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August 2017 Monthly Letter

You have all probably heard the story of the infamous space pen. You know that one that taxpayers spent millions on so astronauts could write upside down and in weightlessness. Meanwhile, the Russians simply handed their cosmonauts pencils. More on this later…    I recently learned a new word while

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July 2017 Monthly Letter

It seems that Jeff Bezos has experienced the same problem as many Amazon customers with having Echo ordering inappropriately: Scene: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’ trendy home earlier this month. He’s talking to his Echo. Bezos: “Find me something to buy at Whole Foods.” Echo: “Okay, buying Whole Foods.” Bezos: “Oops.” Amazon

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June 2017 Monthly Letter

According to her biography, Barbara Millicent Roberts grew up in the mythical town of Willows, Wisconsin. For a period of time she attended Willows High School but later moved on to Manhattan International High School in New York City. Over the years, she has had more than 40 pets including

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May 2017 Monthly Letter

Customer service is always a tricky thing. In today’s world of instant communication and streaming video it is increasingly challenging – take the United Airlines debacle as an example. That was tough to see but especially for me who grew up in a United Airlines family – dad spent 30

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April 2017 Monthly Letter

The difference between death and taxes is death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” – Will Rogers Well it looks like politics will remain noisy but won’t fundamentally contaminate the economy. The recent Fed actions to raise rates signals their confidence in the economy and their attempt to stave

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Monthly Letter for March 2017

Well I am happy to announce that six months later I have successfully gone from “flat line to finish line”, completing the Carlsbad Half Marathon and I am looking forward to running the Golden Gate Bridge Half Marathon later this month. I tried to take a Zumba class. I bent,

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Monthly Letter for February 2017

California produces 60 percent of American roses but the vast number sold on Valentine’s Day in the U.S. are imported, mostly from South America. Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered in a three-day period. We are all too familiar with the sobering statistics on

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Monthly Letter for January 2017

Welcome to 2017! As the Trump train enters Washington D.C., I am reminded of the words of Abraham Lincoln in his first inaugural address, when in the face of a very contentious environment, he invoked a call for “the better angels of our nature.” For all my long-term clients, you

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Monthly Letter & Happy Holidays from CDC Commercial

Well with the election behind us there is nowhere to look but the future. One result of the election is the legalization of marijuana. Industrial and retail stand to gain from this law change. Growing at scale requires lots of space and consistent climate, boosting demand for large warehouse space.

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Monthly Letter for November 2016

Benjamin Franklin campaigned to have the turkey named as the United States’ national bird, but it eventually lost out to the Bald Eagle (how embarrassing would it have been if he’d won his campaign?). I know that I usually have my story at the end (and I still do this

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