Playoff Sunday… for the Birds

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“As you may know, if you were following any of my adventures yesterday, I’m pretty much this year’s version of the #JessicaSimpsonCurse for playoff picks. “

My prediction that both the Eagles & Bengals would move on in their run for the Superbowl, ended up 100% WRONG:(

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Poor Chad Ocho Cinco will always remember the birthday he was shut down in the playoffs, ending his SuperBowl dreams.

My Ohio roots made me cheer til the bitter end for my Bengals but sadly they wimpered rather than roared due to Palmers high passes & poor timing.

“The football God’s were just smiling on ROOKIE quarterback Sanchez…he looked good & he really pulled his team together.”

Vick-McNabb-talkI was actually pulling for McNabb & his Eagles because I really think the guy is overdue for some good news for a change. He was so close before & I know he thought this year was one of his best ever. Unfortunately, his team didn’t live up to any of their expectations. “INCOMPLETE PASS,” is probably still ringing in everyones ears…sadly, most were very, very catchable.

“VICK ended up making both the best and worst play in the game, making the Cowboys/Eagles match up another one for the history books.”

Seattle+Seahawks+v+Minnesota+Vikings+x1_jAZ_LSdIlCowboys will now meet Brett Farve & his VIKINGS…in the battle of quarterbacks, Farve carries a BIG ax!

You would think after such horrible playoffs picks on Saturday, I would just throw in the towel & give up…but NO, not I. I am back to give you all my “INSIDE SCOOP” for today’s BIG winners:D

“The BIRD, BIRD, BIRD…BIRD is the word…”

M_Oher_081128_WideRavens/Patriots match up to see who will fight on for AFC title. My choice has got to be the RAVENS! If you say it’s only because I loved the movie “The Blind Side,” and every time I think football, Michael Oher or Ravens I think of MyST so its an emotional pick…well you are 100% right. Football is a very emotional sport. Namely, team spirit!

“It takes HEART to win a football game. Michael Oher & his Ravens want this game bad. They have been underrated & been told they have NO chance for so long, I think they are ready to BREAK OUT, and really show America WHO the RAVENS really are! The story is not nearly over…”

Arizona-Cardinals-Larry-F-001Next stop takes us to the Cardinals/Packers game.

Bottom line, “I just don’t like the Packers!!!!”

I gotta go with Arizona Cardinals today simply on principal:D

Warner Arizona+Cardinals+i2ar71UCUxplI think Whisenhunt will get his team together in time to defend their home field, the Cardinals are always strong at home.  I’m thinking it’s Kurt Warner’s LAST SHOT at history, so far his footprint in the NFL hasn’t earned him even an “*”…let’s hope he realizes & steps up his game today. Loving Larry Fitzgerald & think he is ready to go prime time!

*Praying for Bolden to get healthy…

WIN or LOSE…watching these true FOOTBALL GLADIATORS battle it out for my pleasure really makes my weekend & year!!!

*Giggles


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Profile settings: Danger or Dollars?

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“With FEAR of on-line identity theft

on the rise…

and  MARKETING budget dollars decreasing,

are Social Networking sites like FaceBook

and Twitter the ANSWER?”



Just wanted to share with you some helpful marketing info I discovered while researching Social Networking via Face Book and Twitter.
1. When setting up your profile, be sure to leave information you would normally include in a traditional print ad for job recruiting purposes visible. Work phone number & e-mail address should be marked “visible by everyone” to ensure possible employees searching your name are able to find you *quickly.”
2. Create both a work FB profile that you want visible to the general public & a personal friends & family account. This allows you to share as much or as little information with the world as you feel comfortable.
3. Remember FB & all social networking site are just a more interactive version of the phone book. A virtual yellow pages to the world that is completely FREE. Just remember, every good thing must be used in moderation & with a specific goal in mind.
If you found this information helpful, please visit my website http://www.kimberanna.com/category/real-estate for more useful information. I hope 2010 brings you many blessings & marketing success.

*In November of 2009 Google incorporated social networking sites Twitter & Google into their web optimization search engines. This allows Google users to access real time information from millions of sources. (Savvy FB & Twitter users soon discovered their profiles became increasingly higher in searches as a direct result of their individual network usage (tweets/FB status changes) , making traditional web optimization practices outdated. What used to cost companies thousands of dollars can now be accomplished using current employees downtime to tweet or network.)

