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Dear Santa NAR: A Christmas Wish List

Dear Santa NAR: A Christmas Wish List

Now that I’ve been stuffed like the turkey I ate and had a chance to reflect on the many things I need to be thankful for it’s time for the next holiday to begin. Parties galore and, best of all, I get to sit…

It’s Merry Christmas

It’s Merry Christmas

No matter your faith this day, I’d like you to know, that when I wish you a Merry Christmas, this is my wish for you:

Peace
Love
Hope
Kindness
Care
Concern
Joy
Harmony
Togetherness
and most of all – I offer you myself, humbly…

When the Rubber Meets the Road

When the Rubber Meets the Road

It’s Christmas Eve Day. I look forward to this day all year. For over 15 years I have reserved this day for two activities: 1)shopping and 2) observing human nature.
There’s nothing like going to the busiest mall or downtown to shop on this day.…

When I Die

When I die are my friends going to think I was a dumbsit?  Maybe they think that now.  Hmmm.  Anyway, my client’s uncle is about to pass.  He’s fallen into “disrepair” in the past few months.   Since the market’s a little stagnant, they’re going to rent…

Who NOT to Be Mean to This Holiday Season

John Harper’s Random Acts of Blindness post inspired me to share a story that has kept me “sane” this holiday season as well as through this “interesting” market:

Background: My mother is a humanitarian, philanthropist, put-others-ahead-of-herself kind of woman. She is also an extremely strong-willed,…

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