farewell column

Get a move on! Keeping active keeps us oldsters alive
Published on Dec 22nd, 2011
0 comments Silver in your hair, gold in your teeth, and lead in your buttocks— that’s the “Metallic Age.” As a middle-aged man, I have gold in my teeth. Before I highlighted my hair blond, I didn’t have one...
Tweet Santa? System might crumble under demand
Published on Dec 22nd, 2011
0 comments Q. What if all the world's couple of billion kids tweeted Santa at the same time? Could the social network bear up under the weight? What if the Jolly Old Gent also had a Facebook account? –M....
Good management: Take every chance to tout successes
Published on Dec 22nd, 2011
0 comments I got a book deal. I got a big advance for it– big enough to buy a nice house and big enough to stop fights with my husband about money.Yet for all my recent success, someone recently asked me...
Art-a-licious '11
Published on Dec 16th, 2011
1 comments In 2011, the art world continued to quake in fear at the effects of economic climate change, leading to extended show runs and shuttered gallery doors. Charlottesville, however, experienced several...