Archive for December, 2009


Here’s a link to the Virginia Municipal League “What’s New” Page.  The item currently at the top is a budget impact analysis (word format) of Gov. Kaine’s budget. The VML is an association of local governments so their viewpoint is similarly inclined.  From my quick read, there’s a lot of fun and games in that budget, not the least of which is the ongoing elimination of funding to localities for state mandated spending.  It’s easy to keep taxes low at the state level when you do that!

The other big tamale in there is the transfer of the car tax to an income tax. I concur with others that say that big changes are likely from the incoming administration so I don’t know how important this draft is but thought I would put it up here so everyone sees the same stuff we see.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 10 January 2010 05:40

So I got a bike trainer for Christmas!

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It’s a Giant Mag 2 trainer. It’s a weird experience. The resistance is adjustable but it doesn’t seem to go high enough for my liking. I do sweat after awhile but it doesn’t seem very hard. I guess the point is simply to spin with minimal resistance. This isn’t, as I had thought, a replacement for a spin class. The level of resistance is completely different. It also seems like I have to use a pretty high gear because the resistance at lower gears isn’t enough to keep the spin steady.

Overall, it’s better than riding in the rain but not as satisfying as a real ride or spin class. These contraptions are also expensive.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 10 January 2010 05:41

Austin’s fundraiser, a 75-mile walk for CASA and the Boy’s and Girls club was today. He started to walk at midnight last night. I know that Chuck Rector walked with him for awhile. However, at about 4:00am Austin slipped on the ice and hit his knee. He wasn’t sure he could go on in the cold so he went inside the Freedom center and walked on their track. Sarah, Judy Wine and myself joined him for a couple of hours but at 10:00 Austin’s knee wouldn’t allow him to go on. All told he covered somewhere north of 35 miles!

Here are a couple of pictures, I had to ask for the smile as Austin was in a lot of pain.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 24 December 2009 04:25

Happy holidays to everyone. It looks like we’ll have a white Christmas if only because the snow’s already here. Supposed to rain tomorrow but let’s now dwell on that. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Last Updated on Thursday, 24 December 2009 08:03

Sarah and I were wandering around yesterday with a camera so, the great Snownami of 09:

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Last Updated on Sunday, 20 December 2009 12:56