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Upstater.net is probably one of the best easy go-to reads I've come across.  Not quite as funny, varied or nerdy-with-the-numbers as catskill4sale's blog, but there's no shame in coming in 2nd to that well-written upstate commentary.

Upstater updates daily, with both real estate for sale and information for the part-time upstater.

From Anonymous, as a comment to my blog -

"Yes. You are a charmer. Both men and women get flustered. Keep up the excellent work across the state. You are one of the best business people we have met."

Considering how savvy and broadly experienced our clients tend to be, this is quite the compliment.

So I was searching for a name for a new business I'm considering and was researching terms related to barns - I thought I'd share some Axioms wikipedia listed..

• "He couldn't hit the broad side of a barn" is a popular expression for a person having poor aim when throwing an object or when shooting at something.
• To "lock the barn door after the horse has bolted" implies that one has solved a problem too late to prevent it.
• "Were you born/raised in a barn?" is an accusation used differently in various parts of the English-speaking world, but most commonly as a reprimand when someone exhibits poor manners by either using ill-mannered language (particularly if related to manure), or leaving doors open.
• "Your barn door is open" is used as a euphemism to remind someone to zip the fly of their trousers.

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Ever since my rant the other day and then a few quick follow up posts, my phone has been ringing off the hook and inbox filled with would-be clients that have been 'stalking my website for years', know 'my website and my life inside and out', and loads of other great feedback including from Tommy from Brooklyn today who literally called me up and said "listen, dude, seriously, I've been jerking off to the pictures on your website"(that's how he started the conversation).  It's funny how it works - bombarded all day long with plastics, phoneyisms, disingenuity, and shallow appeals for attention, I come in with a real hard-earned opinion that rings true and people get it, appreciate, applaud it, want to be part of it.  Why not - there's so much self-righteous, self-important, dumbass, bullshit out there, that something with some balls is a nice comic relief every once and again.

Over the past 2 weeks -

Cottage 35, Narrowsburg, going into Contract.
Cottage 39, Eldred, going into Contract
Cottage 41, Livingston Manor, going into Contract
The Shack, Narrowsburg, going into Contract

Working on 2 big custom house deals in Stone Ridge and Chatham NY.

Now granted, 2 of these deals aren't our rock solid no doubt about it deals, but I have a feeling I'm gonna nurse 'em right home to momma.

Waiting for the laundry to dry which was long overdue cause I kept forgetting to buy laundry detergent.  I was tempted to just run 'em through with water, but I didn't.  I had no idea Wisk cost $14.

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