I was strolling down a lovely Barcelona street on a quest for coffee and pastries when I noticed a young lady on the next block trying to parallel park in an extremely small space. She would back up, get out of the car to see how much room she had, get back in, back up […]
To the punk that stole my phone in Barcelona
Dear Shithead – I hope you’re happy. That iPhone you ripped out of my hands on the streets of downtown Barcelona was full of photographs that meant a lot to me. Yes, I realize you couldn’t care less about that. I suspect you don’t care about anything but yourself. Let’s face it, you’re a miserable […]
17 Days in Italy, 1 pair of underwear
It’s not as gross as it sounds Around 35 years ago, I checked my bag onto a flight to somewhere. I don’t remember exactly where I was going, but am pretty sure it was for a three-day training class, so with travel time, I was packing for five days or so. I suspect I checked […]
This Was Not Our Finest Hour
This article was originally published on Inman News on May 22, 2019 under, “We’re better than this: Stop trolling other Realtors.” Links may send you to articles behind Inman’s paywall. It was back in 2004 when I got my real estate sales license. From the very day I raised my hand and pledged to uphold […]
Getting Old Does Not Suck
When my friend, and photographer extraordinaire, Jeff Turner took this shot at the Arizona Association of Realtors Conference, I’m not sure what I was thinking. My first reaction when I saw this image was to say, “That’s my “WTF?” look.” I suspect someone on stage said something that made me think…. “WTF?” Or, perhaps a […]
On the Zillow CEO Change
So the news breaks that Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff is stepping aside and Zillow co-founder (and former CEO) Rich Barton is coming in as CEO. And suddenly the real estate world tilts off-axis and could be on the edge of just spinning off wildly into space. Or, Zillow stock could take a pounding (“SEE!” […]
