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I have a weakness for puns.  I prefer the clever ones (such as this one) but really any pun will amuse me to some degree. This summer, on a trip to Michigan, I stayed at a Hampton Inn.  Hampton Inns have a really neat corporate program that identifies, publicizes and even helps save endangered la...

My career path has been a very twisty one, with many turns and detours along the way that has taken me through many roles and industries.  One of the things that I have notice about Real Estate that differs from many other professions is the seemingly endless number of coaches, gurus and motivati...

As many of my ActiveRain friends know, the topic of Parkinson Disease always hits a nerve with me.  It's a dreadful disease (actually a neurodegenerative disorder) from which over 1.5 million people in this country suffer.  has altered my Father's life since he was diagnosed with it in the mid-19...

  Tomorrow, Sunday, September 18, 2010 is the 27th annual Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade.  The parade serves as Dallas’ annual LGBT Pride parade.  This year the organizers are expecting attendance in the 30,000 to 35,000 range and the parade will feature over 90 entries which will carry the theme...

I have had a good number of recruiting appointments over the past few weeks.  It must be that time of year where agents are more open to changing brokerages. As I discuss the benefits that Prudential Texas Properties offers our agents, I always spend a good amount of time discussing the tools an...

They're everywhere lately... movie theaters, dressing rooms, retail stores, restaurants.  Bedbugs are big news and they are not limited to places that are getting a lot of media coverage, such as New York City.  I read an article this week that said the greatest incidence of Bedbugs reported was ...

Sometimes the words we choose can paint a picture for the people who are listening to us.  When I recently saw the vehicle in the photo parked in my office garage I knew it would be a photo blogging post for me at some point.  As I was posting the photo just a short while ago, I was talking on th...

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and Dallas’ Aston’s Bakery is helping in the fight against Ovarian Cancer with a month-long fundraiser for TealToes.org.  Now through the end of September, stop in and buy a chocolate or vanilla cupcake with teal colored cream cheese frosting for $2 and...

I hear time and time again about the Cadillac Escalade is the ultimate “Bling” car because of it’s extensive use of shiny materials and chrome.  While attending a classic car show recently I came across this beauty.  Back in 1959, Cadillac was clearly planting the seeds that would make them the ...