Passing Thoughts Evoked by a Croatian Music Video (of Petar Graso)

Years ago, I was living in Italy and quite homesick. I had a very vivid dream in which crossing a street took me across the ocean ... . In the dream, I was back home. But even at home I was an alien. The dream had a despairing quality ... . It gives me a serenity as I look to the future, knowing that the ice over the lake of my tomorrow [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 05:14:25

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Eight steps to powerful negotiating in a buyer’s real estate market

In today’s real estate market, Buyers have plenty of inventory to choose from and sellers have lots of competition up and down their streets ... , you need to sell your home quickly or lose your dream home! You are the one feeling a little pressure ... the field of possible homes considerably. Remember, you are not the only buyer looking for acreage away [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 02:32:18

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Obama’s Succcess

Henry Louis Gates Jr., editor in chief of The Oxford African American Studies Center, ... . Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed to the world that he had a dream, in the shadow of a brooding ... celebration that manifested itself in black homes, gathering places, and the streets of our communities [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 19:16:17

A Mexican Getaway and A New Year

As you might know, we spent Christmas in Mexico this year in the small town of Platanitos in the Nayarit Riviera, ... dream house Casa Lagarto about three years ago and ever since we have been anxious to visit ... it is true. Small towns like Otates are very poor with no paved streets, tin roof homes, living off [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 05:57:00

Killing The American Dream

by Steve Soto On a day when Paul Krugman showed us that the Bush Administration’s own Labor Department reported that the broadest measure of ... will be on the street, tossed out of their foreclosed homes [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 04:29:08

As foreclosures increase, fewer people willing to buy them

From The Wall Street Journal:Foreclosures have long been labeled a bargain hunter’s dream and reducing the swelling count is a key part of housing’s ... , foreclosed homes were found with all sorts of problems, from missing pipes and appliances to damage done by previous owners upset losing their homes. Mr. Phillips described holes punched in walls [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:30:00

WSJ: "Housing Push for Hispanics Spawns Wave of Foreclosures"

From the Wall Street Journal:"Housing Push for Hispanics Spawns Wave of Foreclosures"By SUSAN SCHMIDT and MAURICE TAMMANCalifornia Rep. Joe Baca has long pushed legislation he said would "open the doors to the American Dream ... . Nearly 9,200 families in his district have lost their homes to foreclosure.For years, immigrants [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:10:00

Wall Street Journal reports on causes of the housing bubble that burst our economy and in the long run helped no one out...

From the Wall Street Journal.... Housing Push for Hispanics Spawns Wave of Foreclosures-"California Rep. Joe Baca has long pushed legislation he said would "open the doors to the American Dream ... . Nearly 9,200 families in his district have lost their homes to foreclosure. Foreclosure Crisis Hits [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 08:01:00

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