Jennifer's Charlottesville

• Heart Disease

  I am certain I have heart disease despite only being in my thirties. How do I know this? Let's see- my mother's father died of a heart attack at 59, my father's father had a bypass in his 60's or 70's and my father had a bypass and a heart' [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 7:44am EDT
  

• Texas- what?

  Now I have been to Texas. To be clear I went to Brooks Army Medical Center (BAMC), my dad's house in San Antonio, the airport in San Antonio and the Wal Mart close to my dad's house (we did drive thru a starbucks and a Sonic, but I wont count [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 10:21am EDT
  

• Congratulations to Creigh Deeds & Jody Wagner

  I am proud to support the democratic ticket (Deeds, Wagner, Shannon).
  
  Creigh Deeds is a man of honor. He is a moderate, he connects with working, middle class people because of his own experience. With him as the nominee, I feel like anything is possible- his optimism surely [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2009, 8:24am EDT
  

• Upcoming dem events

  After the election I had a brief respite from the daily political dramas. Now I am in event mode- so many things are happening in the next three months:
  
  Left of Center- "How Perriello Won" at Rapture on 1/5/09 from 5:30-7:00
  A Left of Center speaker panel will [...]
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  Posted: December 31, 2008, 11:34am EST
  

• Am I still a blogger? And other goings on

  No posts in December? I am not sure I qualify as blogger any more, so I thought I would post some inside stuff in hopes of continuing my blogger credentials.
  
  Here is the news as I know it.
  My favorite Parks and Rec. Director has accepted an offer to [...]
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  Posted: December 31, 2008, 11:03am EST
  

• Year of Wellness

  I am graduating from Sorenson Political Leaders Program (PLP) next week. My project this year was the PLP program (& get Obama/Perriello elected among other things).
  
  Last year, I ran for City Council;
  
  The year before, I started my own business;
  
  In 2005, we moved back to [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2008, 10:31am EST
  

• Political Buzz

  Jody Wagner will be in Charlottesville on Saturday to speak to at the Chville-Albemarle Democratic Breakfast. She is a candidate for Lt. Governor, her opponent in the primary is Jon Bowerbank. Light breakfast will be served, starts at 9:30, donations appreciated, its at JABA on Hillsdale Drive.
  
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  Posted: November 14, 2008, 9:32am EST
  

• Am I in trouble?

  Today I got a call from Terry McAuliffe- himself. I wasnt home, so he left a message. I have heard from potential candidates/candidates Jody Wagner, Jon Bowerbank both have tried to reach me via telephone because of my role in the City Committee. I do sense I am in trouble [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2008, 7:33pm EST
  

• Its been a week, lets talk 2009

  I have my favorites all lined up for next year's statewide offices primary. I wont outline all of them for your here since well I feel bad stating a preference. Anyone who is nominated I will work for 100%. We have some excellent candidates, and I will hold my breathe' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2008, 8:47pm EST
  

• Perriello eeks out victory in the 5th CD

  Tom Perriello is now responding to "Congressman Perriello". Congratulations to him, his family, volunteers and the 5th CD. I firmly believe Tom Perriello will serve his all constituents in the 5th district in a meaningful and important way- a path not defined by party, but by hard work, research [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2008, 8:17pm EST
  

• Major Newspaper Endorsement of Perriello

  The Danville Register & Bee endorsed Perriello for Congress this morning.
  
  This is BIG! "On Tuesday, it's time to elect a young man of integrity, energy, faith and hard work. It's time to send Tom Perriello to Congress" [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2008, 8:14am EDT
  

• Vote

  VOTE- too late if you didnt register, but if you DID register VOTE.
  
  Really- its important. [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2008, 7:01pm EDT
  

• Focus

  Trying to focus. Since I only have two posts this month, perhaps drafting a post will help. I am sick of the election, sick of the scandal, horserace etc. I am but one person, barely involved in the day to day.
  
  Happily I am planning a party for [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2008, 4:32pm EDT
  

• Anger

  Post politics tweeted an article about the anger at a McCain/Palin rally.
  
  Those irritable rally-goers (enlightening Rolling Stone article on McCain)helped elect Bush twice- their anger is completely misguided. The country has not gone to hell because of Nancy Pelosi (she has been the speaker [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2008, 4:23pm EDT
  

• Tom Perriello for Congress

  I have the privilege of serving on a board w/ Neal, news director for NBC29. As much as I loathe the negative ad put out by Perriello's opponent, I recognize it is not the media's problem, it is the opponent. Dont call Neal and yell at him, feel free to [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2008, 11:00am EDT
  

• And now a confession

  Thanks to Lloyd at DemCentral I can admit my love of some songs sung by Toby Keith.
  
  Toby Keith correctly points out the problem of labels- to be 100% supportive of the troops is not to support George W. Bush's policy of preemption (whatever the heck that is),' [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2008, 5:53pm EDT
  

• For Marijean

  
  
  Marijean, I have searched high and low for lard ever since I became aware of your search for the perfect pie crust. I frankly was a bit ashamed that lard is so hard to come by here in Central Virgina.
  
