future listings! Then I could look forward to cakes every August! You may have read this month that Lynsi Snyder, the heir
For those of you keeping track, yes, I successfully ran my half marathon at the end of May, knocking off Maryland by running a race along the Potomac. But I learned two fascinating things that I thought I would share. Back in our founders’ day there was once a tax
Of course, most of you are familiar with Hans Christian Andersen’s famous tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” in which the weaver plays on the emperor’s vanity by saying the suit is only visible to people who are clever and competent. In reality, he was naked. Warren Buffett is famed for
I’m really shocked by all the back-and-forth I’m seeing and the hatred between both sides. I know someone had to lose, but it was a shocking upset, and everyone knows the Padres had the better team than those crappy old Dodgers.
The now-famous Democratic donkey was first associated with Democrat Andrew Jackson’s 1828 presidential campaign. His opponents called him a jackass (donkey), and Jackson decided to use the image of the strong-willed animal on his campaign posters. Later, cartoonist Thomas Nast used the Democratic donkey in newspaper cartoons and made the
Well, a couple of weeks ago, the Federal Reserve declared the war on inflation has been won and lowered interest rates. However, the divide between Fed economists and your wallet may be a different story. Yes, just about everyone can agree that the annual rate of growth in consumer prices