The Good News

The Monthly Newsletter of Cynthia Clinton, Mortgage Consultant
FEBRUARY 2008 EDITION

The Best Loan for YOU
At The Best Price –
Right Here in Gilroy!

Cynthia Clinton
Mortgage Consultant
408-310-0027
or Email: cynthia@cynthiaclinton.com
Visit me on the web at:
www.CynthiaClinton.com

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THIS MONTH’S GOOD QUESTION 

Every month I go out into the community and ask one good question and report the answers. 

This month’s good question is, “What restaurant(s) would you like to see in Gilroy’s downtown?” 

“I’d like to see an IHOP, a Kirk’s Steak Burgers or a Morgan Hill Chinese Takeout.”  --Lindsay Silva 

“I have to get my .02 in as well.  I’d love to see Morgan Hill’s Ragoots open a location in our downtown.  I’d also love to have a Red Lobster!  Another great one would be something like the Sonoma Chicken Coop.  Ooh, and an Indian fusion place that plays bhangra music on the weekends!”
--Cynthia Clinton 

“A good fish and chips place, like Wellington’s was.  I’d also like a cool Turkish or Turkish fusion place where I can get great kebabs.  A Red Lobster would be good too.” –Joseph Fernandes 

“I’d love a good French Bistro downtown.”
--Linnea Smith 

“I’d like to see a trendy dinner place, a micro-brewery or a nice steak house.” –-Tim Wecks 

“Italian!  The downtown needs Italian or what about Chinese?”  --Dan from Econo Furniture

What restaurant(s) would YOU like to see in the downtown?  Call me!

SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS 

This month’s featured business is ECONO FURNITURE in the heart of Gilroy’s Downtown on the southeast corner of Sixth and Monterey Streets. 

Econo Furniture
7390 Monterey St
Gilroy, CA 95020
(408) 846-8788
 

Business Hours: M-Sat = 10am to 8pm, Sun=11am to 6pm 

Econo Furniture has been the feature of interest on the southeast corner of Monterey and Sixth for nearly 10 years now.  In business since December 1999, you know them by the unique furniture they display outside – usually unique chairs in the shape of a flower, hand, or even in the shape of an elegant high-heeled shoe. 

Every furniture store has furniture, but what sets this store head-and-shoulders above the others in town is its people.  The staff is warm and friendly and always gives visitors a friendly greeting when they enter the store.  Plus, if they see you more than once, they usually remember your name.  This I know from personal experience! 

If you’re outside looking in at the dining and bedroom sections of the store, it can look like they are closed or like that section is off limits, but it’s not!  If they are open in the main part of the store, on the corner, they are happy to open the door for you if they know you want to look around.  It’s locked because it’s not accessible from the main floor inside the store - it just has a separate entrance is all.  Don’t be shy! 

Stop by Econo Furniture today and see why I love this store so much.  I know you’ll love it too! 

February’s special is a Queen sized mattress set (mattress & box spring) for only $299!  

POSITIVE FOCUS 

Resisting Gossip Around the Water Cooler Puts Your Valuable Energy To Better Use 

You probably don’t do this yourself, but we all know people who do…  

Did you know that gossiping is a form of “poison”?  It’s a form of negativity, passed from person to person, that divides people from each other and perpetuates more negativity.  People swallow this poison and move on to poison every other person they tell.  This adds each person’s negative feelings to an already swirling vortex known as a downward spiral.  The downward spiral will attract more of the same bad energy into the lives of each of the people who contributed energy to this vortex. 

Be part of an upward spiral instead and magnetize better experiences into your life!  You have a choice. 

How To Beat Office Gossip 

·          If you notice one person is the primary gossip-monger, have as little interaction with that person as possible.

·          Dive into your work, thus depriving the gossip-monger the attention he/she craves.

·          If you have to sit through someone’s gossip, make sure it stops with you.

·          Turn it around by saying something complimentary about the person being attacked and then walk away.

·          Choose your work friends wisely and remember that work is not the place to share all types of information.

 

DID YOU KNOW? 

-          Did you know that Valentines Day love makes Libra babies?  You could have your very own snappy dresser before the year is out.  Put your petty cares aside and Make Libras, Not War!  But don’t think about it too much… he who hesitates has a Scorpio.

-          Did you know that you can improve your vision, sometimes to the point of not having to wear eyeglasses at all, by devoting some time every day to eye exercises?  Get busy; it’s almost sunglasses weather.  They have shades now that are so big you’ll look like Fearless Fly.

-          Did you know that the absolute, most sure-fire way to get closer to your dreams is to live them now (as in TODAY) to any degree that you can?  Surely there’s something you can do today that will get you one smidgey bit closer to the goals that mean so much to you.  I double-dog dare ya!

-     Did you know that if a pair of jeans doesn’t make your butt look good, it’s not even worth $1?  Millions of Americans each year develop a painful condition called “Swivel Neck” from trying to observe their fannies in the mirrors of dressing rooms.  Don’t let this happen to you; bring a hand mirror.  If the back view isn’t all you’d hoped, just say no, man.  Just say no.

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VALENTINE’S DAY IS FEB. 14 

That’s a Thursday.  Don’t forget to make your dinner reservation as many days in advance as possible, so you have the best hope of avoiding a long wait in line or worse… no table at all. 

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MOVIE REVIEW:
3:10 TO YUMA 

Forward: I watch a lot of movies.  I’m morally and spiritually opposed to regular broadcast television to the degree that not only do I not buy television service, but I don’t even have an antenna on my TV.  I do, however, have a Blockbuster Movie Pass. 

The movie, “3:10 to Yuma” is a gritty story about life in another time.  A man, emasculated by a crippling injury, struggles to keep his pride and usefulness intact in an age where living is rough and takes every bit of intestinal fortitude one has.  It’s a great story with interesting characters.  You can feel for all of them.  It’s a sad movie in a lot of ways, but the sadness is redeemed by a generosity of spirit that comes from a surprising quarter. 

In a nut shell… Give it a watch - you won’t be sorry. 

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The Best Loan for YOU
At The Best Price –
Right Here in Gilroy!

Cynthia Clinton
Mortgage Consultant
408-310-0027
or Email: cynthia@cynthiaclinton.com
Visit me on the web at:
www.CynthiaClinton.com

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