Kieran and Cecelia Loughman

1. We're doing a survey for our newsletter. Here is what we're thinking!There are 3 Choices1-Reparation 2-Affirmative Action 3-American Disabilities Act of 1990
2. We're awarding a $25 gift certificate to one of the responders (active rain) + 4 in our newsletter. Names will be drawn from "the hat."

You know what the choices are and there is a prize! Here's how this all started.

Reparation-my father came from Ireland. He was white and Catholic and a college graduate. When he arrived in Boston, he applied for a job at Harvard University as a dishwasher. (there was nothing else available) He was told Irish catholics need not apply. Unbelievable! Code Violation! It would seem hilarious today but not to my father when it happened. Any realtor not white, not of Irish descent, not Catholic owes us $500/listing in our zip code

or be subject to a fine of $100/day, if not paid by 3/31/2010.

Affirmative Action Because I am the child of white, Irish Catholics, I have had a rough time getting ahead. My father wanted to go to Harvard when he arrived here. He figured if he could work at Harvard, eventually he would be able to go there and become like Joe Kennedy. I could have been like our former Lion of the Senate who I hear is now sober approximately 135 days. I went to Fordham University and have never been the same. I am a victim of this injustice and I want to be compensated in this manner. A onetime charge of $5000/realtor active in my zip code and a fine of $100/day if not paid by 3/31/2010

American Disabilities Act of 1990- Because I have had 2 heart attacks, quintuple by pass, emphysema, fibrosis, parkinsons disease, shingles, and sleep apnea + I get an occassional kanker sore, any person that lists their home with another realtor without allowing me to compete, will be fined $1000 and must arrange with the selling realtor to have me receive a 25% referral fee or be fined $100/day. Any realtor, other than one with the same illnesses as listed above, deemed to have listing in my zip code, will pay a onetime charge of !000/listing or be subject to a fine of $100/day if not paid by 3/31/2010.

Should my demise be quick and my blog and newsletter not continue I have filed a series of pictures and other evidence with my attorney. Our hidden cameras show my daughter Lauren caught tying a knot in my oxygen line recently.

CALL 1-800-628-2148 EXTENSION 3011 LEAVE YOUR CHOICE A,B,C, YOUR NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS SO WE CAN MAIL YOU YOUR $25 WINNING GIFT CERTIFICATE

We have learned mostly through our experience. Lately we have been involded with offers that we have little to no experience with. I logged into Active Rain went to the search space at the top of my home page and typed in VA Mortgages. I spent about one hour copying data, pasting it to a word document and printing it. Cecelia and I went over the research we gathered from others posting about it and learned enough to write the offer intelligently. This gave me sufficient confidence to go back to the search portion and search "inviting members" I learned enough to send invitations to 6 colleagues that I know would benefit greatly from Active Rain Membership. I sent the invitations with a personal message and trust that the open minded ones will join and start entering their profile. I'm a slow learner, but the more I see, the better I like this. I hope the ones I invited will earn more quickly than I did.

Kieran and Cecelia

I decided some time ago I really like the relationship approach. I want people to know what I am up to. I don't mind them knowing I'm a little strange, So are they. so are you. So watch it, buster. I find humor in a lot of things. I find humor in people who don't find me humorous. I started sending out emails, blogs, marketing pieces that Cecelia would tell me after "made her nervous." For example. We made this sign up for our community. It says "We live here and we love it". Our community management team jumped into action and made me take it down. I responded with the following email. Most people do have a sense of humor, including the management company. They now advertise in our newsletter and get that it's ok to have fun. We really do live here and love it.

We were guests at our customers' home in Heron Creek. They met us in the searching for a home process and liked our stlye. We became their agent and helped them find their Dream Home. We had Easter Dinner there and it was as good as it gets. They even told us what they liked about us. They captured what it is we would like to be for the people in our lives. It was so nice to hear it said. We want a referral business with internet savvy to be our style. We want ot take great care of people and be very good at what we do.

They said " you took great care of us and you are very good at our business. I wwas a stock broker for over 30 years and know what it's like to be chased out into the street, running for my life. As a matter of fact not everyone who meets me, realizes what a good guy I am. They always, always know that with Cecelia.

Our customers are a married couple and a friend and together they bought the home. The huband is a great guy and fun to be around, His wife and her friend are just a lot of fun to be around. They have landscaped their home, has wood flooring put in, and decorated it beautifully.

We aske if they liked it here, (Heron Creek) and North Port in general. They love it here, They are out of their home almost daily, exploring what's up from Sarasota to Port Charlotte. The most recently have been taking craft lessons at the Lemon Bay Art Association in Englewood. They learned to make these gours and baskets and they are so excited about them. They looked professionally done.

There's nothing to do around here! You won't hear them saying that. One of them is going to write a book about all the fun things there are to do around here.

We told them they made a difference in our lives by being so nice to us. it was a pleasure to work with them.

One of them had her step mother and her younger sister as guests also. No whining in this home. Maybe a little from the husband and myself, It was just so nice to be complimented, invited, told all the good things they like about our community, Heron Creek,

North Port and Heron Creek are about people. We have such a nice community. We are going to wait for the book to be written for you to find all the good things going on here and other towns. It's a matter of getting out and finding them

Thank you to our friends for a wonderful Easter afternoon. You made our day telling us how much you like Heron Creek and North Port