Technology
I will speak more of my technology woes later. In the meantime, a good vignette. I am working with a client who is on her way out of town. I need to get her a Contract to sign. So ... checked Google's Local Search, searched…
Aarrggghhh!
My hard drive died this morning. Thankfully, I spent the money initially for AppleCare, so they will cover it. But ... I will be Mac-less for 5 to 7 business days. Thank goodness for my backup!
Gourmet Gas Stations
New York Post Online Edition: : While it's an unlikely culinary revolution, Slim Jims are making way for sushi as gas station convenience stores transform themselves with upscale eats and shed their image as junk food pit stops. It's an attempt by the industry to…
May Newsletter
I have just published my May Newsletter. Please email me if you would like a PDF copy.
Subdivisions Impose Social Divide
Subdivisions Impose Social Divide: It was not simply that thousands of houses came; it was how they came -- in such self-contained communities as Brambleton and Forest Manor, Forest Run and Belle Terra, all with their backs turned to the rambler. And Ivan, once the…
Great post about Big Builders
From an E-Pro listserv - ... I would get to know the big builders, their product, their policies and welcome them to the area. They don't buy in a market unless they know who will buy their product, where they work, how much money they…
Home Depot in Waynesboro
For those of us who live in or near Crozet, the opening of the Home Depot in Waynesboro is a great thing. One, it's competition to Lowe's and two, it's a lot closer (and less aggravating) than driving to 29 North! Update 11 December 2007:…
Tiger is being released
Wow. We came to the Short Pump Town Center to get curtains and to try to get a copy of Tiger, but there is a line of about 150 people waiting for the doors to open. I like Macs a lot, but not enough to…
A great line
We watched Spanglish last night. One of the greatest movie lines I have heard in a while - "Your low self-esteem is simply good common sense."
What does your iPod say about you?
From today's Washintonpost.com - It was then that it occurred to me that the study was right. I was looking at little white devices that held the key to what makes these people click. And that is where the iPod goes beyond cool and into…