My last game of the season before heading south was in the far northeastern corner of Vermont at Canaan High School.  It was a season-ending game for both schools.  The Cabot Huskies were the visitors that evening.  I always have enjoyed working games in Canaan.  I have done ...

  One of the things I have done on the road trip to Florida is to play a round of golf with my brother-in-law.  Today, we played a round in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina.  The course is called Crooked Creek .  And on the 11th hole, I got a hole-in-one.  I couldn't r...

A lot has happened in the financial world over the last 60 days.  The TARP program's passage chief among them.  Through much arm twisting and Chicken Little behavior by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke & Treasury Bossman Henry Paulson, a great swindle has occurred.  And now even m...

I have had a couple of rounds of golf with combination scores [2 9 hole rounds combined] that have been under 100.  But I never have had an 18 hole round under 100.  Until today.  I went with a friend of mine this morning and it was still in the 40s.  Gray.  Windy....

You never know when you will have another chance to do something.  So, today, after taking some things to my daughter, who lives near my old hometown of St Albans, Vermont, I decided to have a rematch with the Champlain Country Club.  Those who have followed the blog know that I am a new...

When we moved into our house a few years ago, one of the nice features was a 90 foot tall oak tree.  It provided a lot of shade and fed countless gray squirrels with its abundance of acorns.  After we had been there a couple of years, there was a storm that caused a large limb to fall betw...

Several years ago, I assisted a client in the purchase of a home.  Unfortunately, there were some servicing problems after the transaction had occurred which were beyond my control.  And when this couple sold their home a few years later and purchased another one, I was not in the mix.&nbs...

Hard to believe how long ago D-Day was.  64 years ago, the mammoth undertaking to restore freedom to the European continent began.  Since Rommel, the best general Hitler ever could have had, was on the outs with the dictator, his warnings were unheeded.  So, the landing area of Norman...

Every engine needs a tune-up once in awhile.  And Automated Underwriting [AU] engines are no different.  With all of the major changes in the past year, it is hard to just tinker after all.  Sometimes, an overhaul is the right medicine.  DU, the Fannie Mae AU system is rolling ou...

Tonight we got a call from a friend who exclaimed about the beautiful rainbow.  That was in Massachusetts--about 200 miles south of here.  We looked outside, and we saw one as well.  It was huge and had a faint double, too.  One of the more spectacular ones I have ever seen. ...