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How appropriate that the day after we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr, Barak Obama will be sworn in as the President of the United States.

In honor of both occasions, enjoy these quotes by Martin Luther King Jr.:

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The ultimate measure of a man

is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience,

but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

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Be prepared before you head out to do your Holiday shopping – Check out the freeway closures as itwill be a busy pre-holiday weekend.  Closures are located on:

  • Route 51 (Piestewa Freeway) between Thunderbird and Shea Blvd
  • Loop 101 – between Route 51 and Tatum Blvd
  • Westbound 60 – between Rural Rd and Mill Ave
  • Northbound Loop 101 – between Cactus and Thunderbird

Dec 4 Freeway Closure Map

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Nov
30

Thanksgiving 2008 – Musings

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It’s been an enjoyable weekend with lots of cooking, eating and visiting with family.  The only real estate appointment I had was a home inspection yesterday but other than that, it’s been a lot of hanging out and doing nothin.  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because there is no stress except the timing of the turkey and making the gravy at the last minute.  And that stress is so worth the end result of the traditional Thanksgiving feast – and we do it all from the turkey to the pumpkin pie. 

Kind of corny but after we finished our dinner, we all shared the different things we were thankful for.  The  funny thing is that once you get started it is hard to stop.  As we slowed down, Lauren pulled out a printed email she had received and read it to us.  I had heard it before but I still laughed so hard.  Enjoy!

A young man named Victor received a parrot as a gift.

The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity.

Victor tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird’s vocabulary.

Finally, Victor was fed up and he yelled at the parrot.The parrot yelled back.Victor shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. Victor, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer.

For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet.  Not a peep was heard for over a minute.

Fearing that he’d hurt the parrot, Victor quickly opened the door to the freezer.

The parrot calmly stepped out onto Victor’s outstretched arms and said "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions.  I’m sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."

Victor was stunned at the change in the bird’s attitude.

As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior,the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"

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Feb
16

You Tube Diversion

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I know that there are lots of real estate videos on You Tube but it’s Saturday morning and time for a diversion. 

I have a friend who always sends me the funniest photos and videos.  II don’t have time to read them as I can get as many as 8 per week so I set up a rule and they get filed automatically into my “Funny” folder.    This morning is one of those mornings I needed a diversion from all things real estate so into the Funny folder I went and have been laughing ever since.  

Here are the top two of the day:  Enjoy.

Frozen in Central Station

The Kissing Test

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