I saw this on Boing Boing this morning and couldn’t resist posting it. “Like” is a verbal crutch, worse in my opinion, than “um.” Not necessarily real estate related other than the fact that good communication is a prerequisite.
This billboard advises you to stop using the word “like” as punctuation, on behalf of something called the Academy of Linguistic Awareness.
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Be Kind. It Matters
Reupping this story from April. This encounter has stuck with me. In early January I was returning a gift, and tried to get it put back on my wife’s credit card, which I didn’t have. The young girl working at the counter tried to make…
Deleting Facebook – An Experiment (Part 1 of 2)
"If you're not the customer, you're the product," as the saying goes. I am tired of being the product.* I have a new facebook account; the old one is deactivated. Why? I've long said I hate facebook, but use it because I must - for RealCrozetVA community,…
Public Spaces in Private Spaces – What’s the Balance?
What if ... the only available public spaces to freely assemble are private? The forthcoming Market Plaza in Downtown Charlottesville is going to be a massive project, Market Plaza will feature 68 residential units, 55,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of retail…
Looking For Christmas Trees and Lights in Charlottesville?
This is last year's post with Christmas tree farms and locations - I'll update it this year, if anything has changed.