Monday links – 05-14-2007
Helmets attract cars to bicycles Even an 11-year-old can understand the limits to growth Redfin would be fine if the seller didn't pay the buyer-broker fee. But what will this year bring for homeowners' insurance rates? Pressure on home prices - caused by foreclosures. Loyal…
New soccer park in Charlottesville?
The Soccer Organization of Charlottesville is seeking to build, and build big near its current facility on Polo Grounds Road. The project proposal consists of an outdoor, lit, synthetic surface, full-size soccer field; a small, indoor soccer field with synthetic surface; two mini-soccer fields suitable…
The simplicity and power of thank you.
I have written numerous times before on the power and importance of customer service. Few places in this world does "thank you" carry as much weight as the open source community. If you're curious, start here to see unreasonable expectations and then here to see…
Monday links 12-11-2006
An "optimal" population in Albemarle's future? What do the surrounding counties think about this? What happens when X number is reached? Conversation in Harrisonburg. C'ville has had the occasional blogger meetup, and this seems quite intriguing. Zillow, Realtor.com, Trulia, Propsmart, google base - in Google…
Thoughts on working online
Off-topic, but ... having to work from a backup laptop while I 1) wait for my PowerBook to be repaired and 2) wait for my new MacBook Pro (200gig hard drive!) has given me time to think about how I work. Working online only without…
PowerBook deceased
My hard drive died. Again. It did this a year ago; the 90-day warranty on the replacement hard drive has clearly expired. I have a fairly recent backup, but the time involved is very irritating and frankly, two hardware failures in a year has me…
A minor addition to the blog
It's a real work in progress, but if you are in the Central Virginia (Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene, Nelson) region, take note of the "people who do stuff" wiki I have added. The goal? Make it the one-stop resource for those seeking HVAC, carpenters, plumbers,…
Correct attribution?
I cannot discern to whom attribution should be credited, but this thinking is one of my primary goals of every transaction with which I am involved. Just get it done, and get it done right. It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do…
Learned something today
I have been going to Chicago once a month for the past four months for some meetings for the National Association of Realtors. I have yet to experience that elusive goal of on-time delivery of my person from place A to place B. Having flown…