Adding Insult to Injury? WSJ Headline: “Facebook’s Road to Redemption Runs Down Main Street” [Note to Readers: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] Call it, “sloppy late Sunday afternoon editing.”...Read More
How to Encourage Showings During a Pandemic “The health and safety during the COVID 19 crisis is our top priority. We will not be allowing overlapping showings, and we have supplied sanitation wipes & had sanitizer that we ask you use when entering and exiting the home! As per our MLS, we will not be...Read More
Homonyms for the Age of Coronavirus [Note to Readers: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] It’s not an encouraging sign that I’m writing this. Until about three weeks ago, a...Read More
I’ve got a hunch how ” at least in some people’s minds ” “tray” ceiling became “trey”: “très” is French for “very” (as in “very beautiful”). From there, it’s just a small step (and single letter) to “trey.” Of course, that’s also how the word sounds phonetically. However, the correct adjective for a recessed ceiling...Read More
Minnesota may be far north — but it’s not “above-the-Arctic Circle north.” And, it’s still only late March, not June 21, when the local sunrise is 5:27 a.m. (vs. 7 a.m. now). All of which is why the Star Tribune may want to consider substituting a “moon” image for a “sun” in their overnight weather forecast...Read More
Air Travel and the Coronavirus (The OTHER “Cancel Culture”) Early birds famously get the worm, as the saying goes. But, late birds get a full refund for cancelled air travel. At least, that’s the case if the airline cancels your flight before you do — and you (OK, me) decline their offer to be rescheduled....Read More
