Several years ago (ok, a little more than a decade ago), I was contracted to manage the finances (and rehabilitation) of a multi-site, multi-unit apartment complex that stretched from Baltimore to Hagerstown to Silver Spring (all in Maryland) to Loudon (Virginia). During that time, we increased occupancy to over 95% in three of the units- and kept the fourth at 80%, so we could rehab a section of units at a time.
Continue reading No food. No water. Just prayer and meditation
The 10th Day of Tishrei. No, not today- that’s tomorrow’s date. And, you say- so what?
Maybe if I said it was Yom Kipur tomorrow, you’d understand the significance. Because that is exactly what tomorrow is. The end of 40 days of introspection, repentance, and preparing ourselves to be better humans and to make the world a better place- with renewed vigor.
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Back in 2000, it was time for a new car. And, as I had been doing for decades, I had a Chrysler on order. Ever since 1975, my car choice had been Chrysler products. (I even had a car leasing company that provided only the Chrysler family of products to clients.)
Except that Mercedes Benz had just bought the Chrysler Corporation. Right before the delivery of my car.
Continue reading That’s a Buick?
So, all these new companies that have been started- from where did they obtain their initial capital?
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Before we begin this discussion, I need to get something off my chest. I find it ridiculously presumptuous when someone starts a program and calls it the “First Annual” Anything. Really? First- ok. Annual- ok. First Annual? How about waiting until you show up again to come up with such a moniker. I’ve seen a slew of things that promised to be annual that never recurred.
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When I heard that Shimon Peres had a stroke, I knew the end was near. Sure, Shimon had managed to survive more than 90 years, several wars, and political infighting. But, a stroke for a nonagenarian is no simple matter. Being in a coma was not a plus.
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