Monthly Archives: April 2010

Tiger Woods fails to make cut at Quail Hollow. His sex life aside, I just enjoyed watching such a superb athlete and I’m sorry to see his self-destruction. I’d been looking forward to watching him for another twenty years but, … Continue reading →

Thanks to “Happily retired litigator” I was able to retrieve this Commerce Clause case. No question that the result was right – our country was no longer willing to abide racist treatment of our citizens, but using the Commerce Clause … Continue reading →

Salon nails him, but click on the Forbes profile if you need more. We’re going to have an entertaining circus down there for the next few months. This idiot’s a Demmerkrat, but I think his troubles are greater than that.

First, SWAT teams, now it’s Department of Justice suits. We’ve got a horrible accident down in the Gulf, but para-military units and lawyers are useless – engineers could help.

Other than that, all our activity today is under a million. I understand sellers’ reluctance to acknowledge the current market but really – if you don’t have to sell, pull your house and hope for better times a few years … Continue reading →

718 North Street, bought for $3.583 in 2001 and on the market for a long time since then, finally sold for $3.2 million yesterday. Assessment was just $2.458, so I guess someone had that right.

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Don’t want this lost in the comments section (which you should really read – all the intelligent people are there, as opposed to this idiot) so: IS mentions assessment ratios by zone. Here are some by price range, based on … Continue reading →

Twenty percent of all houses empty. Greece is just the first of many as Europe collapses. The obvious question of who people imagined would live in all these new-builds makes Irish people wince now. But hindsight is a wonderful thing. … Continue reading →

(Thanks, Stanwich, for the heads up) . Here’s the article. Home-sale activity has been picking up in communities across the New York metropolitan area. However, some economists believe that prices, which declined during the fourth quarter in most areas, will … Continue reading →

Greek mayor goes on hunger strike to protest austerity measures.

Obama announces he’s dispatched SWAT teams to inspect oil rigs. When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

Obama flashback – “oil rigs today generally don’t cause spills.” The fact is, the man was exactly right – 40 years since the last accident. I heard an interview yesterday with the Scientific American’s Energy and Environmental editor in which … Continue reading →

Government pay scales. This just can’t continue. WANT TO GET RICH? WORK FOR THE FEDS. “As of 2008, the average federal salary was $119,982, compared with $59,909 for the average private sector employee. In other words, the average federal bureaucrat makes … Continue reading →

Peg asks, “I’m missing something. Shouldn’t we ALL drop our health insurance – and just purchase it if we get expensively ill?” And I sure as hell agree with her. I am now paying $700 a month, guaranteed to go … Continue reading →

I can’t reveal the source, but I will tell you this: many (hundreds of)  homeowners in our neck of the woods have registered complaints that their lenders are screwing them – they won’t accept short sales from workers under fifty, … Continue reading →

$5.5 million in 2009 for our President is not, apparently, that certain point. UPDATE: It would be a shame if this were lost in the comments – from Island Surveyor: The link contains all the presidential returns, back to FDR’s … Continue reading →

New digs for the Eco-Warrior. $8,875,000 for “an ocean-view villa… with a swimming pool, spa and fountains… 6 fireplaces, 5 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms.” Another place for Al Gore and his lovely wife “Tipper” to snuggle up and keep warm. … Continue reading →

Feds open criminal probe into Goldman Sachs, according to the WSJ That’s a major step beyond the SEC’s civil complaint, but if Goldman is guilty of violating criminal laws, so is every other Wall Street firm. The supposed victims are … Continue reading →

No one hurt, but a tree crushed a car and narrowly missed an Old Greenwich mother and her child, according to Greenwich Time. I was outside myself on this beautiful afternoon, inspecting some land, and I’ll admit to being a … Continue reading →