A Quick Thought on Silence
I’ve never hidden my politics or beliefs. And I also don’t remember ever putting a bumper sticker for a politician on my car. That said, we’re in different times that transcend “parties.” Silence is not an option. This is not a political conversation, it’s one…
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)
"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,…
Charlottesville 29 + Charlottesville Restaurants = Help Food Bank
What a remarkable thing. The Charlottesville 29 have partnered with McGuire Woods and a slew of Charlottesville restaurants to help the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank (one of my favorites charities). Hunger is a stubborn problem – globally, nationally and regionally. Here in the Charlottesville area, it…
NAR does good
With all the NAR-bashing of late, it's nice to see the NAR do something big and good. From Inman: The National Association of Realtors is donating $500,000 to assist victims of the Southern California wildfires and has called upon its members to contribute to its…
Four years
Riding in the cab yesterday from Charlottesville Airport to Washington Dulles (thanks, United), I had the pleasure of riding with a graduate of the Naval Academy. While debating the merits of having an airline pay for our taxi, he asked if I knew (name deleted),…
Bonefish Grill coming to Charlottesville
Seafood options in the Charlottesville area are frightfully limited. When given the option, I tend to choose Rhett's. A new option is on the horizon - Bonefish Grill. In an effort to raise awareness of their opening, they are offering the following (for free!): Dinner…
Blogging for Business
I attended the VPTC "'Casting for Customers" luncheon on Thursday and was quite impressed (as I fully expected to be) with the quality of the discussion. Cvillepodcast has the podcast and there is a brief blogging "primer" on Michael Prichard's site. Coincidentally, I came across…
Ordered this today.
I ordered Neal Boortz' new Fair Tax book today. What are the arguments against Wouldn't you love to abolish the IRS ... Keep all the money in your paycheck ... Pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn ... And eliminate all the…
Morning links
National Home Sales Set Record Pace Preparing for a Market Change What is Costs to Live Well in the US My current listing in Stony Point (and here) craigslist posting My listing in the Highlands (and here) My mom's listing in the City (and here)