Online Newsletter for the Week Ending September 23

QUOTE:  “If you want to identify me, ask me what I am living for, in detail, and ask me what is keeping me from living fully for what I live for.”  Thomas Merton

HUMOR OF THE WEEK:  A video classic:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8i3Z-JObYU&feature=related  

AN EAGLE AND A HANG GLIDER, this is a pretty amazing video, especially if you like animals and nature:  http://www.parahawkusa.com/Home.html

KEITH BARRY DOES BRAIN MAGIC (VIDEO):  You tell me how he does the things he does:  http://www.ted.com/talks/keith_barry_does_brain_magic.html

THE SOCIAL REVOLUTION AND YOUR EVOLUTION; article link by Jeffrey Gitomer.  http://www.gitomer.com/articles/ViewPublicArticle.html?key=ajcdMibak3Myqc%2B9dcOajg%3D%3D

2012 DUES INVOICES…… Brokers will soon be receiving their 2012 Realtor Dues Statements. More details to come, but we will be sending statements online this year. NABOR dues will remain the same this year at $140 for local fees. Very important: Agents should return their payments only to their broker, not the NABOR Office. Your broker will then submit all agent payment returns together from their office.   Avoid late fees: All dues need to be received in the NABOR Office by November 15, 2011.  Please plan ahead.  As a reminder for future dues, everyone should be setting aside a pre-determined amount each month to insure funds are available to renew your license, renew your board dues (local, state and national), renew your, renew your MLS dues and renew your Errors and Omissions Insurance. 

QUOTES FROM WILL ROGERS: 

Will Rogers, who dies in a 1935 plane crash, was one of the greatest political sages this country has ever known.  Enjoy the following:

·       Never slap a man who’s chewing tobacco

·       Never kick a cow chip on a hot day

·       There are two theories to arguing with a woman; neither works.

·       Never miss a good chance to shut up

·       Always drink upstream from the herd

·       If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging

·       The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back into your pocket.

·       There are three kinds of men:  The ones that learn by reading.  The few who learn by observation.  The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.

·       Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

·       If you’re riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still there

·       Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier’sn puttin’ it back in

·       After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring.  He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him.  The moral:  When you’re full of bull, keep your mouth shut

ABOUT GROWING OLDER…

First:  Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.

Second:  The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for

Third:  Some people try to turn back their odometers.  Not me; I want people to know why I look this way.  I’ve traveled a long way, and some of the roads weren’t paved.

Fourth:  When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra

Fifth:  You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks

Sixth:  I don’t know how I got over the hill without getting to the top

Seventh:  One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it’s such a nice change from being young.

Eighth:  One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been

Ninth:  Being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable

Tenth:  Long ago, when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft.  Today it’s called golf

And finally, if you don’t learn to laugh at trouble, you won’t have anything to laugh