Over the past few months, I have seen or heard of some offers made on homes that are unbelievable. It is not uncommon to hear that a Home Buyer wants to offer $150,000 for a house that is listed at $200,000. The media is driving these low ball offers. Real Estate throughout the country is different....

So, earlier today, Brent Spiner was talking about auctioning off his 400th Tweet. Instead, he posted a Groucho Marx quote. Then: “You can never go wrong with a good Groucho line. But, I will be auctioning the 500th. Best offer I got-$10. Not nearly enough.” When I saw this, I posted: @br...

Companies reserve the right to produce, ship and distribute their goods globally. Many produce in cheap labor countries like China, ship the goods around the globe to sell it high in countries like the United States or the European Union. It is natural to them because the process saves them lots of ...

Everyone knows that Microsoft is trying to put Windows XP out to pasture to usher in the latest windows operating system, Windows Vista 7, the last date that direct OEM and retail license availability ended on June 30, 2008 and the System Builder license availability ended on January 31, 2009. But d...

When personal finances are discussed, the experts usually divide people into savers and spenders. We ran across a press release from Fidelity, the mutual fund giant, about a survey of workers in the non-profit world. They asked the participants if they were a saver, a spender or an investor. ___ ___...

In 2007, the city doled out $500,000 for an old ferry it hoped to use as a shuttle between Manhattan and Governors Island — $250,000 less than the Martha's Vineyard and Woods Hole Steamship Authority was asking for. Score! But later, when city officials actually plopped it in the water, they r...

In every Pixar movie, Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, etc. there is a small yellow ball, with a red star and a blue stripe. You have to look hard to find it, but it’s there. The ball was originally a central prop in the 1986 animated short Luxo Jr. I want [...]...

Third group joins coaster ride to ownership at Hard Rock Park - Business - Myrtle Beach Online. A third group wants to buy the bankrupt Hard Rock Park, according to documents filed Monday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.......

Potential buyers plan Hard Rock Park overhaul - Business - Myrtle Beach Online. Both of the potential buyers say they would reopen the park in time for this year's summer tourist season, but lots of changes need to be made......

Second bidder plans changes for Hard Rock Park : News : WPDE . A second investor group is looking to make some changes at the bankrupt Hard Rock Park, if their bid to buy it is successful. This week, a......