The Saints vs. Vikings game was one of the most memorable games in recent playoff history. The Vikings outgained the Saints by over 170 yards, had five costly turnovers, and almost won the game. Old man Favre was hit so hard, and so many times that:
He can no longer sit down;
He can no longer process [...]
As the headlines kept coming about the horrible aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, I was struck by the similarities to New Orleans after Katrina. Leaving politics out of the conversation, the reality is that when the disaster is big enough, the best laid plans of any government are probably going to fail. It’s just [...]
“When will average buyers be able to afford to buy the average home?” This question was recently posted in the forums, but could not easily be answered because there are so many variables and “what ifs” in play in this market. Currently, there is low inventory, a fairly large buyer pool, and speculation, There is [...]
December 09, same as December 08?
Case-Shiller for Costa Mesa all SFR , and PUDs (condo/detached)
Month
Sales
Price
SE
CS=
SEM
Equivalent
Date
JFM
15
479
22
182
8
(limited dataset)
Feb 2004
April
10
491
14
188
7
(limited dataset)
March 2004
May
27
532
15
184
5
March 2004
June
26
548
21
181
5
Feb 2004
July
37
516
17
184
5
Mar 2004
Aug
47
548
15
191
5
Apr 2004
Sept
37
548
23
177
4
Jan 2004
Oct
39
538
20
180
4
Feb 2004
Nov
29
518
25
180
6
Feb 2004
Dec
40
460
16
162
3
Aug 2003
Jan
20
516
27
161
4
Aug 2003
Feb
28
553
33
167
4
Sept 2003
Mar
43
510
43
179
5
Jan 2004
Apr
45
520
19
172
4
Dec 2003
May
47
535
28
176
4
Dec 2003
June
59
550
17
176
3
Dec 2003
July
58
525
22
176
3
Dec 2003
Aug
60
560
30
170
4
Nov 2003
Sept
53
556
21
180
5
Jan 2004
Oct
40
604
25
176
5
Dec 2003
Nov
48
559
25
173
4
Dec 2003
Dec
46
593
23
176
4
Dec 2003
The FedGov’s $8k bribe lives on? The banks are extending and pretending? HAMP lives?
There was no winter [...]
Tales from The Crush
If I could sum up my experience at FiRE + iCE Grill + Bar at the Anaheim Gardenwalk with one Interenet meme, it would be:
OMGWTFBBQ!
The restaurant, on the third floor of the promenade of shops, is like a cross between Mongolian BBQ and Souplantation.
We walked in and waited for a host to [...]
I love California’s state parks, beaches, and recreational areas. Ask me why I do not mind paying my taxes and one of the first things I will mention is state parks (usually behind police and fire services, water delivery, and freeways). Unfortunately, parks are seen “extras,” “luxuries,” or “fat,” by our government officials, and are [...]
Bzzzzzzzzzzz!
Opening one eye and glancing over the foot of the bed to the dresser, I noted that my alarm clock was going off at 7 a.m. “What the heck?!? It’s Sunday. Why is my alarm going off?” Then I remembered, we were supposed to meet S & I for breakfast and to watch the football [...]
Irvine’s El Camino and Deerfield villages are considered the least desirable in Irvine.
During the 1970’s, both El Camino and Deerfield pulled people away from neighboring cities because they were new master planned neighborhoods. With their pocket parks, pools, and recreation facilities, these communities were very attractive to the White Flight folks abandoning their outdated mid-century [...]
