Nicknames, I’ve had a few. As a kid my buddy Ralph called me “the man with a thousand faces.” For some reason I made him laugh, a constant source for his amusement. During my early teens my buddy Ronnie and his family called me Adams. You see we hung out on the basketball court quite...

As a kid I played a lot of cards with my family. My mom, my aunt Karen, and my uncles were all kind enough to let a ten year old kid play with the grown ups. Our game of choice was spades. Card games are a great way to bring together family, to have fun,...

While writing at the coffee shop a few weeks ago, a friend of mine stopped by and told me about a real estate seminar he was attending the upcoming weekend. The seminar was held at a local hotel and the promise was to teach attendees the secrets of flipping houses. You know, buy a foreclosure...

On Friday I met a guy named Adrian at one of the houses I’m getting prepped for sale. A few years ago he started a business doing “clean outs”. In the real estate world a “clean out” is removing a house of unwanted furniture and personal property no longer needed. Normally this happens when someone...

Did you know that Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus closed down last May? After 146 years the Greatest Show on Earth is no longer in business. Good. I hate the circus. Also, I hate the zoo. I’m not kidding, I hate them both. I’m glad the circus is closed and I hope every zoo...