Rich's Blog

Just over a month to go until registered voters in the United States elect a new president. Presidential elections are often met with mixed emotions. Elections definitely energize the general public. Big elections can get those who might normally pay no attention to politics to sit up and take no...

On one of my many adventures around the internet today, I came across many things. I was regaled with all the news of the markets. I read pundits on both sides pontificating about moving forward with the debates tomorrow at my alma mater, Ole Miss. I even wrote a post on the importance of letting...

Last night I went to a sneak preview of the new DreamWorks movie, Eagle Eye. The movie actually opens this weekend and if you are in the mood for a fast paced suspense thriller, this is the movie for you! This movie gives a frightening look at the pervasiveness of technology in our lives. This i...

Near the end of this past August, I wrote a post entitled The Pollinators. In that post I used pictures I had taken to highlight the bees and wasps that have helped to make my garden so successful. When I was taking those pictures for that post, I took note of some of the other inhabitants of my ...

I spend quite a lot of time reading and commenting in the greater blogosphere (a.k.a. outside Active Rain). These blogs can provide perspectives that we in the real estate industry may not always hear. It would be an unwise mistake to assume that the presentation of consumers by the print and tel...

In a strong showing of confidence in the European money markets and to calm fears of liquidity issues, six European Central Banks have injected $110 billion to fund the US dollar. In the past two days the Bank of Japan has infused about 5.5 trillion yen or just over $52 billion to both lessen the...

As my garden has been producing an abundance of veggies this summer, I have begun stewing and freezing dozens of tomatoes over the past week or so for use in sauces and other recipes this winter. This is really an easy process and a way to enjoy some of that summer freshness throughout the long,...

Just over a month ago, I posted in a very playful way about someone I had come to know as Beetle from her posts in the greater blogosphere. I highlighted a fun Meme that was, and still is, circulating around the the greater blogosphere. With only Chris Fisher playing along, that Meme didn't reall...

News of the 158 year old Lehman Brothers decision to seek Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection has shaken the world's financial markets over the weekend. This has been evidenced in this mornings stock market volatility. Combine the news that Bank of America has announced it is acquiring Merrill Lynch...

Throughout this past summer (can it really be September?) I have reconnected with the Earth through my wonderful garden. From the earliest planning stages that began shortly after getting settled in Knoxville, through the construction and planting phases, the veggie and wildflower garden has been...