Did anything happen technology-wise in 2008? I made 10 predictions at the start of the year. Let’s see how I did: 1. Netflix will deliver more content digitally than via mail in December 2008. Hmm, I can find stats that verify this. However, Netflix has come out with their own streaming box, enabled streaming on [...]
John Moe moved to St. Paul 10 months ago, and is catching onto the fact that talking about the weather never grows old for Minnesotans. In fact, John talks about people talking about the weather for the first three of 26 points he makes about adjusting to his new environment: 1. Weather is a huge [...]
I’m often find myself impressed with the illogic of right-wing blogs. Here’s an example from a blog called Let’s Get This Right where the writer begins a paragraph with: Liberals love to chant that “Free markets don’t work” which of course begs the question, “How do we know given that we have never tried them?” [...]
TP: Hotel Bel-Air, Beverly Hills, CA, originally uploaded by edkohler. This just in from Peter’s iPhone. You’d think a place like Beverly Hills would have this TP thing down. Clearly, they put a lot of thought into their wallpaper and TP dispenser choices. So it comes as a surprise to see one marginally folder and [...]
CarZen helps narrow down car make and models based on a series of profile questions. According to that site, here are the top-10 cars I should consider buying: This set of results came from my interest in a reliable, high mileage car with some cargo space for under $25,000. Reliability plus high mileage seems to [...]
More questions: 1. Why is my tanning bed leaving red stripes on my back? Answer: Dang, the same thing happened to me the one time I tried tanning. My back looked like a US flag. I guess that doesn’t really answer your questions. You’re welcome for the visual. 2. Why is the jucy in a [...]
I’ve written before about what real estate agents should do if they’re interested in helping their clients sell their homes quickly for the highest price possible. Lots of high quality property photos do the trick. It’s not the only trick, but it helps prospective buyers decide whether a house is worth visiting, thus worth buying. [...]
Brian captured this fascinating TP shot at a Comfort Suites in Des Moines, Iowa. While the balance of the fold may be the first thing you notice, a commenter on this photo at Flickr, herecomesanothersongaboutmexico, nailed the larger issue: So this sends the message: “We’re classy AND frugal.” Exactly. Especially considering that this is a [...]
One of the biggest problems I see with nationally run restaurant recommendations websites is, while they have a ton of listings, their recommendations tend to suck when you actually try to get local. I don’t care how many listings or traffic you have. All I’m looking for are good restaurant recommendations that will lead to [...]
What does the local real estate market look like these days? Well, that depends which angle you look at it from. The head and future head of MAAR (Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors) break it down in the following video (Warning: this doesn’t have the energy of Jim Cramer, but they do a nice job [...]
