Never mind what former Rangers manager Bobby Valentine said last night on “ESPN’s Baseball Tonight”, that mumbo about Josh Hamilton’s past drug use will affect his ability to “cure” his broken shoulder. It’s April in Texas: I think it’s ALLERGIES that will inhibit his healing — look at all those pretty plants in the yard!
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When you shop for a high-end car, do you pick the salesperson (and buy the car) because he or she had a vanity ad in some glossy magazine or on a billboard? Or do you buy because of the car and dealer? We have bought almost our all cars for years from Park Place because…
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Tis true. A new study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), when comparing 29 industrialized nations, found that people in our neighbor to the south, Mexico, work the most hours both paid and unpaid. Belgium came in with the least hours of work and earliest retirement, and France wasn’t far behind. The…
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Is Dallas Real Estate hopping like it’s 2006? I have an SOS request from a reader who needs a lot in the Park Cities to build a home. They are willing to pay up to $600,000 for a nice lot — maybe more for a corner? (Maybe less for being near the Tollway?) If you…
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Click yourself on over to the right side of this blog and subscribe to SecondShelters.com by email. I’m working on what I call Grown-Up Sleepovers at select second home communities. (This time, you don’t have to sneak in the booze.) I’ve always had these wild ideas about marketing real estate and homes, which is why…
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And I’m giving them away to the first wonderful person who can answer this question: What is the name of the creek that runs along Lake Highlands Road and feeds into White Rock Lake? Clifford Miles Welch, AIA discusses MODERNISM THEN AND NOW: the influences of post-war residential architecture When: April 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Where:…
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