Bucks County Current Events

I couldn't let the election pass, without posting just a short entry, about some of my personal thoughts.  Clearly, political discussions with clients, are dangerous places to go, these days.  I was a passionate supporter of Barack Obama.  Without getting into a political discussion that is too deep for this forum, I feel that the party in power for the past 8 years, has been incredibly irresponsible.  I thought that yesterday represented so much of what makes the United States, such an amazing country.  I thought that McCain's concession speech was fantastic.  I think the election was, obviously, one of historic proportions.  I think that the election of Barack Obama will improve our standing in the world.  I am hopeful that following the election, we will be able to come together, as a country, so that we can get to work trying to solve the incredibly difficult challenges we face.  I had tears in my eyes last night, watching the various celebrations take place, around the country, trying to understand what Barack's election must mean to those who were so opressed, not all that long ago.  Whether or not you supported his candidacy, his election clearly represents a historic positive, for our country.  I pray that Barack Obama will be up to the challenge. I am extremely optimistic about his presidency.

Next post will include news about the current state of our real estate market.

Bucks County Basketball Charity Event - Philadelphia Eagles

I had to write a blog entry about a recent basketball experience that I had.  As anyone who knows me can attest, I am a bit of a sports nut.  I love to watch sports, and have coached and played many sports over the years.  I play basketball several times a week, locally.  If anyone wants to know where there is basketball played in the Yardley-Newtown area, just ask me. 

My daughter, Rachel, recently won a bid at a local charity auction to gift to me that related to my love for basketball.  She was the top bidder for an opportunity to play in a basketball game with the Philadelphia Eagles, travelling basketball team.  The Eagles have a group of players, that plays a 7 or 8 game schedule in the off-season.  They do it as a fund raising effort, for local charities. 

As a result, on Friday evening, my wife Jane, Rachel and myself, travelled to a high school in Downingtown, so that I could play with the Eagles.  What a great experience for me!  It definitely brought back memories of my high school and college days, playing a variety of competitive sports.  I was given a uniform, warm up shirt, and shorts, and suited up with the Eagles.  We played 10 minute quarters, and for those interested, I did hit a couple of jump shots.  The gym was packed, and it was incredible fun!  The Eagle players who participated, were AJ Feeley, Hank Baskett, Juqua Thomas, Omar Gaither and Quintin Mikell.  All could play!  They were extremely supportive of my participation, and constantly encouraged me to shoot.  I had a great workout, and really enjoyed myself.  It was an event that I will not soon forget.

I realize this has nothing to do with real estate, other than to make anyone who plays basketball, aware of the fact that I can help find games, for those interested. 

Yardley Pa weekends

I could write pages and pages about all the wonderful ways to spend weekends in Bucks County, and specifically, ways to enjoy the Yardley area , which is where I live.  One of the things that makes this area so fantastic, besides the area itself, is where we are, relative to great cities like Philadelphia and New York. To make this point, I will describe, what I consider to be, an almost perfect weekend, and from this, you will get an idea about some of the things we love to do.

Friday evening, my wife and I, had dinner at a wonderful bar/restaurant in Philadelphia, called GiGi. http://www.gigiphilly.com/ The food was wonderful, and since we dinning with our middle daughter, Lauren, and her friend, the company was wonderful as well.  Following dinner, we enjoyed a show at a small theater, called the Painted Bride. http://www.paintedbride.org/ The Painted Bride is an old theater, and is located in Old City, at 2nd & Vine. 

The reason this relates to Yardley, and Bucks County is that, center city Philadelphia, is only about a 30 minute drive from Yardley.  Philadelphia is very manageable, and is a great city.

On Saturday, after working for part of the day, my wife and I took the train into New York.  For those who don't know, New York City is only about an hour on the train, from either Trenton or Hamilton, which is only 15 or 20 minutes from Yardley.

Saturday night in New York, we went to hear an amazing singer-songwriter, Kristin Hoffmann http://www.kristinhoffmann.com/ at a club in the Village. http://www.caffevivaldi.com/ Kristin plays the piano and guitar, and her voice is incredibly beautiful.  Music is definitely one of my passions, and it was an amazing experience to be able to enjoy such a great performance, especially in such a cool environment.  Almost all of what Kristin sang, was her own music, but she sang a Sam Cooke song, "A change is gonna come", which is just a great song, and she also did a wonderful version of Amazing Grace. 

On Sunday, we enjoyed brunch at Marseilles http://www.marseillenyc.com/index.php and saw the play, "39 Steps", on Broadway. http://roundabouttheatre.org/39steps/index.htm

It was a great weekend, and again, relevant to Bucks County, because all of these wonderful opportunities, are within an easy drive or train, from our home.