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  • Changing Times

              Today as in many bygone eras, it seems like I am hearing that these are changing times. There’s an old John Wayne movie with a scene in it where his movie daughter says, “Poppa It’s not the times that are changing.”  As a child Christmas and birthdays for many seem to never come, as…

  • Know Your Contracts

                It seems that every year the government demands that we put more and more into are contracts. Nowadays we can’t say it once we must repeat ourselves three or more times. Many times, we have to say the same thing with different verbiage because the different agencies want it spelled out their way.  I…

  • Get it in Writing

    I was asked by someone who is close to me to review the terms of a small loan she had qualified for was written. I did not like the terminology of the terms and I explained to her why. This construction has a third-party lender who will lend money for the completion of project which…

  • The Importance of a Vacation

                  The vacation is a chance for the employee to unplug from the work load and focus on their families or self-care.  Time away from their daily grind is important because knowing that the company care about their well-being increases productivity in many cases, it also enhances collaboration as well as their effectiveness. It has…

  • Being The Change Verses Making the Change

    Years ago, I came up with an idea of how I could provide a unique service to people. I was afforded the opportunity to go to college, even though it was a local community college. I accepted this offer and did quite well in school despite my age (50+). When I was nearing the completion…

  • Time is Money

                After months of set backs and many reviews of the plans to build the structure there have been some unreasonable demands placed on the Architect and contractor for the construction. I have asked why some of these changes have been made understanding they have no benefit to the living area of the plans. The…

  • Causes and Effects

                I have said in my writings that I am a general contractor and a Real Estate broker. It is not uncommon for people to complain about the high cost of houses today. The fact is there are politicians who complain about the high cost of housing who makes claims about us not regulation these…