Is An Autopen Kinda Like Docusign?
It sounds like President Obama used something like Docusign to sign the Patriot Act extensions. In typical government fashion, it sounds like they have found the most difficult and inefficient way to do something that is really quite simple. (bolding mine) WASHINGTON — President Obama…
Three Minutes on Charlottesville’s Rivanna Trail
One day I'll hike the full 19.9 miles; until then, I'll live vicariously through Tom Daly's "Rivanna Trail in 3 Minutes" in which he "took a photograph approximately every 3 minutes along the hike. Here is the entire trail, boiled down to 3 minutes. (more…)
Charlottesville Real Estate Conversation – May 2011
Big thanks to Rick and WNRN radio for hosting us again on Sunday to talk about real estate ... an hour is never enough. We covered a lot, so much so that I'm going to break this post up into three posts - one this…
Thank you – Memorial Day 2011
Memorial Day. Thank you. Thank you to all those who have served and died for our freedoms. May we recognize, remember and never forget what you fought and died for and may we never forget your and your families' sacrifices. Please take the time to…
Tune Into WNRN This Sunday – 29 May 2011
Who can resist listening to an hour-long conversation about the Charlottesville real estate market? (besides my wife) Once again, Matt Hodges I and will be talking with Rick Moore on Sunday's show at 11am. What questions do you have? What would you like for us…
What is “Charlottesville”? (via the ears of The Corner)
"We love the community, we love the University and we just love being here." When I'm in the mood to listen to music, I tend to be listening to the Corner. Why? Note: Listen to their commercial here. With the blog redesign, I'm having some…
Changes at RealCentralVA
Bear with me. Changes are afoot. Suggestions, critiques, commentary welcome. Please find things that are broken and let me know. I know the search for homes page is wonky.
America’s Infrastructure is Failing
Inspector America last night demonstrated just how bad our infrastructure is, and encourage you to watch it as well. At some point, America needs to realize that we are in dire need of nation building in America.
PSA – UVa Graduation is this Weekend, 20-22 May 2011
You've been warned. Be aware. Traffic will likely be challenging, restaurants will be slammed, hotels are likely booked ... as a new class of graduates embarks on a new journey. You know what? If you're in Charlottesville this weekend, ride a bike rather than drive.…
If We’re Paying for the Mortgages, Shouldn’t the Data be FOIA-able?
Just a thought in light of Calculated Risk's posing a similar question: If most of the mortgages being written now are implicitly guaranteed by our fiscally-absurd government, shouldn't the citizens have access to that data? * From the above-sourced article: (bolding mine) Members of Congress,…