Archive for August, 2008

July 23 Spotsylvania funnels and tornado

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Aug 9th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Tomorrow may bring a chase per the forecast, but today I’m resting on my laurels regarding the 23 July tornado in northern Spotsylvania county. I actually took a progression of pictures that shows the runup to the tornado that I declared. Here we hav…



McCain’s Definitely More Presidential

By From http://fred2blue.wordpress.com • Aug 9th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local


Update on Shooting Creek Brewery vs. Prohibitionists

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Aug 9th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

A couple of weeks ago I reported on efforts of some self-appointed bible interpreters to interfere with the opening of a legitimate business in Floyd County. It seems their protests against the Shooting Creek Brewery have attracted the attention of the…



Why Are They Afraid Of Bill Day?

By From http://fred2blue.wordpress.com • Aug 9th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

In 2007 Rob Wittman defeated Phil Forgit by roughly the same 20%+ margin that JoAnn Davis defeated Shawn O’Donnell in 2006.
In 2004 Bush defeated Kerry by 21% in the 1st District, in 2005 Kilgore defeated Kaine by 4.4%, in 2006 Allen defeated Webb by 10.2%.
One thing I find interesting is that local Republicans already had an […]



Mom’s 80th Birthday

By From http://fredericksblogger.blogspot.com/ • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Our trip north last week was for a family reunion to celebrate my mom’s 80th birthday. About two dozen family members were there, including the two newest additions, my great nephews (and while they are of course great, I mean I’m their great aunt)…



Elsewhere on the Internet (August 8th 19:13)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Tacobell Taco Town Parody Commercial – I'll take one to go please



If you are serious about dressage…

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

You don’t limit your practice to real horses. You’ll notice the toy horse is not just a toy horse, but a toy horse that looks like Skip. Practicing with a bay toy horse just wouldn’t be the same.



Elsewhere on the Internet (August 8th 16:00)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Hit & Run > I Pledge to Scream Until My Eyeballs Pop Out – Reason Magazine – Obama 1, whacked out loonie screaming about the Pledge of Allegiance 0



Elsewhere on the Internet (August 8th 14:38)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Pirate Olympics: 5 Alternative Ways to Watch the Olympics Online « NewTeeVee – Somebody should clue NBC in that this is 2008, all this restricting viewing by country crap is bogus.
Linux Users on NBC’s Olympics Videos: We Don’t Get No Respect | OStatic – NBC sucks.



raid.

By From http://bfredman.blogspot.com/ • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

A regional force of 100 law-enforcement officers arrested more than a dozen people on drug and other charges yesterday in a dawn raid on four houses in Colonial Beach and Westmoreland County.I was not allowed to shoot the actual raids, but I shot pictu…