June 29, 2015
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And it just quit its job. Yesh. I survived the surgery, apparently (to judge from the nurses’ and doctors’ commentary) better than most old ladies. Other than an overall sensation of having been run over by a truck, I feel … Continue reading
October 29, 2013
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Have you read this exceptionally fine post at I Pick Up Pennies? If not, you absolutely should. It’s the most articulate rant I’ve seen yet on an idiotic idea that permeates the American middle class. As Abby encapsulates it: “I’m … Continue reading
June 27, 2013
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Over at LinkedIn, a member of an editors’ group posted this link to a very entertaining rant by ghostwriter Jeff Haden. I used to teach resumé-writing and, as a business owner and as the head of an editorial office at … Continue reading
May 2, 2012
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{sigh} So the scheme to do a little market research and then race out to Tempe to meet my business partner got derailed last night. I was thinking the real estate course’s final exam took place next week, during finals … Continue reading
March 27, 2012
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Spent yesterday afternoon reading Chapter 16 in the real-estate textbook—”Title and Transferring Title”—and filling in four-page single-spaced study instrument on Chapter 15, “Contracts.” All this, by way of pursuing a new career in real estate. Though it sounds dry as … Continue reading
March 23, 2012
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Real estate is definitely starting to wake up around here, thanks to the influx of Canadian and Chinese investors. Everyone thinks the market is improving and will continue to rise. In Phoenix, the inventory of houses for sale has dropped … Continue reading