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Bad news abounds when it comes to home sales. However much of this news is dealing with the national scene. Is there any good news for sellers in the Houston market? Actually, there is. Builders are holding off on new home construction. The inventory of homes on the market has not risen dramatica...
01/13/2008
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Sometimes the mind starts looking for themes or coincidences. Something keeps recurring in your life, and then it hits you, that feeling of deja vue. Well, after returning from a trip abroad, I thought that I would be looking at things with fresh eyes, but a particular issue keeps arising in just...
01/11/2008
I was just paying my invoice for my Supra Key by going through the automated phone system. I love how technology can make our lives easier, so I do not mind going through some steps on an automated system if it means getting through it all faster, since I do not have to wait to speak to a live re...
01/07/2008
I had a frustrating experience this week where a person with whom I have a business relationship failed me. It was nothing major; she missed a meeting, causing me to rearrange some other tasks. It was not a big deal, but then she proceeded to tell me that she decided to go shopping, and that it ...
12/15/2007
The Houston Chamber Alliance and the Texans for Economic Progress hosted a conference this week on the growth of the internet, namely broadband. Advancements are being made in health care, connecting local business economies to the world, business development, along with the traditional entertai...
12/06/2007
This is a question that interests me, and I wanted to see if I could get some responses. Lately, it seems that I have been inspecting one foreclosure after another. Half are for new investors, the other half seem to be for buyers looking for deals. This past week I was reminded of this question w...
11/30/2007
My son, who is just starting Middle School, is reading Huxley's Brave New World. He is peppering me with questions, so I pulled my copy down from the shelf to start rereading it. My edition includes the foreword written by the author for the second edition. Huxley argued for a decentralization in...
11/27/2007
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This past week my sixteen month old daughter has been home sick. Since I office out of my home, I thought that I could get a little work done. Thankfully, because of the holiday, I did not have too much to do. However, each evening, this little bundle of energy took her mother to my desk. My daug...
11/24/2007
I am at a loss for words, which is unusual for me. I am not much of a speaker. I am the quiet guy walking around the room staring intently, but I will open up on topics which I hold dear. As for writing though, I can become quite loquacious. However, at this time, I am feeling used up. Maybe it i...
11/23/2007
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