Archive for January, 2009

A watershed day in my marriage

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jan 4th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Last night at 9 PM EST, something incredible happened in my marriage. Michelle sat on the couch with me, watched an entire episode of Dr. Who, and enjoyed it.
Really, you have no idea how big this is. For 17 years of marriage I’ve been forced to the basement to enjoy my sci-fi. With the […]



Elsewhere on the Internet (January 3rd 09:43)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jan 4th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

FARK.com: (4119224) Why Canada’s Highway of Heroes is a model of how other nations should salute their war dead. Or, other nations could just keep bringing them back on cargo flights to military bases at 3 a.m (pic) – Something else that Canada does better than the US



Jody Wagner in Fredericksburg Sat. (UPDATE)

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jan 3rd, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

2009
And. Here. We………GO!
Regional Democrats will get toghether at the home of Scott and Cathy Walker (921 Marye Street) this Saturday, January 3rd at 9:30 am. RSVP here to attend.
Joining them will be Jody Wagner, candidate for Lt. Governor.
UPDATE: Amy has a nice recap of the event over at Blue Commonwealth.
Jody briefly discussed this as a three […]



McAuliffe in Fredericksburg, Saturday Jan. 10

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jan 3rd, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Spotsylvania

On Jan. 10 Terry McAuliffe will be in the following locations as part of his campaign kick-off tour: Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, & Fredericksburg.
Times and locations TBD.
In other news, Rich Savage has apparently entered the race to become the Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor, joining Jon Bowerbank and Jody Wagner. Savage is a political consultant who’s clients […]



Terry McAuliffe: “On January 7th, I’ll Announce My Candidacy for Governor”

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jan 3rd, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

LOL comment from maggiebeth at Blue Commonwealth:
I know there wasn’t much doubt, but it’s official now. Or rather, it’s official that it will be official come January 7.
      



The Northern Neck’s Green Energy Future: Will It Include Bio-Fuel?

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jan 3rd, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I’ve written often about how Fred2Blue Land may become a Virginia leader in the development of green business.  And, I have suggested that the Northern Neck lead the way in clean energy production, even converting less-productive farm crops to switchgrass and other bio-fuel sources.
Clean energy will grab a lot of attention – and news headlines […]



Announcing Session #24 – A Tripel for a Two

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jan 3rd, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The Session is a monthly collaborative effort when beer bloggers write their own perspective on a single theme. For an overview of previous Sessions, see Jay Brooks’ summary here. It is my pleasure to host the 24th Session, to take place on February 6,…



Odds & Ends From Around Virginia

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jan 3rd, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Beernews.org let us know that Old Dominion Brewery will release their popular Dominion Millennium Ale in February. When asked about the possibility of a release party, Casey Hollingsworth, VP of Sales and Marketing for Coastal Brewing told Beernews.org…



Elsewhere on the Internet (January 2nd 11:07)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jan 3rd, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Scene stealer: The aXXo files – Features, Films – The Independent – Interesting article on filesharing



Associated Press Picks Up Wilderness Wal-Mart Controversy

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jan 3rd, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s now national news!:
Wal-Mart wants to build a Supercenter within a cannonshot of where Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant first fought, a proposal that has preservationists rallying to protect the key Civil War site.
A who’s who of historians including filmmaker Ken Burns and Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough sent a letter last month […]