Sunday, May 19, 2013

Real Estate

Menlo Park Faces Problem with BMR Program

[This is a reprint from the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors newsletter dated... 


Why Banks Hate Foreclosing

Much has been written about the role banks and Wall Street financiers played in the... 


Multiple Offers in Silicon Valley

While the rest of the nation wonders if the nascent housing recovery is for real,... 


$28m Estate Being Auctioned with Opening Bid of $10m.

The historic French Chateau, “Le Soleil,” in Woodside California has been for... 


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Exemplary Real Estate Agent

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Eat Play Live

The Story Behind Apple’s 1984 Ad

The Superbowl is coming up in a couple of weeks and that got me thinking about the commercials.  I found the following article by Tom Hormby from 2006 and have reprinted it here.  So, in honor of our most famous Cupertino neighbor and the recent passing of Steve Jobs, here is the story behind what many consider is the greatest Superbowl commercial... [Read more of this review]


LOST – Best Television Show Ever

In the fall of 2010 I was laid up in bed for about six weeks recovering from a surgery.  Mom was visiting to aide with my recuperation and one night we were deciding what to watch on TV.   The final episode of the show LOST had aired a few months prior.  Despite all the hype during it’s six year run, neither of us had seen a single episode. ... [Read more of this review]


Social Networking…IRL

Online social media is all the rage right now.  If you own or are part of a business you’ve undoubtedly been bombarded by all the hype.  “You must have a social media presence.”  “Get your Facebook Fan Page up ASAP.”  “Tweet, tweet, tweet!” I’ll add my voice to the mix.  You should use online social media to connect with people. ... [Read more of this review]


Forever On The Mountain

If you enjoy outdoors activities like hiking and camping and you like historical accounts, then I highly recommend this book – Forever On The Mountain, by James Tabor.  It is probably the best book I’ve read about extreme mountaineering.  By “extreme,” I mean climbing the big ones - mountains over 20,000 feet high.  This... [Read more of this review]


Climbing for Fitness

I hate going to the gym.  I hate exercising as a separate activity.  I’m busy enough.  On the other hand, I’ve been telling myself I “should” go to the gym for the last several years.  (Tip: The word “should” is never a positive.)  Needless to say, I haven’t been to a gym in those same last-several-years. ... [Read more of this review]


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