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Hurricane Florence – I grew up in Raleigh, NC and my father’s people are from down east, as we say. More specifically, Burgaw – Pender County. This little town sits about 30 mins due north from Wrightsville Beach/Wilmington on the North East Cape Fear River. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington […]
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Shepard Tone – Anxious when watching Dunkirk? You’re not alone and there is a specific reason why – the Shepard Tone. A Shepard Tone creates the auditory illusion of a tone that continually ascends or descends in pitch, yet which ultimately seems to get no higher or lower. The tone is a sound that comprises multiple sine waves separated by an […]
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Pulpit Rock aka Preikestolen- Last week was spent taking a much needed vacation, where I found myself in a van down by the river…in Norway. Pulpit Rock was one of the most amazing places I’ve been fortunate enough to visit in my life. The 1.5 hour hike up was second only to the summit. Grateful for […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Remote Work – Zapier is a software company that integrates and automates apps that you may use in your personal and business life. An example of this automation is to have a photo that you post to Instagram be automatically saved in your Dropbox or to create a new contact in Salesforce […]
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Disclosure – Several times over the past week disclosure was a topic of focus. It reminded me of an adage I learned as a real estate broker over 15 years ago, and one I still adhere to: With regard to disclosure: If there is any doubt, there is no doubt (that the information should be disclosed). […]
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Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen – One of my favorite books, a tale of how a graduating vet student at the turn of the century runs away after tragedy by blindly jumping the next train rolling by. It ends up being the Circus. And it also turns out to be one heck of a story, […]
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Natural Born Heroes by Christopher McDougall – I’ve just finished reading a most fascinating new book from the lauded writer of Born To Run, Christopher McDougall. Natural Born Heros ties the tales of how Crete became a critical component to the evolution of WWII across Eurasia for both the Axis and the Allies. But Churchill wouldn’t send […]
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Opportunity Zones – I’ve mentioned my enjoyment and gained knowledge from Fred Wilson‘s blog multiple times here on Five Points and he has yet again shared a kernel that you may find valuable. As part of the December 2017 Trump tax cut, an unlikely group of billionaires and politicians quietly inserted a generous and complicated new tax break designed […]
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Pull Ups – Exercise has to be convenient for me or it doesn’t happen. So, before I grab a shower in the morning and before bed, I do some push ups and pull ups. I also do air squats and a nice bit of stretching all over. The only equipment I need is the bar […]
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Samantha & Hamburger – I’d caught a cold as the seasons changed. With each change, new opportunities to learn present themselves. This is where I learned about mice. My neighbor noticed I’d left in several days and came round to check on me. I answered the door with a smile and half a hairdo, grateful […]