You may have had a similar experience of late.  I drove into a gas station and, as I was about to begin pumping gas, I was approached by a woman who asked if she could demonstrate a cleaning product.  I didn’t object, particularly because I like to observe different sales techniques. Well Versed She approached… Read More

A few years back the whole social media phenomenon and Facebook in particular really had me confused.  I thought, “Why would I really care that “so and so” neglected to take a shower this morning?  Obviously the world’s engagement with social media has grown exponentially since then. The 1940’s As I was touring our broker open houses today I… Read More

  “The great man down, you mark his favorite flies. The poor advanced makes friends of enemies. And hitherto doth love on fortune tend, For who not needs shall never lack a friend, And who in want a hollow friend doth try, Directly seasons him his enemy.”   The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark… Read More

After a great July 4th holiday, I sit at my computer and think of the true meaning of independence.  Not Independence Day, which most Americans know celebrates the day that America declared its independence from Great Britain.  But individual independence.  Is it someone who is in a position to do what they want, when they want?  Or is that… Read More