Ever wonder if you are allowed to take photos of something? Wonder no more. Andrew Kantor has a guide up on his website, and a new article at USAToday. Good info, I recommend everyone take a look. Let’s get the easy stuff out of the way. Aside from sensitive government buildings (e.g., military bases), if …
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Calgary sprawl
(This is an older post that I never got around to publishing) I certainly can’t fault Jim Kunstler’s view of recent development in Calgary – “..archetypal city of immense glass boxes in a sterilized center surrounded by an asteroid belt of beige residential subdivisions.” It is sadly, very true. The last 15 years of Calgary …
NewTithing
On These Days this morning they hosted someone from the NewTithing Group to talk about a new study. The group has just completed a study on quarter of a million individual tax returns. They looked at the charitable donations compared to a percentage of their assets, and the way that broke down into different age …
CA votes
Well, San Diego and the rest of CA has voted. They didn’t vote yes on the bad ones, but the didn’t vote yes on the good ones (79, 80) either. San Diego was a bit disappointing, as we were hoping for Frye and Remy. Hopefully the new mayor and district 8 candidate will serve us …
Condo conversions
This article in the UT is worth a read: Condo conversions in county cooling off. They claim there is a glut of conversions on the market, but that everything will be peachy in 18 months. Really though, the issue is price. These guys bought high, and now have to sell high. Some have reduced prices …