2012 GRAMMY AWARDS
I have never attended the Grammy Awards, am not a member of the NARAS voting board, and don’t (yet) have any kind of product to even submit for Grammy consideration. But I’ve watched the show over the years as any music-loving spectator would: I look forward to my favorite...→ Read More
NACA experience: CHANGE MY LOAN – Part 3
And so, after nearly 4 hours in the stale, chilly Cow Palace air, the gentleman representing my bank asked me to sit, gave me a very friendly smile, tinged with the slightest hint of insincerity (or was that a big dose of ennui?), and sent me home with a...→ Read More
NACA experience: CHANGE MY LOAN – Part 2
Three hours later: Everyone is so kind here! From the front door, to the lecturer for the orientation, to the woman who walked me to a separate division (based on anomalies in my situation), the experience has been easy and stress free so far. I’m now waiting to speak...→ Read More
NACA experience: CHANGE MY LOAN, Part 1
This morning I’m sitting at the Cow Palace, just south of San Francisco, waiting in a long line with several other people, hoping to have my mortgage adjusted. Like many other Americans, I’ve been affected by the terrible economy and have found myself in a loan that seems to...→ Read More