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Friday links 12-14-2007

What’s so wrong with gravel roads? A great post about the value of rural gravel roads – and the values in keeping them that way.Gravel Road, thanks to ambientfusion  - https://www.flickr.com/photos/makasu/1236434150/

Right now I hate paying taxes because I feel like I’m giving money to a known crack addict. However much you give, its not enough. They will buy their crack, get a short term high and soon be back asking for more.

Holy cow, local politics are expensive!

MyEnergyLoan

Who needs gas stations when we can have banks everywhere (no longer available)?

A bill to make texting illegal while driving

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Be Kind. It Matters

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)

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?

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…

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