Home Improvement Advice: Know when to call the professional

by on May 23, 2011 16 Comments
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New kitchen sink faucet: $180 Plumber’s putty: $2.89 Water shut-off wrench: $13.80 Trips to Lowe’s / Home Depot: 3 Busted knuckles: 4 Curse words uttered: 386 Time spent wasted: 4 hours What I’d rather have been doing: Anything Parker & Sons Plumbing “no extra fee on Sundays” policy: Priceless There are some home repair projects that are better left to the professionals. One … [Read more...]

God Bless the USA

by on May 2, 2011 9 Comments
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The news last night that Osama bin Laden had been taken out by a team of Navy Seals was met with a lot of different reactions. Personally, I’d like to shake the hand and buy a beer for not just every member of that Seals team, but also every man and woman that has ever served this country. And their families too. They have all sacrificed so much for so long and they deserve far more than just … [Read more...]

Twenty Years Ago Today My Best Friend Said I Do

by on April 27, 2011 16 Comments
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It was April 27, 1991 – a sweltering day in Austin, Texas as I stood in the Zilker Park Rose Garden and watched Francy walk up to me. I’d sworn to myself that I wasn’t going to get choked up, but at some point in the vows I did.  Couldn’t help it. The most amazing woman I’d ever met was about to become my wife. Twenty years later, she’s still here. How she puts up with me on a … [Read more...]

A life-altering moment. Putting things in perspective

by on March 26, 2011 137 Comments
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Imagine this… You are driving down the freeway at ten o’clock at night. Up ahead you see the flashing lights of multiple emergency vehicles and traffic slows. “Great, an accident. All I want to do is get home…” you may be thinking. As you approach the scene, you see a flipped over and mangled car. A car of the exact make, model and unusual color of what your 19 year old son drives. … [Read more...]

When Bad Things Happen to Great People. Clint Miller needs help.

by on February 19, 2011 14 Comments
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Meet my friend Clint Miller. He is a top-notch human being. And he’s in a battle for his life. Testicular cancer has migrated into his lungs and liver. Clint is currently on his fifth day in a Montana hospital Intensive Care Unit undergoing aggressive chemotherapy treatments. And he needs help. The real estate social networking community is rallying to help Clint, his wife Angela and … [Read more...]

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