January 31st [1863] Mrs. De Jarnette of Caroline has been on a visit to Washington (saw the blockade of the Rappa[ha]nnock at night) and through the influence of some Yankee friends was allowed to return with a quantity of baggage!! She bro…
Our August meeting is fast approaching. The style of the month is Mead. Mead is a fermented alcoholic beverage made of honey, water, and yeast. It’s also the oldest fermented alcoholic beverage. I don’t know about you, but …
Rep. Eric Cantor has made McCain’s short list for runningmates and is currently being vetted according to the Associated Press.
Check out this story from NLS about Cantor’s 2002 campaign. If this isn’t Dan Quayle, I don’t know what is:
Eric agreed to debate ONE time in his safe seat. A few minutes before the debate a large binder […]
I missed today’s chasing opportunities under a severe TS watch as I had the “privilege” of renting a truck, loading it with heavy furniture, then driving said truck 200 miles to my house and unloading said furniture. (Full disclosure: I did have help…
McCain tried, and mostly failed, to make an issue out the fact that Obama canceled a planned visit to a military hospital in Germany last week. It turns out that it didn’t matter either way what Obama did, because McCain had an ad ready to go blasting Obama for using the troops for political gain […]
Curious to see the where the various polls have the presidential race? Then check out this page on nytimes.com.
Friday evening we joined some friends for dinner at a local Indian restaurant. Guru Indian Cuisine in located in the Central Park shopping area and features, I think, the best Indian food in the area. Usually I don’t bother with the macro-lager style b…
January 30th [1863]Mama and the children are boarding at the Old Mansion with Mr. White. Cousin Sally [crossed out: and the children] is there too.I’ve been very busy lately getting some of Mama’s furniture down from Fredericksburg and trying to fi…
Full Disclosure: I don’t believe for a second that Tim Kaine will be nominated for Vice-President this year.
And if he is? So what.
Now the National Journal*, in their infinite wisdom, is describing Kaine as potentially the next Dan Quayle. Uh, OK. Dan Quayle got elected Vice-President, last time I checked. You know how Vice-President Bush trailed Dukakis by […]
The fact that Dan Baird had to go to Europe to release his new record is just another example of how far America has fallen. Baird is our best rock and roll troubadour, and the record is only available in Europe. That’s downright criminal.
The good news is that although the import CD is […]
