ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

Tomorrow is a fantastic convergence in the moon cycle a Blue Moon. This Blue Moon falls on the last day of the month, that is not so unusual since the Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calender month. This also happens to be the last day of the year making it even rarer as they do not happen every December. The most spectacular is that it also is the last day of the first decade of the 21st century. As we close out this decade on this Blue Moon let's look back on a few happenings that are as rare as a Blue Moon some tragic others game changing. The first being 9-11 a large terror attack on United States soil, the last time was Pearl Harbor nearly 60 years prior. The election of a President that does not fit the mold we have had most of the last 200 years, the last time was in 1960 with the election of JFK as a non-protestant. The crash of our economy, Real Estate, and stocks, the last big failure was the Great Depression.
As we look forward to the next month, year, and decade let's look at this special Moon as a gift that is closing a chapter or cycle to open a new one. It is Once in a Blue Moon that we have such a complete and distinct closure. My year end wish is that all people look forward with open eyes to the possibilities ahead. Do not forget the past, but do not dwell in it we are a strong community moving forward as sure as the moon will continue on its cycles.

Winter Solstice brings Hope

This is the Winter Soltice, the shortest day of the year and longest night. I was thinking how this could be compared to our Economy. We have been on the waning side of the boom from earlier this decade and at times it seems we will never see an end. The same can be felt with the Winter Solstice it seems like forever since the sun was up before you. Starting tomorrow the sun will rise slightly earlier and set slightly later increasing our daylight. This will not be anything you will notice until one day in a few weeks or months it will strike you that the sun was up before you. Our Economy lead by the Real Estate Industry is beginning to wax and grow yet the growth is ever so slight and we do not notice. One day down the road we will look at our housing market and wonder why we felt so desperate after all it is just a cycle like the seasons.