Once a year, COMPASS collects a couple thousand agents and employees for a multi-day celebration of our culture, accomplishments, and future aspirations. We descend upon an unsuspecting…
In a stereotypical “back in my day” spirit, I can’t help but wonder if younger generations truly appreciate the candy-harvesting bounty that is Halloween. When…
A pregnant friend of mine recently shared an estimate for infant daycare. Her shoulders slumped as she handed it to me, reflecting her frustration at…
Of all of my friends, there’s no one I’ve known longer than Cynthia Slavens. We were born within two months of each other and shared…
When asked to try something new, my default answer is “no.” It’s not a quality I’m particularly proud of. While it protects me from long…
Moving is hard and residential real estate largely exists to make moving less stressful. Good agents make sure contract timelines accommodate one more Christmas in…
About a year into the pandemic, things were getting tight. Pants, to be specific. While elastic waistbands were fine for working from home, the more…
Graduation season is upon us and with it balloon bouquets, commencement speeches, and the funniest messages that can fit on a mortarboard. Parents and grandparents…
Waiting for a connecting flight through Honolulu, my two sons sit beside me digitally pacified. One on a tablet and the other on an iPhone,…
For the first seven years of her life, Jenni lived in Anaheim, CA, which explains the importance of Angels baseball and Disneyland to my wife.…