Category Archives: Life

I think that we’d all agree that the last couple of weeks have been brutal ones for our various markets: the stock market closed Friday at 2004 levels, Oil is at an all-time high, and the real estate market here … Continue reading →

Call it blinding flash of the obvious number, what? 87 or 88 for me at least? But after spending the last 25 years or so always looking out toward the future, I figured out a couple of weeks ago that … Continue reading →

1 Pittsburgh Penguins jersey size XXL:     $  200 1 set of custom goaltending equipment:  $2,500 1 pair of custom fit goaltender skates:     $  500 Knocking in the Stanley Cup winning goal for the other team with your butt:  Priceless! Here’s the video:

And true I have to admit. I still want one though!      

I happen to be pretty adept at getting things done. A LOT of things done. I have to be. I have a high visibility job with a global consulting firm and a client that is one of the top three … Continue reading →

My oldest paid me a very nice compliment yesterday. Like probably most grade school kids with cable, ours have been glued to the television at 8pm last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as one of … Continue reading →

A friend of mine emailed me last week with an article that forecast more bad news. And he, I think tongue in cheek, suggested that I must be doing cartwheels because the bad news for the housing market was great … Continue reading →

I’m sure that you have seen the news reports out of Ohio during the last week. First one, then a second Federal Judge dismissed foreclosure proceedings because the lenders “failed to prove that they owned the properties they were trying … Continue reading →

I have received some interesting responses to my “10 Things” post. When I wrote it my personal feeling was that there would be a massive “piling on” because things seem to be so bad here, and that I would be … Continue reading →

I’ve been talking to a lot of out of state investors lately, and the subject of weaknesses and opportunities for this region comes up every time. While I know that any discussion of substance on this would take a while, … Continue reading →