Archive for December, 2008

Elsewhere on the Internet (December 25th 13:51)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Dec 26th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Shuttered bakery reopens, rehires workers – CNN.com – Buy Lance cookies and crackers at the grocery store.



Growing Opposition to “Wilderness Wal-Mart”

By From http://fred2blue.com • Dec 26th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The National Trust for Historic Preservation doesn’t mince words:
Virginia’s irreplaceable historic landscapes, from the Piedmont to the Tidewater, are at the heart of our national heritage and their preservation is an issue that should concern all Virginians.
So, it is shocking to learn that commercial real estate speculators are now pressuring elected officials in rural Orange […]



Merry Christmas!

By From http://fredericksblogger.blogspot.com/ • Dec 25th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Hope you had a wonderful day. See you in 2009!



Starr Hill The Love

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Dec 25th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The Love is a Hefeweizen from Starr Hill Brewery in Crozet, VA. The beer won a Silver medal in the German-style Hefeweizen category at the GABF this Summer. All of Starr Hill’s year-round beers have won multiple medals and this is the brewery’s first m…



Merry Christmas

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Dec 25th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

From Christmas 2008

From Christmas 2008

His new math curriculum came in last week, so Michelle wrapped it and put it under the tree. He was not amused.

From Christmas 2008

Horses and art. Two careers that usually cost you money.



Sleepovers with the gym teacher are not normal

By From http://parentingfail.com • Dec 25th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

According to the criminal complaint, the girl’s parents told authorities they believed she had slept on the floor of their daughter’s bedroom and were unaware of any sexual activity.
It didn’t seem odd to these people that a 30 year old teacher was sleeping over with their 17 year old daughter? Oh, the havoc I […]



Merry Christmas

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Dec 25th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I’d like wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. May your holiday be filled with the blessings of family, friends, and good cheer.For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord.Luke 2:11
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Elsewhere on the Internet (December 24th 10:14)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Dec 25th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Royalty Free Music –
ATC-SIM — a web-based air traffic control simulator –



Mildred Loving also appears on TIME’s “Fond Farewells” of 2008.

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Dec 25th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Link:
She never saw herself as a trailblazer. Yet the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, which struck down interracial marriage bans, was Loving’s doing. Years after she and her white husband were thrown out of Virginia for having the gall to wed, Loving wrote Robert F. Kennedy, who was moved to action. Sometimes a […]



Good Service from Ebay. A Christmas miracle?

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Dec 24th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Michelle got an email from Ebay this evening advising her that her account had been compromised and was locked. She didn’t remember the answer to her secret question, and had a bogus phone number in her account, so Ebay could not call her to confirm identity. This means we had to deal with Ebay customer […]