On Sunday, September 16, I held my first annual Client Appreciation Picnic and Softball Tournament at Writer's Vista Park in Centennial. It was so much fun!! The weather was great, except for about ten minutes of driving rain which God apparently put there to remind us all of the importance of a good roof. (The Park Shelter Designers of the City of Littleton apparently need such a reminder, because the shelter they designed was virtually useless for protection from ... Read More

Apparently Rep. Charles Dingell of Michigan has announced plans introduce legislation that would eliminate the mortgage tax deduction for owners of "McMansions", homes over 3000 square feet. (See article here.) If you count the unfinished basement, MY house has over 3000 square feet. And a "McMansion" it ain't. It isn't any sort of mansion. It's a modest-sized two bedroom home. I can't imagine legislation like this could possibly fly. But it would be disasterous if it did. I can't ... Read More

I'm annoyed. I've been eating at The Blue Parrot in Louisville (a very cute little town north of Denver that is rapidly becoming a suburb) since I was a little kid. Other peoples' little kids have been eating there since 1919, when Michael and Emira Colacci decided to open a restaurant to serve spaghetti to their fellow Italian coal miners. Their family runs the place to this day. My grandfather, being Italian, a former coal miner and a former bar ... Read More

I know, I know. You hear all of those commercials. “Consolidate your debt.” “Refinance to one low payment.” And even “Your house is your bank.” It all seems so easy. Refinance your home and all of your “debt” goes away. But I see the other side. People come to me because it’s time to sell their homes, and I’m the one who has to tell them that they probably can’t sell it for enough money to cover what ... Read More