Archive for October, 2007
Some Colors in the hills….
Monday, October 15th, 2007Bonsack home priced to sell!
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
These folks are ready to sell. They have just listed this 3 bedroom, 2 bath immaculate home in Bonsack for the low price of $199,950! That’s a great deal for this neighborhood if you’ve recently compared home sales in the area.
This house features views of the surrounding mountains from every major room (including the bedrooms!) If you look closely at the photo you can see the reflections of the mountains in the front windows! A spacious 2-car garage and enormous, level back yard are also yours for the taking. This house is well-kept with recent landscaping, paint and more! It features a nice deck off the dining room for entertaining, grilling out and enjoying the view of the Mill Mountain Star in the distance!
Call your agent (or me) for a private viewing before it’s gone! You can also click here to view the virtual tour.
This Botetourt County home has been sold.
Roanoke’s prosecutor should look inward for problems
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007The Roanoke Times recently wrote an article about the Timothy Workman trial in Roanoke. Mr. Workman is the ex-DEA agent recently acquitted in the shooting death of a man outside a local restaurant several years ago. Apparently Donald Caldwell, the elected Roanoke City commonwealth’s attorney made some statements that local police have found offensive and inappropriate during the trial. Here are a few excerpts from the Times story-
“Roanoke police officers challenged the city’s top prosecutor Tuesday, rejecting remarks in which he compared a city officer to Barney Fife in open court.
Caldwell criticized police for allowing Workman, an off-duty Drug Enforcement Administration agent, to walk around and speak with investigators after the shooting rather than handcuffing him and isolating him like any other suspect.
Comparing Garrett to the bungling deputy sheriff on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Caldwell described him as “the good-hearted guy who tries to help out, but he doesn’t quite get it right.”
As a former Magistrate in Roanoke City, I have worked with the criticized police officer on many occasions and besides always being extremely professional and competent with me, I found him to always be respectful to those under arrest as well.
In this instance, it seems to me like another opportunity for the City’s elected prosecutor to sling mud and blame someone else for his own office’s blunders. I often found Mr. Caldwell’s office uncooperative (they are charged with advising the magistrates if necessary) and condescending towards victims, professionals and others on more than once occasions. Enough to classify it as an attitude endemic to himself and his employees.
Rather than fighting with federal authorities over which crimes they prosecute, it seems like the CA would want the Feds to prosecute in the cases where the criminals would get more time and therefore keep them out of our community longer. Instead, it smacks of a childish, territorial game played out at the expense and slandering of an otherwise professional police officer.
From Roanoke’s Chief of Police, Joe Gaskins-
Roanoke Police Chief Joe Gaskins said he is unaware of any complaint against Garrett in the officer’s 17-year career with the department.
“Kenny Garrett is a fine officer and for anyone to assume they knew what was in his mind without any proof was erroneous, period,” Gaskins said.
$5.7 Million to Buchanan County
Thursday, October 4th, 2007VCEDA announced yesterday that they have awarded a $5.7 million grant to Buchanan County’s IDA. The funds, says the article, will be used to continue the development in the Poplar Gap area, near the Dickenson County line.
The site is huge and has a lot of potential for Buchanan County’s future and, hopefully, some of that good fortune will seep across the county line.
Sykes, a call-center company, has already agreed to locate a new center there. In between undergrad and law school, I worked a few months at the Sykes call-center in Wise and found it to be a really good company to work for.
Time to withdraw from a few cases
Thursday, October 4th, 2007Via Steve, it appears one attorney in the 27th Judicial Circuit may have upset Circuit Court Judge Joey Showalter.
“Showalter issued an order Sept. 13 barring Gerard Marks from practicing in the 27th Circuit ‘until further notice.’
The order gives no reason for Showalter’s decision.”
It seems like every county always has that one attorney who sends the last minute fax asking for continuances, always double-booked, or just always running late.
So far, I don’t think I have that reputation and hope I never get it.
Missing: one husband
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
Has anyone seen my hubby? He should be somewhere in the vicinity of DC. If you see him, tell him to get back home so he can start writing again!
Meanwhile….
I am soooo glad summer has finally drawn to a close. It has been one we will not soon forget.
So, since Craig has been a bit busy, I decided to put my thought down on a subject that was brought to my attention a while back. I shall call it “Things That Annoy Instructors”.
#1. Coming in late to class and missing the very important warm up – and setting up weights can be a bit distracting. I must say though that it doesn’t always bother me. I just usually say hello to the person and move on!
#2. Leaving before the very important cool down. I know that some people have to leave because of jobs, etc., but the cool down is extremely important. Also distracting can be when weights are being put away as we instructing. However, on Fridays, there is a class right after ours so I will sometimes start putting our weights away while Craig teaches so we are not late getting out.
#3. This is what annoys me the most. When a new person comes to class and we try to go over proper form, and they are not paying the least bit of attention. Usually they are chatting with a friend or adjusting the weights on their bar instead of listening. Personally, I find this to be pretty rude. It makes me feel like I’m wasting my time, yet it is for their own benefit that we do this!
#4. When only 2 people show up to class!
Well – I think that is it. But in all fairness, I will try to put down what I think is annoying to participants.
#1. When the instructor is late.
#2. When the instructor is too ‘chatty’.
#3. When they have a sub.
#4. When we foul up the choreography.
#5. When I keep talking about my shoe fetish.
#6. When Craig and I act like Lucy and Ricky.
Did I miss anything? Hope not!
BTW – Craig will get the 63 review out soon.
Meanwhile….
I am soooo glad summer has finally drawn to a close. It has been one we will not soon forget.
So, since Craig has been a bit busy, I decided to put my thought down on a subject that was brought to my attention a while back. I shall call it “Things That Annoy Instructors”.
#1. Coming in late to class and missing the very important warm up – and setting up weights can be a bit distracting. I must say though that it doesn’t always bother me. I just usually say hello to the person and move on!
#2. Leaving before the very important cool down. I know that some people have to leave because of jobs, etc., but the cool down is extremely important. Also distracting can be when weights are being put away as we instructing. However, on Fridays, there is a class right after ours so I will sometimes start putting our weights away while Craig teaches so we are not late getting out.
#3. This is what annoys me the most. When a new person comes to class and we try to go over proper form, and they are not paying the least bit of attention. Usually they are chatting with a friend or adjusting the weights on their bar instead of listening. Personally, I find this to be pretty rude. It makes me feel like I’m wasting my time, yet it is for their own benefit that we do this!
#4. When only 2 people show up to class!
Well – I think that is it. But in all fairness, I will try to put down what I think is annoying to participants.
#1. When the instructor is late.
#2. When the instructor is too ‘chatty’.
#3. When they have a sub.
#4. When we foul up the choreography.
#5. When I keep talking about my shoe fetish.
#6. When Craig and I act like Lucy and Ricky.
Did I miss anything? Hope not!
BTW – Craig will get the 63 review out soon.