Cairns.com.au – Spider eats bird – This may be #1 on my list of things I hope to never, ever see in person.

After many weeks of many festivals, things slow down a bit this weekend. You might head to North Carolina for Outer Banks Pig Stein 08. Or over to Leesburg where Hamburg Döner is holding an Oktoberfest celebration. Otherwise stop by for a beer tasting…

The Free Lance-Star has endorsed Mark Warner for Senate and Rob Wittman for Congress. No surprises there. But today’s issue also features a very strong op-ed piece from Carlos Del Toro.
In addition to running for the House of Delegates last year in the 88th district, Del Toro was a leader in Hillary Clinton’s VA campaign and was a Clinton […]

From the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office (PDF):
The Caroline County Sheriff’s Office continues their war on illegal drugs and distribution. According to Sheriff A. A. “Tony” Lippa, the mass arrest operation started at 5:30 this morning. The Caroline County Grand Jury met October 1, 2008 and issued 57 drug distribution related indictments against several individuals. These […]

From used books to used clothes, yet another post on thrift and the positive impact of recycling. Although I’ve been donating to Goodwill all my adult life, I didn’t really discover the wonders of shopping at Goodwill until my daughter was a teenag…

Movember is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men’s health. It started in Australia (”mo” is Aussie slang for moustache) and happens all around the world. The site is here:
www.movember.com
In the U.S., Movember is being utilized to get people talking about prostate cancer, a very […]

Looks like the SPC agrees that the models are showing some severe potential for Saturday. The accompanying discussion actually mentions the “t” word (tornado), altho’ with the above 5% probability graphic there doesn’t appear to be a large chance of t…

The John Paul Jones house at 501 Caroline Street in Fredericksburg.

When I posted recently about local winners at the GABF I also mentioned that Black Mocha Stout from Highland Brewing in Asheville, NC had been awarded a Silver medal in the American Stout category. This award peaked my interest as I had a couple bottl…

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