Thank you,
Kimber

Kim Johnson
2010 Lake County RPAC Chair
2008-2009 REALTOR Honor Society
2009 SLWCR Finance & Budget Chair

Ambassador South Lake ELks Lodge

Kiwanis International

Past Ambassador South Lake Chamber of Commerce

CLICK HERE TO SEE MY FACE BOOK—> http://www.facebook.com/Kimberanna

“Each of us has a VOICE, each must MAKE the CHOICE to USE IT: take the CHANCE & MAKE a DIFFERENCE.”


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Waking up

cinderella-castle-lights“TUESDAY MORNINGS MEAN…

“Sales meeting Tuesday” for REALTORS around the country.

Since top REALTORS work most weekends to help fulfill the needs of our clients, Mondays are usually a very low key, wind down days spent on-line & usually in PJ’s via cell phone:D”


WANT TO HEAR THE MUSIC IN MY HEAD?

Click here–>Wake up & Make Love to me, Sinead O\’Conner w/Blockheads

TUESDAY comes like a freight train, on time. We MUST be ready to gear up for a new week, recap what we (as a team) accomplished over the previous week & somehow find the strength to do it all while smiling.

kim, cheryl, brandieEveryone shows up all buttoned up & shiney, like a brand new penny!

My Watson sales meeting helps me keep my head up when the daily grind & stacks of endless short sale paperwork threatens to drag my spirits down. Times like these are what “separate the men from the boys.” Die hard REALTORS have learned to embrace crazy new gizmos like TEXTING, E-FAX and that darn TWITTER stuff just to survive. The “opportunity REALTOR” or “weekend REALTOR,” can no longer afford to take the continued education, testing and license fees required to be an active REALTOR, leaving only those that truly committed to helping our profession.

Meetings are a way the Watson Family can get together, share coffee & talk about everything from the dog in the closet that “scared the piss out of you,” an amazing new bank owned home down the street from your listing, to the 13 year renter who finally bought their 1st home two days before Christmas.

Cinderella-and-her-Fairy-Godmother-disney-princess-7790389-500-390“As REALTORS we are more than just “transaction brokers,”

we are “fairy godmothers” that spend our days working

to make your dreams come true,

while guiding, educating  & protecting you at the same time.

I LOVE MY JOB!!!”

“Lord knows it’s been a tough year. I’ve survived things I never thought I could & it’s left me stronger but also a little less naive. (“Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” right?) I realize what is really important in life, people. Things come & go like water…always moving, changing. The people who REALLY love you will always be near, even when you push them away. (Love means never having to say you’re sorry. {but do anyway})”

“I’ve learned that my family is NOT only my flesh & blood but also the people in my community that support me emotionally & spiritually. People like Cheryl, Darlene, Ann, Eileen, Lisa, Gretchen, Terry…the list goes on & on. So rather than write lists all day, I “stop & smell the roses” by blogging, reviewing & filming the important people and places around me. Allowing me to say THANK YOU the best way I know how, by sharing you with the world!”

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2010 my REALTY REALITY will focus on what drives the REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY; location, location, location. (which means we MUST focus on the community that supports us.) Join me again & again to meet the people in my neighborhood, people who fill the pages of our history books through their hard work and dedication. Maybe… it will be you!

3702130146_061b9246f2Happy Holidays

*Kisses Kimber

***DON’T FORGET: NOW is the best time to INVEST in your FUTURE…Real Estate!

(I can’t wait to ring in the New Year w/MyST)

Missing my sister & the kids…BIG surprise for them:D


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Thursday’s w/Terry

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Live, love, laugh, and leave a legacy.

*Giggles…

Dear website, I’m so sorry I have been ignoring you lately. Funny how the more I have to write about the less time I have to actually write! So much is going on right now trying to squeeze in ever ounce of preparation for a HISTORIC 2010!!!

Like the smart ANT or the Queen BEE. we professional REALTORS are making the most out of every day left in 2009 to prepare for the coming year. Through feast or famine, smart UBER REALTORS are always ready for anything the market throws our way.

January 14th 2010 is the official LAUNCH of Kimberanna.com’s REALITY REALTY show. This program has been almost 3 years in the making and with the help of my amazing cast and crew (aka friends & family) we finally ready to re-define what reality TV really can do for society!

So dear followers, friends, TwitterBugs and noobs…keep your eyes and ears open for the BUZZ that is sure to come, or feel free to make some yourself: KimberAnna.com is putting CLERMONT on the INTERNATIONAL MAP.

“Each of us has a VOICE, each must MAKE the CHOICE to USE IT: take the CHANCE & MAKE a DIFFERENCE.”


