Monthly Archives: October 2012

Similarities Of 1954 vs. 2012, More Than Just A Giants’ World Series Sweep

It’s not hard to describe the feeling of waking up this morning to the reality that my Giants had just won the World Series by sweeping the Detroit Tigers; I’m elated.  Their enthusiasm, business-like approach and utter disregard of the … Continue reading

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Legend Of The Fall, Or How Nate Shapell Made A Million Bucks In A Morning

Before I was a Realtor selling resale homes, I was a builder’s representative; I sat at a model home complex and sold tract homes.  I was fortunate to have married into a family that worked for a large home builder … Continue reading

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The Complete Book Of Running and Today’s Real Estate Market

I was a kid when the jogging craze exploded.  The year was 1977 and a new book entitled The Complete Book Of Running was taking America by storm.  It advocated running as a way to stay healthy and that active … Continue reading

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