The Privatopia Papers

Boing Boing: Cardboard Chinese food Mystery Reader sends this warning about Chinese food. Does this have anything to do with being hungry ag...

Fear of a global 'coldening' | The Daily Telegraph LAST month Australians endured our coldest June since 1950. Imagine that; all tho...

Manhattan parking spot�going for $225,000 - Jul. 12, 2007

Churchill dropped from England's history syllabus - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Sir Winston, who was British prime mi...

N.J. senator proposes toy gun ban--Would make it illegal for anyone under 18 to purchase toy gun7Online.com: New York City and Tri-State New...

cbs4.com - Homeowners Fees Turns Into Foreclosure Nightmare Fred Pilot sends this example of what we have been told doesn't really happe...

East Valley/ Scottsdale Tribune: Mesa HOA's towing prompts lawsuit Fred Pilot sent this account of a strange public/private connection: ...

FT.com / Capital markets - US mortgage problem fears spark sell-off This may lead to higher interest rates for home loans. Fears of further ...

Global warming strikes again: Buenos Aires sees rare snowfall Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, has seen snow for the first time in 89 ...

This fence makes angry neighbors | floridatoday.com | Serving Brevard County and Florida’s Space Coast The "Space Coast"? Resident...

Top Global Warming Advocate: Jupiter & Saturn Closer To Sun Than Earth No wonder people are skeptical. He really said this: ALEX JONES:...

Fast-Growing Common Interest Developments Spurring Cottage Industry for Homeowner Advocacy: Northwest Reporter Fred Pilot sent this piece, w...

Condo boards, residents tangle | Home News Tribune Online Fred Pilot found this. But I thought these things were "isolated incidents...

Boing Boing: First Amendment mob of photogs hit Silver Spring on July 4 Thanks to Mystery Reader for this amazing photo of photographer civi...

Officer suspended after arresting woman in clash over dry lawn in US - International Herald Tribune Fred Pilot sent this. Here is another mu...

The mysterious case of the disappearing plastic men More signs of impending anarchy in Maryland. You'd think with all those HOAs around ...

Barking fines as noisy New York repents | International News | News | Telegraph A better headline would be, "Fussbudget Mayor Runs for ...

Boing Boing: Silver Spring's downtown is "private property" - no photos allowed Amazing story from Mystery Reader about privat...

Headlines: Owners ordered to vow HOA support or face suit | board, hoa, covenants - Gazette.com Fred Pilot sent this charming story of HOA c...

Telluride Daily Planet -At Ski Ranches, a subdivision divided Fred Pilot sent this along: This is your neighborhood, the Ski Ranches, an idy...