March 14, 2008
What every husband should know…..
You know the old adage "confession is good for the soul." Well, I need to make one. Sometime in December I had come home for the evening. As is my routine, I set up my laptop so I can check my e-mail (or google something I heard about on the radio on the way home), while I sort, read and mostly discard the postman’s most recent tidings. As you can see, I am the modern man who has learned a lesson from his children and can now "multi-task."
Having disposed of my snail mail, I had just begun to address my e-mail, when my wife, Mary Stuart, entered my realm and began relaying the various interactions of her day. Guys, you know the drill - people who called, people she’d seen, events relating to the children, the usual "how was your day" interchange between husband and wife. Even though my eyes were steadfastly aimed at the glowing screen of my laptop, my ears WERE engaged in what Mary Stuart was saying. They had to be, because I clearly heard her next utterance, which was "are you this disconnected when you’re with your clients?"
HELLO! Needless to say, "how was your day" and so many other of my daily interactions are handled differently now. Just a word to the wise……
I have just begun to look at February’s numbers and while total sales were pretty dismal; there are some bright spots out there. Yeah, I know you all think I am the supreme optimist, but there are some encouraging patterns currently in the market. I have decided not to renew my subscription to Realty Times (I thought my market reporting was worth more to them, than their cost was to me. Realty Times didn’t agree, so they lost their longest reporting agent in Richmond - 6 years.), which means my market condition reports will only be found here in my blog. By mid week, I will post my market condition report and record a video verision as well, which I will post on my YouTube channel, VaBrickHouse. Here are February’s stats: