Politics
Integrity is not a Four Letter Word
Apr 9th
I’ve been tweeting a lot about the principles I stand for lately and I think some things need to be elaborated on more than just the 140 characters I’m allowed on Twitter. The principles I believe in are the same as our Founding Fathers. They’re pretty simple & straightforward: Life Liberty Pursuit of Happiness Limited
The Power of Community
Apr 6th
People talk about community all the time. There were ninety-four discrete definitions of the term by the mid-1950s. How can this be? How can a community mean so many different things to so many different people? I’ll tell you why – because a community isn’t defined by words, it’s defined by the very people who
The Peacock Syndrome
Apr 6th
It’s happening again! Real Estate Agents and Brokers are starting to walk with their heads up, chests out, and proclaiming the market is coming back. Well, there’s always something behind the glorious display of a peacock’s feathers. What’s behind the feathers of the Real Estate Peacock ain’t pretty at all right now. There’s a second
The Immutable Law of Cause and Effect
Jan 21st
Over the last several months we’ve heard that this is a new beginning in America. The election of the first African American President is the start of a new era is what I have heard falsely stated. I’ve heard countless times how people thought they would never see this day. I’m really having a hard
The Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 20th
Today we saw the transition of power in a peacful manner for the 44th time in the history of our great nation. As I watched the address President Obama gave today – one thing stood out clearly to me above anything else. What started it was this passage from the President’s speech: “Time and again
Have I Got a Deal for You!!!
Jan 18th
So I’m coming over to your house today to show you the deal of a life time! This is going to solve your financial problems once and for all. Let me explain. I’m going to take your money away from you and invest it in programs that have proven not to work. You know, just
Obstructionism – Depends on the view.
Jan 13th
Image by _Robert C_ via Flickr I’ve been hearing a lot of chatter lately about obstructionism. That Republicans should be bipartisan and vote on the remaining bailout to be dispersed. I’ve heard that Republicans shouldn’t be viewed as obstructionists when looking to President Obama’s (yeah I might as well call him what he’ll be soon)
True Change
Jan 12th
Let’s talk about true change. I’m writing this as a result of Fred Wilson’s post on his blog. He really got me thinking and I encourage anyone to read his post here What if your model is wrong? matter if you agree or disagree with Fred – he gets you thinking and that’s what matters.
Self Reliance – You can do better for yourself
Jan 11th
In this period of time that we’re in, we all tend to get hyper-emotional on certain issues. This greatly clouds our ability to reason and thus make decisions based on half baked ideas, false data, or just plain hearsay. We need to be more in tune with the power that each one of has, we