Archive for July, 2008

Police Release Photo of Possible Suspect in Fredericksburg Abduction

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jul 5th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

At MyFox DC: Police Release Photo of Possible Suspect in Abduction



links for 2008-07-04

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

teams/fredlug – Software Freedom Day Wiki
(tags: fredlug linux foss)



Send In The Clowns

By From http://fred2blue.wordpress.com • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Spotsylvania, Stafford

…don’t bother.  They’re here!
A fortnightly rant, FL-S style…with a h/t each to “Big Eyes the Klown,” Stephen Sondheim, and the late Larry Harmon, once known to kiddies across the U.S. as “Bozo”.  Harmon died yesterday at the age of 83:
My best friend’s dad is a Klown.
No, really…
His dad is a Shriner Klown, you know, the folks who maniacally drive […]



Free Family Film

By From http://rifilmfestival.com • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

There is a popular technique in cinema called “rotoscoping”. It’s when live-action footage is traced over by animators to create a hyper-realistic look. It has been made popular in recent years by director Richard Linklater and his 2006 film A Scanner Darkly. Variations can be seen in Charles Schwab commercials and the opening sequence […]



Happy 4th

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I like my holidays with a a side of silly.

Thanks Paul.



Homeschoolers displacing rich snobs at Harvard

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

While I was reading this article about parents that are upset because Muffy or Tad did not get into the Holy Trinity of Harvard, Yale, or Princeton, I was mentally composing a post about how being rich and stupid are clearly not mutually exclusive. Paying $46,000 to a college admission consultant just to help […]



The Session #17 – Going Against the Grain Bill

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The 17th Session is hosted by Rob over at the PFIFF! blog. Our host asks us to think about beers we drink despite the accepted seasonal stereotypes:The subject for July’s Session could be summed up thusly: Drinking anti-seasonally. Think of this as the…



Holiday Weekend Beer Tastings

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s a holiday weekend, but the beer tasting goes on. Here are your opportunities to try out a new beer this weekend.Saturday, July 5 – 12:00 – 5:00 pmKybeccaBeer Tastings in 2 Locations:William Street (Downtown):Legend Belgian White Ale, Green’s Disco…



Happy Independence Day!

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Today is Independence Day in the U.S. We are celebrating the 232nd birthday of our great Nation. Swimming, a cookout with friends, and fireworks will mark the day for us. And of course, plenty of American craft beer. Whatever your plans for the day, be…



Diary of Betty Herndon Maury – July 29, 1862

By From http://thehouseoncarolinestreet.blogspot.com/ • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Tuesday July 29th [1862] My husband is thirty years old today. God grant him many happy returns.