h/t to HuffPo for this horrid JCPenney-style family portrait:

We hadn’t been to the Jackson Shrine in many years, so with a free afternoon on Monday (I am almost living the life of a retiree these days), we decided to revisit the site. It’s changed a bit since we were there last, with a nicely paved road to t…

I thought we had a good meeting last night with about 14 in attendance (not counting the speakers). Of course with our City Council representative in attendance, much of the focus was on the current budget deliberations and how the City was going to ad…

I received a notice from Edwin at The Virginia Wine Experience that he’s hosting a multi-brewery tasting event this Saturday. The tasting will feature 29 brews, from 7 breweries, on five tables: Flying Dog, Brooklyn, Blue & Gray, Ayinger, Pinkus, M…

Just laugh at Glenn Beck.
Former Congressman Joe Scarborough (R-FL) literally laughs til he cries.

Shameless Self-Promotion: Beer Buzz is a weekly show produced by the guys at Beer Tap TV. Erik Boles and Eli Shayotovich provide an informative and humorous look at the week in beer news. The show is a lot of fun to watch and it’s obvious that these gu…

Since the real estate market turned I’ve become more and more aware of the importance of the consumer’s right to choose their own representation in all aspects of a real estate transaction.  This includes the right to choose a REALTOR, lender, home inspector, and settlement agent.  Now the law is pretty clear on this subject.  […]

The Loudness War Analyzed « Music Machinery – Really good explanation of what what compression and the resulting loudness changes has done to the dynamic range of recorded music.

(In my attempt to draw more consumers to downtown restaurants and attractions I’ve decided to mention, and critique, some of my favorite places to go.  Capital Ale House is first up!)
My husband has been begging me to go with him to Dollar Burger Night at Capital Ale House for several weeks and we finally had […]

The first is none other than Jeff Frederick himself! According to a lefty blog anyway. h/t to Darl Anderson for reporting that Frederick apparently said that if he is sacked on April 4, he will run again at the convention.
Rumors of JFred’s additional hearing-related questioning are flying about regarding an alleged and unprecedented $1,500 reimbursement […]