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Chamber’s Business Recognition Luncheon

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Chamber’s Business Recognition Luncheon

Congratulations to our 2009 Business Recognition Luncheon Winners

Revitalization Award- Burgess & Associates Oakley Seaver Special Service  

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Friends of the Cooper Memorial Library Heritage Award-

 Bright House Networks New Business of the Year-

The Cycling Hub Business of the Year-

Cherry Lake Tree Farm We will also be recognizing the three oldest Clermont Chamber businesses:

Hull Well and and Pump Service

South Lake Press

Olivenbaum Insurance

Please join us in honoring your peers on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at the Wesley Center from 11:30-1p.m. Tickets are $25. Click here to R.S.V.P

Thank you to our current sponsors Title Sponsor:

Lake County Economic Growth & Redevelopment

 Lake Apopka Natural Gas

 South Lake Hospital

Lake Sumter Community College Foundation

 Bowyer & McCullough, PA

Clermont Downtown Partnership

Kyle Promotions

Sumter Electric Co-Op Media Sponsor~

South Lake Press/Daily Commercial

 

Cooter Festival…

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Cooters!
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Full Episodes
Political Humor Health Care Crisis

Brandon cooterA good friend & local boy Brandon English recently TWITTERED about Inverness’s aptly named “Cooter Festival.” Regardless of the humorous SPIN on the event the publicity this event received is worth all the laughs and giggles local residents must have been subject to….

OR WAS IT?  YOU TELL ME….LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW TO EXPLAIN YOUR POINT OF VIEW.

Want to FOLLOW Brandon English? @TheBrandonEng

WANT TO KNOW WHAT ALL THE “FUSS” IS ABOUT?

Click here—> TWITTER about REAL ESTATE to learn about the hottest trend in Social Networking. DON’T BE LEFT BEHIND…





kimber tadaTHANK YOU,
Kim Johnson
2010 RALSC RPAC Chair

SLWCR Finance & Budget Chair

Ways & Means Chair

Ambassador Elks BPOE

Kiwanis Builder’s Club Advisor

(You must come to the ELKS COSTUME PARTY, Friday Oct. 30th to see the entire costume! I hope I win a PRIZE for BEST COSTUME instead of WORST COSTUME…*Giggles)

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TICKETS for the 2nd Annual Royal Ascot Fashion Show will be available for purchase at this event. Cost is $30, proceeds to benifit South Lake Women’s Council & New Beginnings, Mulberry Inn Project.logonewbeginnings_logo

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WANNA KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING “BUZZING” AROUND CENTRAL FLORIDA?

“Check back often & I’ll fill you in on all the juicy details…

*Kimber

It’s a beautiful day in the Neighborhood

“No matter where you go…there you are.”

BE THE CHANGE>>>

Clermont Florida IS my Hometown.

East Ridge Knights BEAT APOPKA

Jeffrey Costello, Kevin Tufts“That’s right…after a LONG hard week of TEAM rivalry the REAL champions EARNED the title of the BEST IN THE WEST!”

brighthouseLong time rivals East Ridge High School and Apopka JV FOOTBALL teams went head to head last night in a “BATTLE OF THE TITANS.” Amongst rumors of college talent scouts, BRIGHTHOUSE camera crews & DIE HARD local fans…this game lived up to ALL THE HYPE!

The KNIGHTS lead the charge, firing off its first TOUCHDOWN early in the 1st quarter. TEAM SPIRIT, football fire & that “RAW hunger to beat your most RESPECTED rival” was so THICK in the Florida night air that not even the constant BUZZ of misquitos could penetrate it.

Our Knights bench actually LED the CHEERS chanting “Let’s go DEFENSE, Let’s GO…” Imagine the sight of a TEAM of BIG, strong boys Clapping & Chanting as one, actually brought a tear to my eye to see such FOCUS in such a YOUNG but TALENTED football TEAM.

Lady KNIGHTS were not to be outdone, lending their VOICES to the CHANT atop four perfectly executed FULLY EXTENDED STUNTS! Our school is blessed to have both young men & women who LOVE the GAME & TEAM SPIRIT. Together they LED the East Ridge Knights to a STUNNING VICTORY over the APOPKA BLUE DARTERS!

FINAL SCORE 28-33

apopka varsityBright side: Apopka’s VARSITY TEAM came out to show their JV some LOVE: I was able to meet some of the most polite & well spoken young gentlemen in Central Florida last night. Not only did they allow me to step in fron of them in line for tickets but they helped others to the gate, led the CHEERS for JV & even offered support over the loss instead of ridicule. GREAT PEOPLE, good town…THANK YOU for hosting our team at your beautiful FOOTBALL Stadium.

