Proposed Alternatives: “Spam Notice,” “Email Filter,” “Sequestered Email,” etc. Just a helpful suggestion to Microsoft, purveyor of the ubiquitous “Office 360” software suite, while everyone’s sensitivity is, shall we say, “heightened” at the moment: At least for the next several months, you may want to consider using a synonym for “Quarantine notification,” the message I...Read More

I don’t know if Realtors suffer disproportionately from Attention Deficit Disorder.** But, I did just hear a story at a continuing ed class, about an agent who got this t-shirt from his spouse for his birthday: My wife thinks I have ADHD. I don’t think so. Hey, look!  A chicken! **Getting emails, texts, and phone calls what seems...Read More

“Let My People Go”:  Blocking Senders as a Last Resort No sooner had I clicked “unsubscribe” on one of the automatic newsletters Realtors get bombarded with these days, then I saw a new email in my inbox. From the same vendor. It was a form letter saying they were “sorry to see me go,” and...Read More