Posted by Vanillavy on July 29th, 2008
Local radio station 1070 WINA announced it is replacing Michael Savage’s “Savage Nation” show with “The Dave Ramsey” show. Apparently Savage made some inappropriate comments on autism in the US, namely that
In 99 percent of the cases, it’s a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out. That’s what autism is. What do you mean they scream and they’re silent? They don’t have a father around to tell them, ‘Don’t act like a moron. You’ll get nowhere in life. Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don’t sit there crying and screaming, idiot.
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Posted by Vanillavy on July 28th, 2008
Yes you heard that correctly, the Dalai Lama is NOT visiting cville, but…his assistant of many years is! The Jefferson Tibetan Society is sponsoring a day with the Venerable Doboom Tulku Rinpoche. All of this happens tonight:
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Posted by Vanillavy on July 24th, 2008
What is it with UVa sports players and running into Johnny law? The current QB, Peter Lalich, is reportedly just tying up his court nonsense for unlawfully purchasing and possessing alcohol. According to his Facebook profile he is part of the Class of 2011. Doesn’t that make him crazy young to get caught doing this nonsense? He should spend less time reading the playbook and more time figuring out how the rest of the Class of 2011 gets their drink on…he obviously missed that workshop during orientation
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Posted by Vanillavy on July 23rd, 2008
Yes that’s right Pfizer, send more sales troops to cville, we should expect an onslaught of older folks coming to town very soon. The AARP just announced Charlottesville is one of the top ten healthiest cities to live in the US. According to the AARP:
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Posted by Vanillavy on July 23rd, 2008
I present to you the Waffle House Wedding:
I also present to you a new free and for all. Joined together in holy matrimony, free for all shall love each other till death do them part.
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Posted by Vanillavy on July 22nd, 2008
I know, the C-VILLE Weekly has given Splendora the “Best Dessert and Best Frozen Treat” award on numerous occasions, but a lot of readers on this site disagreed with that award and for good reason. I heard that Splendora was somehow “back” and their gelato was amazing now. Seems like an impossible feat for a place that didn’t seem to have a clue about quality gelato.
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Posted by Vanillavy on July 10th, 2008
So Uncus covered a neat story this week about the Cville public school systems going green, and by green I mean they will do away with traditional disinfectants and use soap and water or green products. While this idea seems promising and a major blow to our good ol’ buddies at P&G/Unilever/Johnson & Johnson etc, some residents are concerned about the efficacy of non-traditional cleaning products in protecting our children.
So this brought up the age-old Darwinian theory of survival of the fittest. Surely our bodies were meant to live in a world without 409 and Tilex, so who is telling us we need it? Wouldn’t it be better for all of us to be exposed to germs at an early age and let our bodies tough it out? Plus, if any of you have used “green” cleaning products like the Meyers line, you will no doubt have already fallen in love with the delicious smell of Hibiscus kitchen cleaner…if it weren’t that strong I would drink it, its that good. I say let kids learn good cleaning habits on their own and get sick. Kids these days are coddled way too much. Isn’t it strange to you that the experts quoted in the Uncus article claim children do not have good hand-washing practices? Really? I wonder why? Because according to the parents, they can get away with having poop all over their hands and clean it with anti-bacterial hand gel, YES! Wonderful idea. If kids at any age don’t know how to wash their hands with soap and hot water by now something is seriously wrong and nature should be allowed to take its course. Imagine a future employee greeting you on interview day with flies coating his shit stained hand, “Oh its cool dude, here is some cleaning gel!”. Yummy.
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Posted by Vanillavy on June 27th, 2008
Tuffy wrote last month about the Coca Cola bottling plant giving away its corn syrup barrels for us cVillains to make home-made rain barrels. Marilyn Bartoes of the CCE Charlottesville responds:
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Posted by Vanillavy on June 6th, 2008
This is the weekend to be hip, why? We have music, dancing, plays, bike rides and more. BTW Lu Sid sent in a lot of these, be sure to buy Lu Sid a drink tonight. Follow the rabbit hole:
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Posted by Vanillavy on June 4th, 2008
From the City of Charlottesville:
Traffic Alert - University Avenue
June 9th through July 30th
Posted Date: 6/4/2008
University Avenue
Full closure west of Rugby Road to western leg of McCormick Road for emergency steam tunnel work. Formal detour will route traffic to Culbreth and Rugby. Emergency vehicles will have access to McCormick. Second phase of project will close McCormick Road.
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