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Global Warming (thru the ages)
I originally wrote this in early 2009 but, sad to say, it still applies: I hate to waste time on this, but since it's currently fashionable to believe that man is causing global warming, I just can't help putting it to the "historical perspective" test. I am no scientist, and I'm not even going to get into the vested interests of a whole bunch of people who are riding the government gravy train "studying" this. All that aside, it fails the...Continue Reading!
These Are Perilous Times
Originally written in May, 2009: Please. No, they are not. Every generation thinks they live in unprecedentedly "perilous times". Remember the bucolic 1950's? Ozzie & Harriet, Mickey Mouse, Howdy Doody, Elvis, and all that innocence? That's not what people thought at the time! It was "head for the bomb shelter and duck and cover" 'cuz them Ruskies could be sending a nuclear bomb over any minute. Not to mention polio and a bunch of other disesases since eradicated. We now know that...Continue Reading!
May, 2012, Newsletter
Dear Neighbor: You will notice from the enclosures that all the listings I mentioned in my last newsletter have sold. All sold inside 30 days. More on that later. If you’ve been paying attention to the real estate market lately (as if you have nothing else to do), you have noticed that there just isn’t much for sale. That is true throughout the South Bay and, if you’re a seller or thinking about becoming one, this is an excellent environment. Buyers have...Continue Reading!
The Moore House, Palos Verdes Estates
There has been a lot of discussion about the impending demolition of the "Moore House", 504 Paseo Del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates. Having lived here since 1947 and grown up in Neighborhood Church across the street from it, I remember when it was built and have some perspective on this: First of all, and cutting to the chase, I agree that the current owner has the right to tear it down and build the house he desires. The PVE City Council...Continue Reading!