Archive for March, 2010

California Homebuyer Credits Of $200 Million Approved

The President of the California Association of REALTORS(r) sent out the following announcement after the Governor signed AB 183: “AB 183 will provide $200 million for home buyer tax credits, allocating $100 million for qualified first-time home buyers of existing homes and $100 million for purchasers of new, or previously unoccupied, homes. The eligible taxpayer [...]

Carlsbad’s Best Donut / Croissant Shop

Discovering Croissants I served in the U.S. Army in Germany for my two-year tour of duty after receiving my Officer’s Commission as an ROTC graduate of Cornell University. I decided to stay and Europe after my service, and was lucky enough to find a great job, and I lived in various European communities for the [...]

Victor Borge on KPBS

Victor Borge on KPBS There was a special on PBS tonight about Victor Borge and his life. Much of it was in Danish, and covered his life from his youth in Dane as a young Jewish performer, and his immigration to the U.S. ahead of the German invasion of Denmark. How I Met Victor Borge [...]