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 (no longer available). 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? 
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