Full-time Realtors
Just found a neat little section of the statistical summary in our MLS database. There are approximately 1100 Realtors in our Board. 612 closed at least one listing in 2004. Only 261 closed at least 5! Wouldn't you be better off having a full-time Realtor…
Bruce Arena on coaching youth
"I think he's a player's coach," Pope said. "I think most guys enjoy playing for him." That may be because he gives players the freedom to play and express themselves. Training sessions usually involve actual playing instead of technical work. It's a philosophy Arena believes…
Soccer tournament
We are in Richmond for the weekend; my older daughter has a soccer tournament. The competition is quite good and the experience as a whole for the girls is unmatched. We won the first game, 4-0 and my daughter not only made several nice saves…
Morning funny (bubble)
By Steve Breen, The San Diego Union-Tribune, for USA TODAY
Mass transit increases property values?
Found this blog today with a very interesting story about the above subject - Proximity to transit can affect property values in three somewhat different ways, one negative and two positive. First, being located very close to a transit station or along a transit line…
Charlottesville site of Internet “War-Game”
My Way News: WASHINGTON - The CIA is conducting a war game this week to simulate an unprecedented, Sept. 11-like electronic assault against the United States. The three-day exercise, known as "Silent Horizon," is meant to test the ability of government and industry to respond…
Jiffy Lube blogging
Jiffy Lube now has a computer terminal that enables me to do a little bit of blogging. Wish they had a hotspot!
Why?
Why is it that the only key on my laptop my 15 month old wants to touch is the Power button?
iPods’ effect on society
Many of his subjects reported using their players at work. "It can drown out noise and allows them to control their office space. Part of the motivation behind it is so that people see the headphones; it's like a `do not disturb' sign. It cuts…
St. Joseph Statue helps sell houses?
Who would have thought that burying, upside down, a small figurine of St. Joseph would speed the sale of a home? Who knew that a little plastic or ivory statue could possess such power? Evidently, real estate agents and homeowners throughout the country have known…