DVR Round Up - The Goldbergs

Today I want to introduce you to a show you may or may not have caught, as it's new this

season... 

My comparison would be that this show is to "children of the 80's" what "Wonder Years" was to children of the 60's...

And this show is "The Goldbergs"!

It has become quite possibly my favorite show on TV.  The Dad talks to the kids like "Dads

used to talk to kids before everyone got all softie..." and the Mom is always in the middle of everything, sees the kids with "Mom Goggles" and NEVER misses a chance to riddle them with guilt... the fabulous George Segal plays the grandpa, "Pops" absolutely brilliantly!  

"I Love You, John Quinones of ABC News! Jimmy Kimmel, eh.I can take you or leave you..."

Programing on ABC doesn't turn my crank in general ... but I LOVE LOVE LOVE "Primetime: What Would You DO?" ... and I LOVE LOVE LOVE John Quiñones!
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Now, I'll have you know that I think it's a crying shame that a show had to be created to teach people how to behave like conscientious human beings; but I do beyond a shadow of a doubt look forward to the show every week! :)

I would've loved to include some videos here within the blog for you folks to enjoy ... but I see that ABC News is being a pain in the kiester about that ... so I'll just have to pop the link at the bottom and maybe you will take the time to check them out.

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The clip below is clip 1 of a splendiforous 2 part interview with John Quiñones and Jimmy Kimmel.  In Part 1, Quiñones discusses his recent interview with Chilean miner, "Super Mario" and the competition to get the interview.... Good stuff!

Great "Part 2" clip below in which John Quiñones refers to himself as a Mexican Alan Funt. It does show a clip of "What Would You Do?" and give the lowdown on the show.

 

::Wiki "Facts"::

*Primetime: What Would You Do? is an American television newsmagazine broadcast on ABC since 2009 as part of the Primetime series. The show is about setting up everyday scenarios and then capturing people's reactions. Whether they're compelled to act or mind their own business, John Quiñones reports on their split-second and often surprising decision-making process. Often people speculate on how they might act in a difficult situation, but this series looks at how they actually do in the face of everyday dilemmas that test their character and values.

*John Quiñones was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1952. He grew up in a Spanish-speaking household and didn't learn English until he started school at age 6. Determined on overcoming Hispanic stereotypes, he decided to attend college. After graduating from Brackenridge High School, Quiñones joined an upward bound program out of St. Mary's University, preparing him for college. After graduating from St. Mary's with a bachelor's degree in Speech Communication, Quiñones earned his master's degree from Columbia University's School of Journalism

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If you're unfamiliar with Primetime What Would You Do?,
you can watch a clip about gasoline theft HERE!

More on John Quiñones @ ABC News!

A Bit on "What Would You Do?" from Rob Huff and the NY Daily News!

Confessions of a Marketing Consultant ~ Real Estate

Confessions of a Marketing Consultant

Volume 1
Real Estate

It amazes me that in this day and age, some business owners do not understand the importance of the changes we’ve witnessed in the transfer of communication and information over the last ten or so years. 

Admittedly, I have an over-wordy way of saying things.   The thing is, people are on the internet now. 

Many people spend the majority of their time on the internet at work, at home and on their phones.  No matter your demographic, it's becoming more and more likely that you're going to find them on the internet.

Last Sunday I was out house hunting with a trusted friend.  That may stop some of you dead in your tracks “Kim Jackson,” ...you might say …. “you can’t credit your way out of a paper sack….
Why would you look at houses?”

My answer to that is visualization and manifestation, my friends.  You either “get that” or you don’t …

if it’s latter, you really SHOULD have it explained to you, it’s some very enlightening stuff!

Anywho, I digress … my pal and I were driving around looking at houses. He advised me to look for houses that weren't necessarily for sale, but appeared to be a bit run down and without an occupant on streets that were nice otherwise.

We drove around and spied a tremendous find near the river .. in fact I would be able to see the river AND the Quincy bridge from my front lanai, should I find a way to own this house. This particular house did not appear to be for sale, only abandoned. The only signage we saw were the no trespassing signs,

which we promptly ignored to get a better view of the house.

The second little beauty WAS for sale. A tiny little doll-house looking place. It was very run down and had a very overgrown yard. I stood at the edge of the yard and imagined it after a good dosing of paint, whimsy and cozification. Seeing the name of the realty company printed clearly on the sign, I said to my friend, “Groovy … we’ll hit their website and know how much this place is within the hour!”

We rushed back to my apartment, went to Google, typed in “CASTLEMAN REAL ESTATE” and found pretty much nothing that was of any use whatsoever to advance my excitement about this property into a sale.  (yes I’m calling you by name… you should be ashamed of your lack of marketing and web presence)

After googling “Castleman Real Estate”, we found many business listings. Those gave the name and phone number … which wasn’t what I wanted. What I wanted was to be able to google and find a website for this realty company that contained well taken photographs of the interior of the home,

information about the year of construction and possibly a video. 

My friend needed to take off and so I bid him a good day … I then poured a fresh cup of java and began a 45 minute online investigation of this house. I can't put into words how perplexed I was that this company didn't have a website. 

Overwhelmed with other matters, I called my mother and told her about the house.  I asked her if she could look into it and find out the asking price.  This evening I learned that she called today and there was no answer at the real estate company.