  Happily, my [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2008, 4:36pm EDT
  

• One person's account: Rural Access Medical Care

  My Sorenson classmate Aryana Khalid works for the Governor as a Deputy Secretary in the Health & Human Services Agency. Our class has a listserv where we randomly diss each other or have interesting policy discussions. A Newsweek article from about two months ago on health care led [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2008, 1:08pm EDT
  

• Yard Signs

  Campaigning is three things- identifying your voters, persuading your voters and getting those voters out to vote. The Obama campaign has strategically focused on increasing the number of voters identified. The voter registration aspect to his campaign has been phenomenally successful and exciting to watch.
  
  One thing the [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2008, 9:49am EDT
  

• Lets try to write

  Social media is making me tired. I claim to know VERY little, yet I am on twitter, flickr, facebook, linkedin and myspace (but those last two I dont check very much). So blogging requires thought compared to all of those mediums.
  But it is September and a lot is happening [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2008, 8:49pm EDT
  

• Tour organizers cool to Armstrong return

  Obviously, I am giddy over Lance's return to cycling. I despise the organizers of the Tour de France, I blame them for the prevalence of doping in cycling, the organizers are the biggest hypocrites in any sport (and coming off the Beijing Olympics that is saying a lot).
  
  The' [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2008, 4:52pm EDT
  

• Perception v. Reality and the Media

  I love The Fix, a column in the WaPo online. He is also on twitter and I loved following his Convention tweets during speeches.
  
  The Fix's column today demonstrates what Obama/Biden are up against:
  As McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said in an interview with Post editors last' [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2008, 3:01pm EDT
  

• LANCE IN FRANCE!!

  Just in time, I found my livestrong bracelet and wearing it again and viola Lance Armstrong comes back to racing- coincidence? I dont know but I am pleased as punch! [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2008, 8:52pm EDT
  

• few items

  1. I appreciate whoever made sidewalks on River Road happen, thank you.
  2. I do not appreciate anyone who wants to build on a steep slope on Coleman Avenue, all the steep slopes in my neighborhood that are developed have this awful erosion problem combined with cracking pavement.
  3. [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2008, 9:38pm EDT
  

• FV pt 2 w/ qualification

  Having expounded on Palin and her choice to pursue the Vice Presidency, I do agree with the Obama campaign and those who believe private matters are private. I do wonder about Palin's judgment, and if she rightly doesnt address my concerns, then I will look at what she says/does to' [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2008, 1:35pm EDT
  

• Family Values

  Being a mom is the great joy of my life, it is one of the great challenges of my life. Growing up in a nontraditional family made me long for a traditional family, a family that would not be judged harshly. I worried about these things when I was little. [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2008, 12:48pm EDT
  

• Sweet 16 party

  Feelin' a bit gipped this morning after reading about this $300,000 16th birthday party in the WaPo. I am sure given the financial distress of my youth (and that is was a long time ago now), we could have cut the price to $75,000-$100,000, I wouldnt need two of' [...]
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  Posted: August 30, 2008, 10:19am EDT
  

• Imagine the conversation:"Good Morning Gov. Palin, ...

  Imagine the conversation:
  "Good Morning Gov. Palin, nice to meet you."
  "And you Senator McCain. Thank you for choosing me to be your running mate, I will work hard to get you elected."
  "Thank you for agreeing to be my running mate, now tell me a little more about yourself."
  [...]
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  Posted: August 29, 2008, 9:05pm EDT
  

• Picnic at the Park

  The Park is a wonderful place for a picnic for 200+ of your friends. The Charlottesville Democrats gathered today for its annual outreach and awards picnic. Mark Warner was the headliner, alas he did not attend as a result of a flare up of a sports injury. He had [...]
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  Posted: August 16, 2008, 6:36pm EDT
  

• Most Influential People in the 'ville

  So cVillain has been named best local blog by Cville Weekly(promotion does help- and I mean that in a good, snarky way).
  
  They have a new post up to discuss the most influential people in Charlottesville, its a fascinating discussion. GO and make your comment NOW [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2008, 6:49pm EDT
  

• Perriello Fundraiser in Bedford Wed 8/20

  Jim Webb is doing his part to support Tom Perriello! Thank you to the Senator and all of those who are helping Perriello in his bid to be the Congressman from the 5th District of Virginia.
  
  Please join Senator Jim Webb in support of Fifth District Congressional Candidate Tom [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2008, 1:53pm EDT
  

• Georgia Atrocity

  I saw Bob Costa's interview with the President the other night during the Olympic coverage. The first time I have seen the President as likeable in quite some time- but the political topics he seemed as clueless as ever.
  
