This is how that “Do you want to be my VP call” may have gone down.

We are pleased to welcome a fresh new voice to Fred2Blue, John LeFebre from Spotsylvania County.
John is a great “get” who will bring a much-needed Spotsy perspective to this blog.  But his contributions won’t end there; John will light a blue flame under the FL-S and post on important local, statewide and national stories, as well.
We […]

Between the National Hurricane Center’s forecast track for Hanna and the SPC’s Day 3 convective forecast it looks like Friday/Friday night may be wet, windy, and stormy for the Mid-Atlantic. It stands to reason, of course, since we have tickets to the…

Google sent me an email notifying me that they have disabled my video titled “2007 Christmas Video” because it has been identified by our Content Identification tools as potentially lacking the necessary copyright authorization for use on the Google Video site.
It’s a family Christmas video, which was marked as private and probably viewed […]

The curse word ‘Battlestar Galactica’ created – CNN.com – It's not news until CNN covers it, right?

I haven’t purchased this book yet, but I’m tempted. The Essential Reference of Domestic Brewers and Their Bottled Brands is a comprehensive guide to U.S. breweries. The reference guide lists over 400 U.S. breweries and over 3000 brands produced by thos…

The Free Lance-Star (FLS) editorial of August 31 achieved a new low in its ongoing effort to disparage the Obama campaign.  It made the usual lame comparison to religious fervor, using phrases like “viewed by many as a messianic figure”, “his true believers”, “Obama’s disciples”, and “God is not mocked. Nor is His Chosen One”.  […]

…plenty of good seats still available.

h/t AMERICAblog

With about 3800 MP3s on my music server, it’s easy to forget about stuff that I own. This is especially true in my case in that I get some really good stuff for free via ADDreviews, which I listen to, write about, and them promptly forget. So from time to time I’m going to highlight […]

Intrade market now estimates a 12% chance for Palin to be withdrawn before election. Speculation would be higher but it’s obvious that Palins don’t know much about early withdrawal
Zing!