"Michael Monaco"
@mmonaco.bsky.social
A guy who works in Crozet. If you know me you know me. was once known as "bookshelfstud." posts never reflect my employer or other bodies i'm on.
serious site: https://which-side-are-you-on.ghost.io
fun site: https://michaelbookshelf.neocities.org/
serious site: https://which-side-are-you-on.ghost.io
fun site: https://michaelbookshelf.neocities.org/
Or, you know, this from the 2014 fifth edition monster manual. I find this really weird, personally! When I play dnd I can just ignore this or make up something better. Musk/Thiel/etc have calcified imaginations and so are entirely limited by their belief in innate and fundamental structures.
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Or, you know, this from the 2014 fifth edition monster manual. I find this really weird, personally! When I play dnd I can just ignore this or make up something better. Musk/Thiel/etc have calcified imaginations and so are entirely limited by their belief in innate and fundamental structures.
I cast SUMMON TRIPLEX
November 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I cast SUMMON TRIPLEX
Jmrl book sale remains undefeated
October 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Jmrl book sale remains undefeated
Teaching my dog about Sneakers
September 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Teaching my dog about Sneakers
it would appear that the Western Albemarle High School chapter of TPUSA is holding a vigil for charlie kirk at Pro Re Nata Brewery on Sunday.
September 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
it would appear that the Western Albemarle High School chapter of TPUSA is holding a vigil for charlie kirk at Pro Re Nata Brewery on Sunday.
also, to react to this quote from the article: I think the point of having publicly subsidized affordable housing should be to *insulate housing from the vicissitudes of the free market.* That's a path to housing as a human right, guaranteed, separated from demand curves.
September 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
also, to react to this quote from the article: I think the point of having publicly subsidized affordable housing should be to *insulate housing from the vicissitudes of the free market.* That's a path to housing as a human right, guaranteed, separated from demand curves.
i once took a photo of that house covered in vultures. i knew it had been torn down recently, but didn't know what was going to happen. this looks like a best-case scenario to me :)
August 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
i once took a photo of that house covered in vultures. i knew it had been torn down recently, but didn't know what was going to happen. this looks like a best-case scenario to me :)
i didn't realize until now but it looks like Habitat is hoping to turn this lot in Crozet into a duplex through an R2-->R4 rezoning. that's great news!
August 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
i didn't realize until now but it looks like Habitat is hoping to turn this lot in Crozet into a duplex through an R2-->R4 rezoning. that's great news!
I'd like to look at 2024 data when it's available; I'd also like to look at similar data for surrounding counties. But of note: redfin has the median sale price for Dec 2023 - the latest period in this data - at $660k for a sf detached home. we're talking about very expensive homes here.
August 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I'd like to look at 2024 data when it's available; I'd also like to look at similar data for surrounding counties. But of note: redfin has the median sale price for Dec 2023 - the latest period in this data - at $660k for a sf detached home. we're talking about very expensive homes here.
One other interesting thing - there's a steady supply of about 100 single-family detached homes in the rural areas of albemarle county every year, apparently not impacted by whatever factors are driving development area trends.
August 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
One other interesting thing - there's a steady supply of about 100 single-family detached homes in the rural areas of albemarle county every year, apparently not impacted by whatever factors are driving development area trends.
Crozet and Places29 North (Hollymead, Piney Mountain) made up the bulk of COs this decade - again not a huge surprise. Gut instinct says that's where the most developable parcels were! Single-family detached homes obv lead all other types of homes, although they've slowed down in 2022-2023.
August 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Crozet and Places29 North (Hollymead, Piney Mountain) made up the bulk of COs this decade - again not a huge surprise. Gut instinct says that's where the most developable parcels were! Single-family detached homes obv lead all other types of homes, although they've slowed down in 2022-2023.
For fun, I looked at the certificate of occupancy reports from Albemarle County to see what kind of nuggets might be hidden in this particular data. I think it's both interesting and not surprising. F'rinstance - the tail of the pandemic has slowed new home COs. Makes sense!
August 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
For fun, I looked at the certificate of occupancy reports from Albemarle County to see what kind of nuggets might be hidden in this particular data. I think it's both interesting and not surprising. F'rinstance - the tail of the pandemic has slowed new home COs. Makes sense!
On the one hand, fostering a big goofball while our dog is in heat has been an absolute trial on my sleep, mental health,etc, and I'm getting very little done on my hobbies/data interests/writing. On the other hand: he a good boy, he so goofy, he sweet good boy
August 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
On the one hand, fostering a big goofball while our dog is in heat has been an absolute trial on my sleep, mental health,etc, and I'm getting very little done on my hobbies/data interests/writing. On the other hand: he a good boy, he so goofy, he sweet good boy
You know what time it is
July 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
You know what time it is
i was curious about the leadership team for acq log. ya hate to see a local Small Disadvantaged Minority Veteran Owned Business try to take on the task of creating concentration camps. who are these folks? www.gsaadvantage.gov/ref_text/47Q...
July 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
i was curious about the leadership team for acq log. ya hate to see a local Small Disadvantaged Minority Veteran Owned Business try to take on the task of creating concentration camps. who are these folks? www.gsaadvantage.gov/ref_text/47Q...
Hey look at that they're over in richmond
July 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Hey look at that they're over in richmond
as always, i kinda think anyone complaining about homelessness in a news article should have their home's sale price ($1,050,000.00) and current assessed value ($1,192,700.00) appended after their name.
July 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
as always, i kinda think anyone complaining about homelessness in a news article should have their home's sale price ($1,050,000.00) and current assessed value ($1,192,700.00) appended after their name.
Always a good day to wear this shirt, is what I'm saying
June 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Always a good day to wear this shirt, is what I'm saying
another one because i can't resist posting charts: the change in stock of rental units below $500 and $1,000 over the last five years. In 2018, 35% of rental units in the cville MSA had rents under $1k. five years later, that was down to 17%.
June 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
another one because i can't resist posting charts: the change in stock of rental units below $500 and $1,000 over the last five years. In 2018, 35% of rental units in the cville MSA had rents under $1k. five years later, that was down to 17%.
there's a treasure trove of useful information in these generated assessments; one that jumped out from the Charlottesville MSA assessment is this Change in Rental Vacancy Rate over the last five years. 5% vacancy in 2018 to 2.6% in 2023 is not great.
June 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
there's a treasure trove of useful information in these generated assessments; one that jumped out from the Charlottesville MSA assessment is this Change in Rental Vacancy Rate over the last five years. 5% vacancy in 2018 to 2.6% in 2023 is not great.
thinking for no specific reason about the jelly beans from "Repent, Harlequin! said the Ticktockman"
June 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
thinking for no specific reason about the jelly beans from "Repent, Harlequin! said the Ticktockman"