“No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” – P.T. Barnum Do you occasionally run across people who seem a bit odd or

“Don’t blow it – good planets are hard to find.”– Quoted in Time Two weeks ago I wrote an article about the detrimental effect of short

Did you see the first NFL game of the season? It was a classic NFC North division matchup… Chicago v Green Bay.  This week I’d

Marilyn  is upset… kind of scared too. She just learned there’s a motel going in next to her home.  Marilyn knows I’m a lawyer and real estate

Today’s story is about my friend Phil, a fifty-dollar dad. He shared this story with me, and said I could share it with you. It’s about

You’ve seen the ads. “Hi, we’re OfferPad, and we want to buy your home.”  Oops. They forgot to continue. “Hi, we’re OfferPad, and we want to

If you’ve been reading my articles over the years, you know my dad (Chubby) was a huge influence on my life.  Most every Saturday morning he

A friend told me his kids start school this week. Seriously? August? My summer breaks weren’t over until Labor Day. Seems like that was 100

CONFLICTING SIGNALS Do you ever sense that someone is thinking differently from what they’re saying? They smile. They say nice things. But you feel like

LEARNING FROM MISTAKES Studies show that as we get older we tend to take fewer risks. One reason is because we are more thoughtful. We