Archive for June, 2008

Why Is There A Watch Pocket in My Shorts

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I go to the counter to pay and all my change is in the watch pocket. How long has it been since guys carried around pocket watches? There is no chain attached to change so I can [...]


Enema of the State LOL

I’m reading the “Arizona Daily Star” this morning when I come across a photo of a monument being unveiled at a spa in Russia for Colon Cleansing. Now I know it is hot in Tucson and weird things seem to be happening everyday . . .


Tucson is Hot Are You Thinking About A Pool

We are in the midst of a long string of triple digit days and it is making everyone just a little cranky. Some people are heading to the movie theaters other are heading to the community pool.


Hummer Hip A Status Symbol Turned Pariah

Here in Tucson I think we have more than our share of Hummers and I’m not talking about the kind which fly around the yard fueling up on nectar from flowers. I still see them around town, quite a few of them actually. It looks like the one above is headed out of town.


Tucson Lost Home Equity

Once again Kenneth Harney has cut through the retoric to the heart of a matter. He has been a weekly read of mine for some time. It is a column I look forward to reading every Saturday in the Arizona Daily Star business section. Yesterday’s column tackled and Lost Home Equity that has been in the media reported in the billions of dollars of lost equity value.


Please Don’t Pet the Cactus

When people come shopping for a home in Tucson for many it is a memorable experience. It is very interesting the kinds of preconceptions people have of Tucson. Some think it is all brown and desolate, kind of like death valley with houses.


Tucson Real Estate Absorption Rates May 2008

Here is the absorption rate table for showing April and May 2008 Absorption Rates. As you can see some areas are doing quite well while others are still struggling to get under the 11 months of inventory mark. However, it appears overall we are moving in the right direction. Down from the [...]