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Valentine’s Day Trivia

Curtis Van Carter — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:45:29 +0000

Hope your Valentine’s Day is everything you wish for!
History.com claims that, in the week or so before Valentine’s Day:

$450 million was spent on candy.
$9 million was spent on sparkling wine.
58 million pounds of chocolate was purchased.
36 million heart-shaped boxes of candy were sold.
150 million cards were sent.

And… 8 billion Sweetheart candies were produced, which were mostly sold between January 1st and today. Lay them all out in a row and you would have a heart chain that stretches from Rome, Italy to Valentine, Arizona 20 times. Makes my teeth hurt thinking about it!

We didn’t even talk about flowers! But then, only 23% of the 62% who celebrate Valentine’s day buy plants or flowers.

After all that overbuying, and as you move on to the overdosing on chocolates and getting tipsy on champagne, please remember Love is what you are celebrating today. So, no matter what you give… just give it with all your heart. That’s all that matters. The memory of the look in your eyes or the touch of your hand will last far longer than the flowers, the chocolates and the tie or pair of earrings that doesn’t match anything you own.

What I love… is working with all of you! You are an amazing, wonderful community of professionals that LOVE doing the important work of helping others create a home. And you know what they say… home is where the heart is. I’m grateful for all that you do!

Celebrate all the love’s in your life… don’t make me send Cupid!

Thank you for reading this post. If I can ever be of help in finding you the perfect property here in the Napa Valley, please email me at Curtis@NapaValleyAddress.com

Your Napa Valley Broker Extraordinaire, selling Real Estate from its heart, Yountville

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Is This South Park Video About How Bailouts Are Decided Truth or Fiction? You Tell Me

Curtis Van Carter — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:50:23 +0000

This video is a bit gruesome but no more so than some of the results many of the real estate programs and bailouts have had. My vote is for government to get out of the way and let the market settle this once and forever.

Thank you for reading this post. If I can ever be of help in finding you the perfect property here in the Napa Valley, please email me at Curtis@NapaValleyAddress.com.

Your Broker Extraordinaire, selling Napa Valley Real Estate from its heart, Yountville

My website & blog: www.NapaValleyAddress.com

My Slighly Ribald Sense of Humor

Curtis Van Carter — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:35:10 +0000

I coulded help but laugh at this post I read in Google Reader from Sellsius Real Estate Blog and I have copied it in its entirety. I hope you find it as funny.

The Unzillowable Neighbor

from Sellsius real estate marketing blog by Joseph Ferrara

Neighbors can affect the value of your home (and your piece of mind). But no computer program can account for them. Hence, they are unzillowable.

(aaa… does a buyer really want to live next to your asshole neighbor?)

Zillow me this?:

Put's the Year in Perspective Better than Anything I have Seen

Curtis Van Carter — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:22:23 +0000

I found this via Laurie Manny who tweets I follow on Twitter. It comes from an Uncle Jay Explains on YouTube.