January 2011 – Black and White

birthday dog

Sophia’s 11th birthday yesterday. Walked a new neighborhood. Barked. Skillfully manipulated humans. With a cursory glance, people think she is a young dog. Closer study tells another story. She has lipomas all over, an issue shared by many old Labradors. She tires physically before her enthusiasm runs out. She has grey fur on her feet and muzzle. She has a measure of pain.

Rivanna Pumping Station

cj1129-a0470-pumping-station — At their January 25, 2011 board meeting, the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority heard from four members of the public regarding proposed improvements to the Rivanna sewage pump station. RWSA's Tom Frederick provides an introduction to the comments.

Frederick Intro
Ewing comment
Hayes comment
Chester comment
Emory comment
Frederick summary

Photo above illustrates the proximity of the pumping station to residences.

Audio clips above pulled from the complete podcast of this board meeting available at Charlottesville Tomorrow
Map

Information from RWSA regarding pumping station project

downtown

cj1126-a0455-hawes-spencer-snow — minor snowfall in Charlottesville, Virginia. Residents flee. Newspaper editor Hawes Spencer stays behind to provide coverage.

riding with Gautama

family

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
(45% of the royalties for the song are donated to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, because, in Seeger’s own words, “[in addition to the music] I did write six words)–Wikipedia
Listen

T. Wolfe

ca0930-sutherland-sign-n1874 — He felt suddenly the devastating impermanence of the nation. Only the earth endured--the gigantic American earth, bearing upon its awful breast a world of flimsy rickets. Only the earth endured-- this broad terrific earth that had no ghosts to haunt it.--T Wolfe

time machine

Q031A2-SINGERS-COURTHOUSE — Quincy, Florida, 1980

harbinger

har·bin·ger
[hahr-bin-jer]–noun
1. a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
2. anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign: Frost is a harbinger of winter.
3. a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations.–Dictionary.com