The Hat – Someone Really Should Tell Him

He bought a hat – a hat he bought It gave him just the look he sought Out he came from haberdashing Thinking that he looked so smashing Down the street he walked on air Filled he was with savoir faire Then on home to his sweet…

Fuck It!

I knew I’d have no chance If I asked that girl to dance And I knew without a doubt I’d never win the boxing bout. No chance I’d be elected. I might as well have defected And what a silly notion If I tried for that promotion But…

False Dreams

My brain gets oh so fuzzy With a drink then I get buzzy I find myself so smitten With the amazing words I’ve written. I dare not self-admonish Instead my words I find astonish Til I wake up the next day And then it seems passé. I…

Duck Pond Poem (By Kim Stachenfeld)

Duck Pond Poem (By Kim Stachenfeld at age 5) Ducks in the duck pond, frogs there as well I don’t really blame them, it’s a nice place to dwell It seems like a nice place, although I hear them say Quack, quack, quack, quack, every quacking…

Different Good Byes

Good bye my wife I say in the morning am leaving for the day I will see you tonight come what may Good bye my daughter your first day of school Good bye my child as you go off in the world But you will be back Good bye my father…

America — A New Yorker’s Thoughts

A would be Kerouac I went to hit the Midwest Wondering would there I find America’s worst or best On the coasts some call them flyover states Denigrated as not with us – not our mates Ask the Times, Wash Post or other news sources They’re…

Opportunity Zones 3.0 A Completely Different Plan

Let’s start with the former Opportunity Zone program, which I will refer to as OZ-1.  The concept was wonderful; I mean, how could anyone argue against rich people investing in poor areas? However, there were some problems with it that limited…

The Bias Bias Trap

I have noticed this affliction which, in my view, seems to affect even the most intelligent and perspicacious of persons, which I call:            The Bias Bias Trap   To get right to it, and make it super easy, consider…

Lonely Guy in a Suit and Tie

Why, oh why, I say with a sigh Am I the only one left in a suit and a tie? Should it be that I claim that the reason Is cause suits and ties are always in season Or am I just a man who likes to stand out I am awfully stubborn without…

The Real Estate Philosopher’s Guide

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If there is anything in the world I know a lot about, it is real estate.  It has been my life for 40 years. The Real Estate Philosopher combines my knowledge and experience in real estate with my love of thinking (philosophy).  If you are…
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