Archive for November, 2008

FBurgNews Welcomes New Bloggers

By From • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: News.Local

Not all of these are new to blogging, but they are now included in the fburgnews syndicated feed.  If anyone else wants in on the action, please contact me. http://www.fredericksburgarthritiswalk.com http://www.andrewflusche.com/ http://collegeterrace.blogspot.com/ http://www.fabts.org/ http://blog.mikemorones.net/ http://kandtphoto.blogspot.com/ http://rifilmfestival.com/ http://parentingfail.com/



It’s Not The Depression

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Faithful readers will note that this isn’t the first post to rail on traditional media’s fear tactics in comparing the current economy to the Great Depression. I must commend the Free Lance-Star for the article in today’s paper about how the city of Fr…



Sen. John Warner Praises Obama’s National Security Team

By From http://fred2blue.wordpress.com • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

via Politico:
The triumvirate of Gates, Clinton and Jones to lead Obama’s ‘national security team’ instills great confidence at home and abroad; and, further strengthens the growing respect for the president-elect’s courage and ability to exercise sound judgement in selecting the ‘best and the brightest’ to implement our nation’s security policies.
Sen. Warner refers to former Marine […]



Share a toddler’s terror today

By From http://parentingfail.com • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s bad enough that this Tampa Tribune columnist, learning nothing from her own 15-month-old’s frightening encounter with a shopping-mall Santa, proceeds to offer six ways to “handle this emotion-fraught meeting” — none of which is don’t freaking do it at all.
But then the paper’s online staff manages to leave her insensitivity in the newly […]



FABTS December Meeting and Homework

By From http://www.fabts.org/ • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The December FABTS meeting is scheduled for December 13 at 1:30pm. Lyle and Robyn Brown have cordially invited us to their house for the meeting. The style of the month is obviously Christmas / Hanukkah / Winter beers. I know we’ll have a few multi-…



Oh ye of little faith

By From http://parentingfail.com • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Do parents have a right to withhold necessary medical treatment from their kids, instead relying on prayer?
Faith healing has deep roots in American history, and yet it may seem surprising that in the 21st century children still die because parents choose not to seek medical help from physicians.
State laws across the nation exempt members […]



Holiday Spirit – Is There Hope?

By From http://blog.yagelski.com/ • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

“November 28, 2008 – NEW YORK – Police said about 2,000 people were gathered outside the Wal-Mart doors before its 5 a.m. opening. The impatient crowd knocked the employee to the ground as he opened the doors and trampled him to death. Other workers w…



Maybe spanking a 16 year old wasn’t such a great idea

By From http://parentingfail.com • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Bad idea: Trying to spank your 16 year old daughter.
Parenting Fail: Having her arrested for assault when she punches you in retaliation.
Law Enforcement Fail: Arresting the daughter. Dear old dad should be in the lock up right now.



Big FABTS update… Finally recovered from the Mead meeting in August.

By From http://www.fabts.org/ • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s been a while since the website was updated. After the August Mead meeting at Kybecca (and the two days it took to recover), we had an Octoberfest beers meeting at Virginia Wine Experience in September. I really liked the setup Edwin Wyant has up…



Elsewhere on the Internet (November 29th 20:16)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

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