Date Archives August 2006

A few links – 08-17-2006

Vacation has been good – I’ve read three books so far, but staying out of touch with the world is a skill I have not yet allowed myself to master.  Merv’s aggregate analysis of the market is spot-on.Kickball?…  Who doesn’t love kickball?Brian Wheeler provides the most comprehensive analysis of Albemarle’s district growth out there.  The decisions the City of Charlottesville make today will impact the lives, both financially, socially and in many other ways we haven’t even conceived of yet.  Are they doing the right things?  Are tall buildings the way to go?Not guilty.  And, on a side note, the victim’s brother is a Realtor.  If you’re a blogger and have at least 30 minutes, Pew Internet has an interesting survey on blogging.

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Crozet and Waynesboro

How much is Waynesboro benefiting from Crozet’s growth?  How much does Crozet benefit from Waynesboro?”We’ve seen the dynamic and the shift of people when we look at the demographics and why Wal-Mart and why Home Depot and why Lowe’s have come to Waynesboro sitting right on the 64-81 interchange.  Their draw to come here was being able to draw from the Nelson County area, the Crozet area, Charlottesville.  So I have to look out beyond that boundary of Waynesboro a little bit in terms of our vision and what I see down the road and be planful about that,” Smith said.Economics know no boundaries.  We may have to expand our definition of what is our Metropolitan Statistical Area beyond Charlottesville, Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna, Nelson, which was added in 2003.  I tend to include Louisa and Madison from time to time when I ponder what is “our region;” is the time near for us to include Augusta as well?Why else would I join their MLS?

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Charlottesville Blog Carnival 08-13-2006

And here, I thought that this would be a sparse week:The joy of Tony Sinclair.The SELC on how growth affects the area.  My favorite part was when the caller asked how the guests got to the studio….  if you’re a UVA student and you have to rely on your mommy to come visit to clean your undies, you’d better be busy curing () cancer.You can change the name, but the culture continues.  Thanks, Sprint.Take the time to learn about Net Neutrality with Chris Makarsky.Economic policy for idiots.Hog-callin’ euphoriaThe end of social responsibility.What happens when a 160 year old residential neighborhood has an industrial park located on top of its former recreational park?  If its the Woolen Mills neighborhood, absolutely nothing.Steve Whitaker’s Charlottesville tips – a great series.Those bells?…  Those bothersome flashing lights?…  Don’t worry about them.I am going to the beach this week, so this entry has been scheduled ahead of time, just in case the wireless doesn’t work …  if I missed you, I will add you in as soon as the connection works.

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51m blogs and counting

Well, not really (yet).  To learn more about all that you ever wanted to know about the blogosphere but were afraid to ask, read this.  How does one filter the information efficiently so that one gets all the information one wants and learns about stuff that doesn’t make it through the filters but should?Why does this fascinate me?

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