Yesterday, Erick and I went to the General Assembly with RESOLVE to attend the Senate Committee on Education and Health, as HB1 (the personhood bill) had made it to their docket. It was a crazy day with ups and downs, but ultimately at the end of the day, the bill was killed in a special …
Today, we fought back. We didn’t sit idly by, while politicians tried to say that personhood won’t affect infertility treatments. We didn’t remain quiet as politicians tried to sneak into our doctors’ office examination rooms. And, we didn’t watch silently as the legislature snapped on a pair of gloves. “The Virginia legislature is not …
There’s a new Mexican restaurant in town (and it’s not the new Rancho Viejo). It’s called Xinachtli and it’s conveniently located across the street from my office at Roanoke College on Main Street in Salem. Xinachitli is an Aztec word that means seed and is pronounced like Shee-nach-lee. They are open for breakfast and lunch, …
We went to see Dave Matthews Band in his hometown, Charlottesville, on April 17, 2009. It was at John Paul Jones Arena at UVa. JPJ is an amazing facility – I had never been there before. However, I still prefer shows at outdoor amphitheaters. Old Crow Medicine Show opened, but we got there late and …
I went to Café Madrid, the new Spanish restaurant, in Salem today. It’s located on Main Street in the old post office and in Michelle’s former location. I was absolutely thrilled when I discovered that they had tortilla española, which is not on the menu. The translation is Spanish omelette, but it’s more like a …
