DISQUS

A little spammy, Jonathan... And posted to the wrong post, but for readers from Canada, you site could have some good info.

For those that are paying attention, Ken is the FIRST person I would call if I were in trouble. And that wouldn't be because he is a friend... it is because I know that he would do everything he could to help me. I have a LOT of friends. He would help me because this is something he is passionate about.

I need to get my Commando together before all of theplaces to take it are locked off...

This is what I do in the evening in front of the TV. Each evening I sit down and spend some time researching and writing. Now it is a habit...

I would enjoy an H1... but the H2 and H3 don't do a thing for me. I also like the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon... but I have a Jeep. If I got a Rubi, I'd never get my pile of parts together. The one I am building would be able to run nastier trails.

Glenn, while i can say that I had a 4x8 layout years ago, I am not "into" model railroading. I think it is cool, and love watching people with a hobby they enjoy.

The magic for me was watching how excited my son got watching the trains. It was also fun shooting pictures...

You'd have to push PRETTY fast...

I always like it when I hear the answer "with four wheels" when the question is "what type of racing do you like?" I'm going to make Matt a fan...

Matt... I knew that... but i thought the announcement wasn't until Inman. I didn't want to blow your cover in my VERY FIRST WEEK. I figured I'd release secrets and spoil surprises later.
;^ )

Thom,
You got me. I should have double checked... Updated to Straits.

Dan,
Many of the epoxies can't be put on the slab until it has cured for at least 30 days... some 90 days.

I'm with you on the other stuff. Good additions.

I'm on Linked In. I haven't looked at Tumblr... and I don't even know if I want to look at any more...

Doing what you are suggesting would only really accomplish one thing. It would push investment off-shore. Instead of the savings and investment being made here in the US to grow jobs and expand business here, it would go somewhere else.

Personally, I think that income tax itself is something that should be done away with, and we should move to a purely consumption based tax system like the FairTax.

BTW, the "poor" pay almost nothing in tax, and the percentage that they pay of their income is also just about negligible.

You can bet that there will be a pretty big announcement here for the property marketing when it is released.

I would bet that it just hasn't been written yet. FF3 isn't really even out of beta, so I'm sure that something will show up.

Careful. You might find yourself upside down with a depreciating asset tied to your equity.

Simon,

I have to say I thought about not letting your comment stand. It is kind of spammy. Next time you might try to actually address the post you are commenting on, instead of just plugging your product.

Bryan,

I guess it took you awhile to make it here, since there were loads of sites that picked up on that headline.

Sorry you don't like that I wrote about it, but I'll have to get over that... and you will too. I won't give you a pass for it being the first time you drove drunk. You got lucky and didn't hurt or kill anyone. There could have just as easily been a tragic ending. Shortly after High School, my girlfriend's best friend was killed by a drunk driver. A couple of years later, a friend of mine was coming home from work on his bike, and a drunk driver hit him and left him for dead. He was in a coma for several weeks, and suffered brain damage. Every single day, there are scores of people that die because someone drove drunk for the first time.

And, don't try to make it sound like you had to drive drunk once to learn. There isn't one honest person in this country that can say they don't know it is a stupid idea. Are you going to try to say that you didn't know what you were doing was wrong... and stupid? I don't need to know you or more details to know that you did something stupid, and got lucky that you didn't cause anyone serious harm.

Finally, I wrote that post because I almost fell off of my chair when I saw the story on Fox News. It is funny. I will admit that "moron drunk driving" has become one of the more popular search terms for my blog, but it really isn't aiming for my target audience. But, that wasn't in my mind when I wrote the story.

Maybe instead of Googling yourself and trying to chastise everyone that thought it was a funny headline, maybe you should find a way to tell others that you made a stupid move and look for ways to stop other people from making the same mistake. Perhaps you can take this very negative incident and find a way to make it positive. Maybe YOU could save someone's life.

That would be growing up.

Thanks for the props Ken.

Ken is one of the tools in my arsenal for both buyers and sellers. By helping get buyers qualified and through closing... he is helping the sellers.

Thanks Mike. I'll do my best.

Katy,
It was my pleasure. The kids were great and asked excellent questions... and answered some as well.

And, Katy means if you need real estate and are a car junkie, I'm the agent to talk to...

While at the staging area today, we were talking about a Bricklayer's injury report. I found it so that you could get the better version.

Reprinted below...

This letter came from a poor old bricklayer who had suffered an accident. He has been besieged with the bureaucracy of an insurance company in filling out the forms for a Workmen's Compensation claim. I would like to read to you a little bit of this letter that he wrote back to the insurance company.

"I am writing in response to your request for additional information. In Block 10 of the accident reporting form I put, 'poor planning', as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully, and I trust that the following details will be sufficient.

I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working alone on the roof of a new six story building. When I completed my work I discovered that I had about five hundred pounds of bricks left over.

Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using the pulley, which fortunately was attached to the side of the building at the sixth floor. Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, slung the barrel out, and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went back to the ground, untied the rope, holding it tightly to assure a slow descent of the 500 pounds of brick.
You will note that in Block 11 of the accident reporting form that I weigh 135 pounds. Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind, and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather rapid rate up the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming down. This explains the fractured skull and broken collar bone.

Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately, by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope in spite of my pain.

At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground, and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Devoid of the weight of the bricks, the barrel now weighed approximately fifty pounds. I refer you again to my weight in Block 11. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles and the lacerations of my legs and lower body.

The encounter with the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks. And fortunately, only three vertebrae were broken. I am sorry to report, however, that as I lay there on the bricks in pain, unable to stand, and watching the empty barrel six floors above me, I again lost my presence of mind and let go of the rope.

I'll see you guys tomorrow.

I agree about the comments. I will be trying to figure out which line of code needs to be changed.
The video was presented on RER as a property video. I agree it is a great neighborhood video.

Tim,
If I am preparing a listing, there are plenty of things to do. Things like fresh paint, Of course, the same types of steps need to be taken outside. Clean up around the house, paint the front door, give the landscaping a fresh trim, or possibly even update. Make sure that the driveway is clean... get rid of any stains as much as possible. Write, or have written, compelling copy for the listing and ads. Get very good photos... and lots of them. A virtual tour is becoming mandatory now. Make sure that the house is a step above every other competitive property in the area.
Thanks for commenting.

Rita, you like the Morgan? What would Curtis say?