We are all going to die. That’s the big elephant in everybody’s room. We may live our lives on purpose, get married on purpose, raise our kids on purpose, plan for retirement. Purpose is a good thing. But it just dances around the cold, hard fact that we will bite the dust. Kick the bucket. …
…a world in white gets under way. Or so says the famous song by U2. A quick check of the weather map and we see that Bono’s bellowed report is confirmed in Missoula, MT with a brisk 10 degrees and snow. Over in Coeur D’Alene, ID they are getting some of that same system. Looks …
Whenever I slip out the back door I grab a little green key ring. It has the house key, which is also the key to my music room in the garage. I like to keep the house locked up so this is also my way back in. And my little ring has a gate key …
So, if you are my Facebook friend you can’t have helped but notice that we are putting a pool in. I mean, like all the way in, the ground. This has been a life-long dream of my lovely wife, but, quite frankly, not exactly on my top ten list. All the standard reasons apply: the …
It’s 1969, somewhere on the Autobahn of West Germany. It’s night, and late, and one Arthur N. Fleshman is trying to get his family home from another of their famous weekend getaways. My Dad, Arthur N., pulls the Plymouth Belvedere III into a German rest stop. The car load of passengers is asleep, mostly, but …
I’ve been selling residential real estate for sixteen years. It is generally interesting, always an adventure, sometimes even fun. People invest a lot of emotion and excitement in the experience of buying their dream home – it is their dream, after all. But over the years I have managed to avoid selling commercial real estate. …
In the world of ethics, a few codes rise to a level of strength not seen anywhere else. Oddly, as a Realtor, the Code of Ethics I ascribed to when joining is not only powerful but enforceable. An agent found violating the Code can suffer professional and financial consequences. There isn’t much like the Realtor …
It’s that time of year again. Summer is nearly upon us; the grass is green and flowers are finally blooming. If you live in East Tennessee you notice the Chickamauga Reservoir is at summer water and the boaters are making the most of it. But, mostly, it’s the time of hope, celebration, and a future …
I was never in the military. My dad was career Army, so I spent my childhood in that environment. When I met my wife she was in the Navy, later got out, then got back in, and is now retired. My oldest son did seven years in the Air Force and youngest daughter did the …
It’s the simple things in life that bring the most pleasure. A walk on the beach. Wind through the front porch chimes. Lightning bugs. The smell of fresh-cut grass. Watching the flames in the firepit. A PBJ. You can learn a lot from a PBJ. There’s not a more honest sandwich out there. Combining peanuts …
Life On Purpose 