There is a reason Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway (BH) have had so much success over the years. He seems to buy shares in companies that use the same common sense approach to business he does. He’s so successful now, that we all treat Buffet like the guy in the old EF Hutton commercial: when Warren [...]
Entries from September 2008
This Bank’s Lending Practices Should Bring a V8 Moment To Other Banks
September 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · economic news
We Are All Out of Trust So The Bail Out Failed
September 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments
I tried not to write this post but it’s not possible. Collectively, we’ve all been at the edge of our seats for at least four days, wondering what our political leaders were going to do to try to correct our economic situation. I can’t remember the last time I was this tuned in, second by [...]
Tags: economic news · politics
Saving is Good. Here’s How To Save On Textbook Costs
September 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Sometimes the Web is fabulous. Textbooks cost a fortune so any way to save money on them is wonderful, yes? I’ve seen a few websites that help students do this. This one has the catchiest title, and seems really good: check out Textbook Revolt. It’s like a textbook coop. You list text books you have [...]
Tags: Ideas · economic news
Just Released Draft of Supposed Federal Bailout Plan
September 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments
h/t to @Breakingnewson on Twitter, here is the text of the proposed new Bailout Bill - it went from three pages to 106 so this time it’s going to take some reading. But well worth it! Peace out – 3C
I’ll keep adding to this as we go along. After many pages I found out that the [...]
Tags: economic news · politics
Say It Ain’t So! RIP Paul Newman
September 27th, 2008 · 4 Comments
These days come for all of us but it saddened me so much to hear that Paul Newman passed away. Besides being a NE Ohio native and one of the best actors ever, he added so much more to his life and our world besides acting. Always had a special place in my heart since [...]
Tags: neighborhood news
In Case We Don’t Have A Foreign Policy Debate Tonight, Here is Joe Biden on Foreign Policy in Cincinnati Yesterday
September 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: politics
Finally, Ohioans Can License Those Three-Wheeled Cars
September 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Okay so you still have to wear a helmet inside your car (oy) but Ohio has finally joined the 21st Century and decided it’s okay to license these cars. Here is the James Ewinger story about it in the PD. I was in North Olmsted in the Spring and saw a gold/mustard colored ‘thingy’ with [...]
Tags: Ideas · economic news
One More Reason To Pick Up The Phone And Call Sen. Voinovich
September 25th, 2008 · No Comments
This passed the House yesterday, and yeah I know the Senate is busy with pressing Bailout issues; but some in the Senate could be multi-tasking (why not!) The Passenger Rail Act is needed so we can have monies available to assist in rail projects (yes like the Ohio Hub, but we do already have Amtrak [...]
Tags: Ohio Rail and Transit · economic development · politics · transit oriented development
Tomorrow Could Be Your Last Chance to Tell Voinovich and Brown How You Want Them To Vote on the Bailout
September 25th, 2008 · No Comments
It’s never bad to read Callahan’s Diary. Here is Bill’s latest post on a proposal to set up a Trust that could handle the mortgage crisis on a Federal level. Bill always calls us to think and act. Form opinions. Call our representatives and meet with our neighbors and discuss issues. I’ve been feeling for [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · economic news · politics
US Census Data 2007 – Any Surprises?
September 24th, 2008 · 5 Comments
The PD alerted me to the fact that The Census Bureau has released statistics for 2007 in this article by Rich Exner. h/t to their chart of NE Ohio, Ohio and National stat comparisons. The PD points out that the median age of people who live in Cleveland (and also Cuyahoga County) are about 40 [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · Ohio Rail and Transit · transit oriented development