- One sleeve of Thin Mints (you know you can’t stop at one cookie): (archived: 2015)560 calories, or 58 minutes riding 12 to 14 mph (archived: 2015)
- Some suburbs are dying; some are thriving. A problem with painting with a broad brush (particularly when an industry trade group is wielding said brush).
- Most people still drive to work. Alone. How can this be changed?
- Five Questions to ask your real estate agent during a house (no longer available) tour. Numbers 1 and 2 are awfully useful – “What do you like about this home?” and “Do you have any concerns”?
- Nothing is going to save the housing market (archived: 2016) – Meh. Broad brush disclaimer applies again.
- Smaller, or bigger apartments?
- Not a “read” as much as a “watch” –
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