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“Thinking is Subversive”
I highly encourage everyone to read this article, watch the video and question everything.
Off Topic, but Not Really – Or: Thanks, Daily Show
Take a few minutes and watch Jon Stewart skewer TARP and then the bill (S.1867 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) that will allow for indefinite detention of Americans. How very unAmerican.
Veteran’s Day 2011
To all veterans and their families: thank you, from me and from my family. But don’t stop today. Thank them whenever you can. What they and their families have sacrificed for us is immeasurable. Thank…
The Festy Experience 2011 at Devil’s Backbone Brewery
Devil’s Backbone Brewery hosted the 2nd Annual Festy Experience last weekend, and I was hugely impressed, not only because it was perfect weather, great camping, phenomenal music, great food and beer and clean grounds … I also was lucky to hear from friends who had driven for several hours to attend. They were unanimous in their agreement that those of us who live here are privileged to live in such proximity to such a wonderful festival.
The Festy is extraordinarily kid-friendly and offers plenty of opportunities for a not-so-kid friendly experience; next year I’ll probably take my little one.
Sometimes it takes “tourists” to remind us that we live in a pretty awesome place.
What Spiders are in Charlottesville?
Thanks to the UVA Health System Blog for today’s story on spiders in Charlottesville. This is actually one of the more common questions my clients ask me – what kinds of spiders are here? Which ones are poisonous? I used to tell folks to watch out for black widows and brown recluses, but it turns out the black widow are much more populous than brown recluses.