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The cook chief and bottle washer here, Jen, wants blog postings and after much consideration, I'm going to give her some so here it goes.....

Trying to stay on one topic will be difficult so let me just say I hope to give some insight into the industry here, but I caution you. I am in Massachusetts. I think I spelled that right, but let me check with Martha Coakley. Doh! I only am licensed here so when I refer to business, it’s from the customs and practices we work with here.

Let start by saying we are an Attorney closing state. Attorneys run the closings, not title companies. Scott Brown, our newly elected US Senator is a closing attorney. Wow someone in power that might understand our business. That gives me hope.

Now back to the subject (see, I'm rambling already). Last Friday, I won $140 playing blackjack at Foxwoods. Now while it’s nice to gamble and win, I was really there for a mortgage conference. It was for New England mortgage professionals. In between my time on the blackjack tables, I was in a cram class to learn how to take the National Mortgage Licensing System's Loan Officer Licensing exam.

I want to talk about how we got to this point. Not me winning $140 at blackjack, but rather how it came to be that I am taking the first test since I left college back in '87.  Back to rambling: Don't you just love pulling an 8 and 3 and doubling down when the dealer is showing a low-med numbered card?? Winning at blackjack is so much fun because it keeps me off the craps table.