Category Archives: Thoughts, etc.
Public Education: A Frightening Essay
It’s rare that I read something that I share everywhere; this story is first in a long time. The Schools We Need: When public education fails, democracy fails with it
Pulling a few choice paragraphs from this piece is unfair – unfair to the author, the concepts, the theories and conclusions and to you. Read the whole thing.
Earthquake in Charlottesville – 23 August 2011
Alright, how many of you did what you were supposed to do in an earthquake?
The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program states that we just experienced a 5.8 magnitude earthquake.
1 – Twitter was BY FAR the best way to learn about the earthquake.
2 – Learning from previous experience, I remembered that texting is a better option than calling.
3 – Thanks, Comcast and Dominion Power and Verizon. I never lost cable, internet, power or cell phone service.
4 – I’ve always known we were due for an earthquake, but hadn’t felt one that big before.
5 – Where were you? Continue reading
Untitled.
“Untitled” because I can’t think of an appropriate title.
I ride my bike with my younger daughter frequently. In two days, she will be a second grader.
This morning we recommenced our morning ritual of riding our bikes to the Crozet Mudhouse, a pit stop on the path to Crozet Elementary.
Upon our return home, we stopped for a bit of exploration and she seized the opportunity to cut me to the quick:
If You’re Looking for a Google Plus Invitation
I have 150 invitations. I considered posting the invitations on Facebook, google plus, twitter, etc. but figured there might be more of a curious audience here.… Continue reading…
Monday Links – 07-25-11
Trying to make sense of things this morning –
- Delusional Home Sellers? Interestingly, half of the comments are noting Zillow’s inaccurate conclusions.
- via Twitter: “If you pay attention to ONE thing about the debt ceiling fiasco… listen to this. It’s 5 mins & will open your eyes.” Amazing.
- Behavioral economics fascinate me: Honest Tea Declares Chicago Most Honest City, New York Least Honest. I wonder how Charlottesville would fare, and if there would be different results in different parts of town, say, The Corner versus the Downtown Mall.
- City dwellers aren’t so green
- Look out below, Debt ceiling version
- Are you on Google+ yet? 
Congratulations to Henley Middle School & the Albemarle County School Board process
They’ve decided to keep (at least until August) A Study in Scarlet on their reading list. The process that everyone – the Board, the parents, staff – is both admirable and astonishingly bureaucratic. I’m proud we live in a society that can have such discussions.
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Friday Links – 1 July 2011
A few stories that have piqued my attention – walkable communities’ vacancy rates, bounce back homebuyers, UVA sports, a look at the President’s speech this week, a call to shut down the TSA (also known as “common sense”) and a nifty biking versus driving calculator Continue reading
Friday: What I’m Reading.
Coming on Monday – a comprehensive look at the first months’ real estate sales in the Charlottesville MSA, (following up on this weeks’ first look at the real estate market data) including median prices for attached and detached homes, Year over Year and 2011 versus 2000 transactional data. In short, even more Charlottesville real estate that you won’t find anywhere else.**
I’m trying to read more books.
I just finished The Great Stagnation: How America Ate All The Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History,Got Sick, and Will (Eventually) Feel Better
Some linkage for you: Continue reading