My nine year old complains about the lack of girls in the story.
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My nine year old complains about the lack of girls in the story.
I really think prime birthdays should be the ones that are emphasized rather than ones divisible by 5 or 10. You have lots when you’re young and fewer as you get older.
December 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I really think prime birthdays should be the ones that are emphasized rather than ones divisible by 5 or 10. You have lots when you’re young and fewer as you get older.
Where did you get that info from? It seems suspect. Firefighters are paid an annual wage and firetrucks must be maintained and insured no matter how often they’re used. They can’t burn $7000 in gas for one call.
November 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Where did you get that info from? It seems suspect. Firefighters are paid an annual wage and firetrucks must be maintained and insured no matter how often they’re used. They can’t burn $7000 in gas for one call.
I have used it for some family letters that are already online and it’s amazing. But what is the privacy policy re things you contribute? I don’t feel comfortable contributing documents I don’t want available elsewhere.
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I have used it for some family letters that are already online and it’s amazing. But what is the privacy policy re things you contribute? I don’t feel comfortable contributing documents I don’t want available elsewhere.
So they seem to think.
November 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
So they seem to think.
Not sure who Napoleon is referring to but my neighbor was John Doe #1 in the first lawsuit against the city. I don’t think he was in the most recent one. But I am always intrigued by weird nimby groups.
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Not sure who Napoleon is referring to but my neighbor was John Doe #1 in the first lawsuit against the city. I don’t think he was in the most recent one. But I am always intrigued by weird nimby groups.
They must have gotten tired of pouring money into the suit. Great news.
October 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
They must have gotten tired of pouring money into the suit. Great news.
Do you know who the venable neighborhood person is (if there was one).
October 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Do you know who the venable neighborhood person is (if there was one).
My nine year old is a master of the “light on the cream cheese” order.
October 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
My nine year old is a master of the “light on the cream cheese” order.
My understanding is that is a relic of Charlottesville’s own “Jane Jacobs” moment. They wanted to widen Grady and run it straight to Emmet St but a bunch of local folks managed to stop it at 10th St. Like how Jacobs stoped the lower Manhattan expressway from cutting through Greenwich village.
September 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
My understanding is that is a relic of Charlottesville’s own “Jane Jacobs” moment. They wanted to widen Grady and run it straight to Emmet St but a bunch of local folks managed to stop it at 10th St. Like how Jacobs stoped the lower Manhattan expressway from cutting through Greenwich village.
Many years ago I read a history of libel law which talked about how in England it was illegal to say bad things about the king. And it was extra illegal to say *true* bad things, which sort of makes sense as true statements have more power.
September 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Many years ago I read a history of libel law which talked about how in England it was illegal to say bad things about the king. And it was extra illegal to say *true* bad things, which sort of makes sense as true statements have more power.
What about phone poles that are in the middle of narrow sidewalks? I thought I remembered a post about a place to report those as well.
September 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
What about phone poles that are in the middle of narrow sidewalks? I thought I remembered a post about a place to report those as well.
I missed that one!
September 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I missed that one!
I am also sure that the fact that none of my dad's books sold at the A&P checkout had something to do with his critical stance!
September 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I am also sure that the fact that none of my dad's books sold at the A&P checkout had something to do with his critical stance!
Don was a family friend and his book was hotly debated in our household. My dad -- who went to a Dewey inspired progressive school -- was critical ("Why Zurich and not Zimbabwe?"); my mom -- who taught at Venable -- had a more nuanced opinion and thought content based education could be helpful.
September 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Don was a family friend and his book was hotly debated in our household. My dad -- who went to a Dewey inspired progressive school -- was critical ("Why Zurich and not Zimbabwe?"); my mom -- who taught at Venable -- had a more nuanced opinion and thought content based education could be helpful.
Where is E D Hirsch when you need him.
September 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Where is E D Hirsch when you need him.
It’s not like she was the CEO of a large bank.
September 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It’s not like she was the CEO of a large bank.
“If the national shortage vanishes, what will come of YIMBYism? Its adherents will probably pivot to arguing that there remains a shortage of its preferred type of housing: smaller, denser, more communal spaces built around walking, cycling and public transit.”
September 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“If the national shortage vanishes, what will come of YIMBYism? Its adherents will probably pivot to arguing that there remains a shortage of its preferred type of housing: smaller, denser, more communal spaces built around walking, cycling and public transit.”