Last night was the Fall Open House at the Alzheimer's facility where my mother lives. While watching the live jazz band, I looked at the elderly lady sitting in front my and had the strangest thought. I wondered what she had done in her life to make it possible to be able to afford to live in s
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09/24/2010
I bought a new kitchen faucet the other day. Yeah, yeah, I know. Doesn't knock you off your seat, right? It didn't me either...until I was actually shopping for the faucet at the home improvement store. After I got over the sticker shock, I began looking around. I had certain things I was lo
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09/23/2010
I believe Aretha Franklin sang it better than anyone could say it... R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me R-E-S-P-E-C-T Take care, TCB Oh (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me) A little respect (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me) Whoa, babe (ju
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09/22/2010
I was out showing houses in Tulsa the other day when I saw something strange below an outside staircase. I went to take a look and found this little guy. I nicknamed him the "moon man" because he kind of looks like the man on the moon. He is missing a part of his right cheek, but I love the ex
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09/19/2010
The Facebook post caught my attention. It said, "I heard today of 3 top real estate agents in Tulsa who gave in to our difficult market and quit real estate. It saddened me that they couldn't work through the hard times. No matter how upbeat I am on here, I am feeling the very same hard times as
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09/15/2010
I was thinking about the Realtor Code of Ethics the other day. This isn't something I sit around and do that often, but it crossed my mind that day because I was mad. You see, I had a seller who didn't listen to my counsel in regards to pricing. And then he decided to remodel the kitchen durin
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09/14/2010
Most every city has a restaurant or two that everyone knows about and loves. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of our favorites is Coney I-Lander. According to the Internet, a man named Christ Economou came to Tulsa, Oklahoma from Texas in 1926 and opened the city's first Coney I-Lander. I believe you
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09/12/2010
Because today is 9/11, we all have thoughts on our minds about the terrible tragedy and loss of life in New York City on that fateful day. Today is indeed a day to remember, reflect and never forget. But is that all there is? Remembering? Reflecting? Not forgetting? Without being holier than
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09/11/2010
Let me begin this post by saying that I have no good excuses for why this is so late in finishing up. I tried to think up a whole bunch of them that you might actually believe, but they all sounded corny. So I gave up and decided to tell the truth. I dropped the ball. For those of you who are
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09/10/2010
Readers, I am a blogging Real Estate agent in Owasso. If you want to know what that means to you as a home seller AND if your agent doesn't blog, be sure to read this great post by Irene Kennedy. With deep humility, I admit I dominate the real estate blogging in my area. My posts place promine
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09/10/2010