*Kisses Kimber

Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra

Opera House

 

The FLORIDA LAKES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is an amazing international treasure that has settled right here in Central Florida.  This not for profit orchestra composed of 60 professional international musicians is led by award-winning conductor Michael J. Garasi.

Founded by world famous composer & pianist Guy Saint-Clair, who has recorded with the London Symphony and his beautiful wife & artist Audra, Florida Lakes Symphony brings a level of culture & excellance to our community that will enrich this and many generations to come…

DID YOU GET YOUR SEASON TICKETS TO THE SYMPHONY? CLICK HERE

 No matter the song…musicians can make a piece dance through your imagination like a ballerina or soar through the sky like a bird, ignitinging the flames of inspiration & creativity.

COPENHAGEN CONNECTION: It’s cold.  The sun is shining brightly, if you stand still someplace place directly in it, you warm up…but the wind coming in off the ocean is frigid.  I nestle closer. Inhaling, I feel alive as the salty sweet air cleanses my lungs and plays jump rope with my hair.   The guide explains the history behind every building.  She speaks four languages and adds humor to each, as she attempts to focus our gazes upon this massive building perched at the ocean’s edge.  This one in particular is a National treasure, the Royal Theater/ Opera House.  Morten whispers the secrets about the theater that aren’t in the travel guides.  His words dance across the waves as the sound of his voice transports me back to the beginning and I discover the history it has to offer…

"The History of the Royal Danish Theatre
In the period 1722-1728, the Danish dramatist Ludvig Holberg, in an unprecedented outburst of creativity, wrote a series of comedies that laid down the foundations of modern Danish theatre. His works were staged in the ‘Comedy House’ (Commediehuus) in Copenhagen’s Lille Grønnegade. The advent of state pietism put an abrupt end to the festivities in Lille Grønnegade, but after the death of the pious king Christian VI in 1648, amore liberal attitude prevailed in the capital. A small group of actors, remembering and saluting Holberg’s ‘poetical rapture’, exploited the new cultural atmosphere in Copenhagento form their own company. On the occasion of the opening of the theatre in 1748, they were just 8 actors and 4 actresses, and they performed two French comedies. A company of this size was only just able to fill out the roles involved in a revival of the ‘good old days’ of Holberg and Molière’s comedies in Lille Grønnegade. Later on, there followed the comedies of Beaumarchais and his roguish barber Figaro – and a vogue for sentimental German drama.&quot; …..read more at  <a href=”
http://www.kglteater.dk/”>www.kglteater.dk/</a>

&quot;A small group of actors, remembering and saluting Holberg’s ‘poetical rapture’, exploited the new cultural atmosphere in Copenhagen to form their own company. &quot;
<a href=”http://www.kglteater.dk/OmTeateret.aspx”>www.kglteater.dk/OmTeateret.aspx</a>
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DENMARK?
VISIT: <a href=”http://www.kimberanna.com”>www.kimberanna.com</a>
TAKE A CANAL TOUR: <a href=”http://www.canaltours.com”>www.canaltours.com</a>
Tell them Kimber sent you!  Don’t forget to grab a world famous Danish hot dog for the trip home.*

VOTE “NO” on Ammendment 4

ralsc tallahasseeREALTORs and concerned citizen’s everywhere are buzzing about AMMENDMENT 4 (formerly known as Hometown Democracy). We no longer want to call it Hometown Democracy because most people think those words mean something entirely different from what Ammendment 4 really represents.

Ammendment 4 is another instance where the basic principal was sound, “allow the community to take an active stance on regulations regarding zoning, planning & growth in small towns all over Florida.” What they fail to explain to people is they have no funding towards educating these people who will be voting…

So, LONG STORY SHORT: We the people (usually uneducated about the issues) will be able to cast votes for every issue formerly governed by City Councils or City management. In theory, it’s wonderful…but what about the POWER OF THE PRESS???

We have all seen what people will do to get into the paper, imagine the chance to VOTE on an issue simply to get your name in the paper? Many believe that there are too many ways people can SWAY the vote. FREE giveaways to people who VOTE for this or that. FREE bus rides for people wanting to get out to the polls. The list COULD go on & on…

“Do you think there are people in America that would VOTE on an issue without being EDUCATED on the issues?”

“Do you believe it is worth the EXPENSE of individual ballots every time there is a VOTE for a variance, zoning issue, or approval for companies moving into the area.”


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