The unofficial results show a landslide win for my friend Rob Russell. He is he Democratic nominee for Congress in the 1st District of Tennessee. The 1st District has been represented by a Republican since before the Civil War, so he has his work cut out for him to unseat the incumbent. Let’s hope the […]
I was looking at campgrounds near Shenandoah National park last night for a Labor Day weekend getaway. Why do so many campgrounds have free wi-fi? If you need free wi-fi while camping you are doing it wrong. If you need electricity while camping you are doing it wrong too. Get a grip people. Stay […]
Here is an unceremonious look at these fancy wine machines that cost
as much as a really nice car.
We can hardly wait to get them installed and are even holding some
very special wines back just to feature in them when we open.
You really have to wonder what people are thinking when they compose a letter to the editor.
High school parking at $80 a pop? Ridiculous!
My daughter will be able to drive to school this year in Spotsylvania–that is, if she can come up with the $80 parking fee, which has doubled from last year’s $40 fee.
I […]
From the founder of Metafilter, we now have Fuelly. It’s a simple social network that does one thing. It lets you track your miles per gallon online and compare it with others. It could be interesting to see what real world mileage your vehicle make/model gets in the real world.
This Saturday is the monthly meeting of the Fredericksburg Area Brewing and Tasting Society. The theme for the meeting will be “Meads”. The meeting is held at Kybecca on Plank Road starting at 1:30 PM. There will be a variety of commercial and home bre…
Last week over at the blog Fermentedly Challenged, Dave alerted his readers to the opening of the new Boulder Beer Taphouse in the main terminal at Denver International Airport. Coincidentally this week I had a trip to Denver scheduled so I planned on …
February 18th [1863]Cousin Hite and Mr. McGruder scarcely speak to us. They have never asked where we are going or what we intend to do or expressed the slightest interest in us. It is all a mystery we cannot imagine what has caused the change.I have w…
Since we weren’t under any watches or warnings I didn’t make an effort to chase today, especially since I couldn’t get home until after 5:00 pm. As we ate dinner at a local restaurant a cell passed by just to our south, spitting out 3 distinct and lo…
Dick Cranwell is the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia and was the Democratic Leader in the House of Delegates during his 3 decade stint in the General Assembly. So if he plans on running for statewide office, like many people are currently speculating, it’s a very big deal.
Two of the biggest bloggers in the commonwealth, Lowell […]