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If I owned a real estate company, here's what I would do. 

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  I would first advise sellers that if they leave their precious velvet Elvis paintings on the wall, their make shift shelving tower piled full of mail and chachkies and don't bother to "present" their home in any way that the selling price will dramatically go down.
  
  ABC's 20/20 went to Bothell, WA and staged a home on camera
  with 32 talented ASP/ASPM Stagers.
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  http://www.stagedhomes.com/mediacenter/stagingstatistics.php

To be perfectly honest, it shouldn't really matter that a seller would make a better return.  They should be driven by the desire to make their house look as lovely as possible if they're trying to sell it, but that's just my outlandish opinion.

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  I would take advantage of social networking sites, blogging sites, video hosting sites and the like.  I can't imagine another purchase that's more driven on the emotion of the buyer than real estate.  It's critical to catch a prospect when they're as hot as possible and the place to do that is online, with a radio schedule flooding the website into the ears of unsuspecting listeners.
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  I would upload a minimum of two video tours per week.  Video tours don't have to be any sort of fancy camera work or cinematic artistry ... They need to be clear, thorough and somewhat steady. They need to provide an uncluttered view of the interior and exterior of the home so that the prospective buyer can imagine this place as their own home.
  
  These are just some thoughts from the nucleus of my noggin on the matter.  I see a lot of opportunity for the first realty company to jump on the 2010 bandwagon. I don't expect it to be the aforementioned realty company, but I'm certain there are realtors out there that possess
  drive and vision for their company.
  
  There you have it!

Starbucks and Katie Moore ... or "How To Raise Your Adults" ~ By Auntie Ocho

On Friday evening, as I cruised the channels checking out the entertainment; I ran across 20/20. I thoroughly enjoy 20/20 just as I do every other news program ... 60 Minutes, 48 Hours, Dateline and any others I happen to stumble across.

On this particular Friday evening I settled into an episode of 20/20 that was to feature a story on the "Alarmingly High' Number of Teens who Claim Sexual Harassment at Work. I couldn't imagine what had caused this recent spike they were speaking of, so I decided to suit up in my most favorite turquoise flannel - pink flamingo and airstream trailer pajamas, settle in and check it out.

If you wish to see the whole extravaganza of blaming others for one's own decisions; you can certainly "Google" "ABC" "20/20" "Starbucks" and find a wealth of information.

It seems that 16 year-old, Kati Moore of Orange County, CA felt as if she had been forced to have sex, do illegal drugs and illegally consume alcohol at the prodding of her 24 year old Starbucks manager. It IS a travesty for a 16 year old to feel as if they don't have a choice in a matter. At that age, a youth has not yet developed the decision making skill and certainty of one's own ethics and way of life.

It's a sad situation indeed for 24 year old Tim Horton to have taken advantage of Ms. Moore's lack of good judgment; however I find it even more sad that Ms. Moore's mother has decided that the efficient way to handle the situation is to sue Starbucks and claim that her daughter was victimized.

I find Mrs. Moore's outlook on the situation to be devastatingly crippling to her daughter. I'm sure that she believes everything her daughter has told her and I'm certain that she feels she's doing the right thing by protecting her daughter and helping her to try and save her reputation. However, I am even more certain that Mrs. Moore is without a doubt teaching her daughter to blame others for her actions and that is a very irresponsible way to live.

As time goes on, portions of the older generations tend to complain about younger generations. As I grow older I find myself criticizing things that just "aren't what they used to be".

The answer to this, I feel; is to stop enabling the children who will handle our world tomorrow to blame others for their actions, stop teaching them that they are entitled and stop teaching them that life is a big basket of roses and sunshine because that's not always the case.

In my opinion, there's a large misconception among many parents in today's society. It can be cleared up by simply this .....

It's not the job of parents to "raise children", it's the job of parents to "raise adults". ~Kim Jackson

(*Yes, that's my own person quote ... feel free to use it and LIVE IT!*)

They're only children when you first receive them, you see. What you want to turn out of your little factory called a household is a strong and confident young adult; one who has goals of their own and passions that they want to pursue. One who is equipped with the skills to propel themselves forward into greater and grander things.

It's sad to say, but I'm afraid the young Ms. Moore has quite a long road ahead of her. As I watched her defend herself to the ABC interviewer; every sentence was laced with spider webs of blame that she cast out into her life. Let those webs capture anyone but her.

Ms. Moore has thrown under the bus what appears to be a completely average twenty-four year old man. While he may be a manipulative slime .. he appears in fact to be a quite normal twenty-four old man who was using his position to 'bag' a young, naive girl. When confronted with her own texts and correspondence with her former boss, she was left to shrink into an oblivion of sobs. The records of her correspondence with him clearly stated that she had told him that she wanted to "f*ck him". She had obviously not been actively discouraging her 'relationship' with Mr. Horton.

I'm interested in how this case plays out. I'll be terribly discouraged if Ms. Moore is left to come out on top of this. It seems to be a clear case of a teenage child being caught in the act of doing something they shouldn't be doing.

To the mother of Katie Moore ... I have a bridge or two I'd like to sell you ...



::A link to the story::
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9632469