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“Peddling” Lies vs. “Pedaling” Lies

“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” –Mark Twain Once upon a time, unscrupulous people were said to “push” or “peddle” lies. In an era of ubiquitous fake news, apparently that’s not energetic enough. Now, if a lie is to get anywhere (never mind “around...
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A Daily Credo for the Trump Age

Keeping Calm and Carrying On, Circa 2017 As world views go, I always especially liked this one: “Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.” –Robert Orben With a little bit of re-tooling, I think it still works...
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Gender Equality, and Mediocre Men & Women

Trail Blazers vs. Trail Followers “Women have made it to a point where a woman who’s been first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state can win a presidential nomination. Now let’s see how long it takes for someone who’s a little less overqualified to get the nod.” –Gail Collins, “Hillary on the March“; The...
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Forrest Gump, Realtors, and Boxes of Chocolate

I’m convinced that a pretty good, workaday attitude for Realtors — or at least one that lots of veteran agents will relate to — is akin to Forrest Gump’s philosophy of life:  “life is like a box of chocolates.  You never know what you’re gonna get.” Just substitute “deals” for “life”. . . . .
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“Nobody Goes There Anymore. It’s Too Crowded”

Weekend Crush at Costco OK, so Yogi Berra wasn’t thinking about the St. Louis Park Costco when he uttered his famous line (he was actually referring to a (too) popular restaurant near the Yankees’ Spring training camp). But, the observation sure applied this am. After futilely circling the Costco parking lot for 15(?) minutes looking...
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Quote of the Week

Truer Words Were Never Spoken Written “Poor policy and incompetent leaders are creating massive systemic risks, and modern markets can concentrate and change their focus instantly ” for all the right reasons, for no apparent reason, or for some combination of the two.”  (my emphasis) –Paul Singer, founder of the $17 billion hedge fund Elliott...
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