GAIL GLADSTONE RANTS

Here it is Sunday evening and I just realized there was a call that came in today on one of my properties that I had not responded to.  I usually return calls while the phone is still in the hands of the inquirer.  For me to wait as long as 3 hours (as in this case) gave me a stomach ache.  When ...

 I rediscovered the first love of my life when planning my high school 40th reunion (ouch...it hurts to say that number) four years ago!  Gene was the love of my life as we played at the recreation center in West Miami in 1955.  There will always be a place in my heart for Gene, but he has gone o...

I have always taken issue with those who believe everything they read in email and then forward it to everyone they know.  Reputations have been ruined, businesses hurt, and certainly mailboxes filled to the top with spam.  It is my hope that responsible folks check out the rumors at Snopes befor...

"Stewardesses"    is the longest word typed with only the left hand ...  And "lollipop"    is the longest word typed with your right hand.  (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)   No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.  "Dreamt" is the only English ...

"Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance."~ Samuel JohnsonGIVE YOURSELF A BREAK! How many times have you heard it? "Don't work harder, work smarter!" This modern cliche has almost become an annoyance - its meaning seems so obvious that we don't even pay attention to it anym...

"A little learning is a dangerous thing." ~ Mark Twain LESS IS LESS! The beauty (and humor) of Twain's observation lies in its double-edged irony. On one level, it seems to suggest that a little learning makes us more formidable - more dangerous - than someone with no learning. Then again, it als...

The Hormone Hostage              Women will understand this and the men should memorize it! The Hormone Hostage knows that there are days in the month when all a man has to do is open his mouth and he takes his life in his own hands! This is a handy guide that should be as common as a driver's li...

This is a really interesting example of what is happening in the market today.Tonya Tillery, with two of her children, Berlyn, age 3, and Trevor, age 5, says her Roosevelt home has gone to contract twice but remains unsold; she would like to move to Baldwin or Valley Stream. (Newsday / Jim Pepple...

When you have an "I Hate My Job" day, try this:On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy. Go to the thermometersection and purchase a rectal thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson.Be very sure you get this brand. When you get home, lock your doors,drawthe curtains and disconnect the phone ...

October 2007The median price of homes this October as compared to October 2006 is $430,000 a decline of 2%.The average price of homes this October as compared to October 2006 is $516,000, an INCREASE of 2.8%Unsold inventory value is declining.Contracts are down 22% for October, but increased Sept...