Tahoe Update

Greetings Fellow Life Travelers:

Yard is raked and I’m debating about uncovering all the deck furniture.  We still have April for a blast of snow, so it’s hard to believe it’s time to live like summer….yet!  Good weather brings visitors to look at real estate, and new listings continue to enter the market.  Resorts are winding down: Homewood is closed, Sierra-at-Tahoe and Tahoe Donner close this weekend.  Five more close April 19, Mt. Rose April 26, Sugar Bowl April 27, Donner Ski Ranch May 10 and Palisades May 25.  Given continuing warm temps, these dates may end up shortening.  No July 4th skiing this year!  I was amazed with a visit to Palisades for a business lunch on Friday at the full parking lot and huge number of skiers including lots of  youth!  I thought Spring Break was over.  Now to check this week’s real estate activity.

Residential Real Estate – week 3/14 – 3/20 

Notable this week is Incline/Crystal Bay with two big escrows – a Crystal Bay lakefront listed at $15.9M and an off-market listed at $20.5M, plus a Chase lakefront sale – new build in Crystal Bay at $25.5M.  A lakefront condo, originally listed at $7M, reduced to $6.2M, sold at $5.78M.  Reno continues strong activity, a reflection of continuing CA migration to NV.  

Someone to watch: The biggest rising star in the SF chef scene is a 23-year -old college dropout.  (SF Gate) https://tinyurl.com/3xw3rkj8

Interesting Quotes

• Get busy living or get busy dying.  Stephen King

• It always seems impossible until it’s done.  Nelson Mandela

• It’s never too late to be what you might have been.  George Eliot

• Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. Eleanor Roosevelt

• I’m selfish, impatient and little insecure.  I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle.  But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.  Marilyn Monroe

• Two things are infinite:  the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe.  Albert Einstein

• Don’t walk in front of me – I may not follow.  Don’t walk behind me – I may bot lead.  Walk beside me – just be my friend.  Albert Camus

• If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.  Mark Twain

• Live as if you were to die tomorrow.  Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi 
• The mindset: Confident enough to start; humble enough to keep learning.  The trap:  Too humble to start; too confident to keep learning.  James Clear

TidBits

• Going off grid for a while.  (Leaving my phone in the other room while it charges.)
• I’m grateful that thoughts don’t appear as bubbles above our heads.
• The older I get, the more I understand why roosters start their day off by screaming.
• Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
• During his entire lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh is known to have sold only a single painting. 
• Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury was born with four extra teeth in his upper jaw, giving him his distinct smile.
• Chewbacca in Star Wars is based on George Lucas’ dog, an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana, who also inspired Indiana Jones.
• The oldest continuous sporting event in the U.S. is the Kentucky Derby.
• The first successful electric car in the U.S. was made by chemist William Morrison in 1890.
• A group of owls is called a parliament.
• The deepest part of the ocean is approximately 35,876 feet down.
• A silverback gorilla can lift over 1,763 pounds.
• Over 60% of the world’s lakes are located in Canada. 
• The average golf ball has 336 dimples.
• The International Space Station orbits Earth approximately every 90 minutes.
• Google Images was created after Jennifer Lopez wore the green dress at the 2000 Grammys.
• People once ate arsenic to improve their skin.
• No number before 1,000 contains the letter A.  (Who’s going to confirm this?)
• Japan has one vending machine for every 40 people.
• Wearing a necktie could reduce blood flow to your brain by up to 7.5 percent. (Tahoe men figured this out some time ago.)

So much for today’s knowledge lesson, so keep learning!   Have a great week and see you next time! .  

Best wishes, 

Trinkie