  I am not expecting much from the Russians with [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2008, 11:38am EDT
  

• Link to RTD panel I participated in

  Article on First Ladies. I wasnt taken out of context, that is nice.
  Not the most controversial of panels, but it is interesting to read what others think about Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama. [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2008, 10:20am EDT
  

• RTD Experience

  I participated in the Richmond Times Dispatch round-table discussion on the potential first ladies. A fellow blogger participated as well, he blogged about it, his feelings really sum up my experience as well, except vice versa. I found a few more conservatives than just him in the group, but [...]
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  Posted: August 07, 2008, 10:04pm EDT
  

• Sleep Apnea does long term harm

  I never really stopped breathing in my sleep. I just had to move to finish my breath.
  Symptoms include: Loud and intermittent snoring is one warning signal. The person who has sleep apnea may experience a choking sensation, early-morning headaches, or extreme daytime sleepiness as well. His bed partner [...]
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  Posted: August 01, 2008, 2:14pm EDT
  

• Maddening/Funny post from ACCT

  See what unravels when someone rides her bike to WalMart and cant find a place to lock it up. Read the post here. [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2008, 7:50pm EDT
  

• Clarification

  Now I guess I have to watch the videos, I have been trying to avoid them.
  The short story- video of Virgil Goode walking in the Scottsville Parade surfaced shortly after the 4th of July. The video seemed to suggest that Virgil Goode came with the Hummer [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2008, 4:46pm EDT
  

• Perriello and Goode to hold a forum

  From the Daily Progress:
  The candidates for Virginia's 5th congressional district will present their views and field questions at an Aug. 13 forum at the Senior Center.
  
  U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr., R-Rocky Mount, is facing challenger Democrat Tom Perriello of Ivy in the Nov. 4 election.
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  Posted: July 30, 2008, 3:13pm EDT
  

• More China related Olympic stuff

  Surprise, ok not really. China and IOC have made a deal, a deal they told no one about, in fact they expressed the opposite. Foreign journalists were to have unrestricted access to the internet while reporting on the games. Well some journalists noticed they could not access Amnesty's website after [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2008, 1:43pm EDT
  

• 'splainin the army to the boys at bedtime

  "What is armies?" David asks, Andrew echoes the question.
  "An army is a group of..." I am interrupted in the middle of my wonderfully vague statement.
  "Do armies carry guns?" Andrew asks getting to his bottom line.
  "Yes" I hesitate.
  "Why do you ask?" I ask frantically thinking of [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2008, 9:44pm EDT
  

• Cheap Pasta about Town

  I tried the pasta at Fabios last night, its a new addition to the menu. I was basically comparing it to Sals, Sals used to be cheap now it is not and it is not worth it ($16.95 for mediocre pesto and pasta, wth?). Fabios has some pasta on [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2008, 8:15pm EDT
  

• I am proud Tim Kaine is ...

  I am proud Tim Kaine is being considered for Obama's Vice President. I love being a Virginian, the land of many Presidents (of course all those who know I was born in NJ and lived other places will point out I am not a Virginian, sadly they are correct, [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2008, 2:32pm EDT
  

• WINA's decision

  I listened to Charlottesville Right Now's host Coy Barefoot reaction to Savage's comments on CPN this afternoon.
  
  I am so grateful that WINA has taken Savage off the air. I never listened to him- but I happened to watch 5 minutes of the end of the Larry King [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2008, 6:22pm EDT
  

• Race up L'Alpe d'Huez Stage 17

  Brilliant stage yesterday in the Tour de France- the Queen of Stages indeed- three massive climbs, two dangerous descents, and 6 capable, strong, relatively equal contenders.
  
  Carlos Sastre is not my favorite this year, but I appreciate his efforts and his team- I love Team CSC they [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2008, 9:07am EDT
  

• China, Roads, Pollution etc.

  Did anyone watch Ted Koppel's China documentary on Discovery Channel? [birds chirping].
  
  While at Sorenson last weekend, I decided to have an early night and ended up watching some part of it (30 minutes out of a significant 8 or so hours over multiple days).
  
  According [...]
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  Posted: July 19, 2008, 12:22pm EDT
  

• CvilleDems Announcements

  Here are some Upcoming Charlottesville and Area Democratic Events:
  
  1.Coordinated Campaign is canvassing and making phone calls every night. If you have time, please come and help out. 380 Rio Road East (the corner of Rio E & Hillsdale) Charlottesville, VA 22901 Main Phone Number (434) 326-1850; OFFICE Hours [...]
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  Posted: July 19, 2008, 12:16pm EDT
  

• 3rd positive test of the Tour

  I just knew Ricardo Ricco was too good to be true. Sanuier Duval is too good to be true- of course they are doping. I feel as though I want to puke and cry all at the same time.
  
  I know its my own fault. I shouldnt [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2008, 9:22am EDT
  

• This is the War we have to Win

  9 American soldiers died in Afghanistan last week. The Coalition is abandoning the post where those men/women died. I am not concerned with strategy, I have to assume this is the right thing to do. But I am concerned about the message it sends. Are we committed to making [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2008, 3:06pm EDT
  

• Tour News/Opinion

  So, the second positive test in the Tour de France war against doping, I wonder how many there will be? I am thinking three, one for each week.
  
  The Tour has been thrilling thus far and we are only at stage 11 (which is today, no spoilers, I [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2008, 10:12am EDT
  

• ttransportation/immunity busy day in capitals.

  I absolutely disagree with NLS's assessment of Kaine's term as Governor. I stopped reading that blog a long time ago- hyperbole is not my cup of tea. I do think the post presents an opportunity to think about Gov. Kaine's term, but today is not that day.
  
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  Posted: July 09, 2008, 6:56pm EDT