Vanessa Smith
@drvanessasmith.bsky.social
Molecular Neuropathologist. Rock climber. Geek. C'ville. she/her
If you vote for the empty promises of the party in charge, you deserve to be aggressively primaried.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
If you vote for the empty promises of the party in charge, you deserve to be aggressively primaried.
I think sometimes they were "abandoned" due to lack of popularity but are still excellent (at least when it comes to popular fruits like apples, tomatoes, etc).
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I think sometimes they were "abandoned" due to lack of popularity but are still excellent (at least when it comes to popular fruits like apples, tomatoes, etc).
Albemarle pippins, for example, are local to Albemarle County, VA
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Albemarle pippins, for example, are local to Albemarle County, VA
So I want to chime in that there has been a fair amount of work done on apple cultivars in Virginia. While I don't know tribal involvement in specific cultivar history (yet) - I do know that there have been apple orchards in VA since the mid-1700's and Jefferson did some development too.
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
So I want to chime in that there has been a fair amount of work done on apple cultivars in Virginia. While I don't know tribal involvement in specific cultivar history (yet) - I do know that there have been apple orchards in VA since the mid-1700's and Jefferson did some development too.
Curious about your take on simply making Medicaid the default for everyone? I may have missed it 2/2 the algorithm
November 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Curious about your take on simply making Medicaid the default for everyone? I may have missed it 2/2 the algorithm
Well, the sun went down an hour earlier...
November 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Well, the sun went down an hour earlier...
Chili and cornbread. Apple everything (we live in Virginia apple country). Probably some quesadillas one night (the one when I get home too late for real cooking)
November 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Chili and cornbread. Apple everything (we live in Virginia apple country). Probably some quesadillas one night (the one when I get home too late for real cooking)
This is wonderful! It also tracks with my own experience with permethrin-treated clothing and mosquito bites (admittedly in an area without endemic malaria).
October 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is wonderful! It also tracks with my own experience with permethrin-treated clothing and mosquito bites (admittedly in an area without endemic malaria).
That's not a haunted house! That's Nightmare on Academia Street
October 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
That's not a haunted house! That's Nightmare on Academia Street
We have this in our rotation too! We sub the salmon for different fish sometimes but it's still excellent
September 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We have this in our rotation too! We sub the salmon for different fish sometimes but it's still excellent
I'll play - here's this week. Chicken and lentils is a crockpot winner. Taking a chance with the lemon sole.
September 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'll play - here's this week. Chicken and lentils is a crockpot winner. Taking a chance with the lemon sole.
West Virginia also happens to be the home of the New River Gorge, which is an amazing rock climbing destination. But it's also not super well developed so there's room to grow. It's an opportunity and climbers have done this sort of work before elsewhere (Joe's Valley, Red River Gorge,...)
September 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
West Virginia also happens to be the home of the New River Gorge, which is an amazing rock climbing destination. But it's also not super well developed so there's room to grow. It's an opportunity and climbers have done this sort of work before elsewhere (Joe's Valley, Red River Gorge,...)
Local libraries. Used book shops. University libraries.
July 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Local libraries. Used book shops. University libraries.
I'm interested. Also if you cover the loss of things like vaccines and other public health measures with such a change. And what the fallout is in smaller communities vs the larger ones that we tend to think of as civilization. Infant death, etc.
July 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I'm interested. Also if you cover the loss of things like vaccines and other public health measures with such a change. And what the fallout is in smaller communities vs the larger ones that we tend to think of as civilization. Infant death, etc.
I really love that you raise the question "who deserves to give you feedback?" in an empowering way.
This whole post warmed my heart like tater tots warm my belly.
This whole post warmed my heart like tater tots warm my belly.
July 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I really love that you raise the question "who deserves to give you feedback?" in an empowering way.
This whole post warmed my heart like tater tots warm my belly.
This whole post warmed my heart like tater tots warm my belly.
Thank you for all you are doing! What is your favorite fruit tree?
June 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Thank you for all you are doing! What is your favorite fruit tree?
I was really mad. But also glad sentencing happened at all.
May 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I was really mad. But also glad sentencing happened at all.
The judge held a sentencing and imposed unconditional discharge: joycevance.substack.com/p/sentenced
Sentenced
And just like that, what was once thought to be impossible happened.
joycevance.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The judge held a sentencing and imposed unconditional discharge: joycevance.substack.com/p/sentenced
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (got to have some good YA stuff saved!)
April 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (got to have some good YA stuff saved!)
I resemble that - except with neck pain 😢 🤣
March 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I resemble that - except with neck pain 😢 🤣
Seeing people say "who hasn't accidentally added the wrong person to a group chat?" makes me cringe for this exact reason!
March 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Seeing people say "who hasn't accidentally added the wrong person to a group chat?" makes me cringe for this exact reason!
The bar is pretty low.
March 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The bar is pretty low.
No questions just thanks for all you do
March 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
No questions just thanks for all you do