To give my latest equipment suite a shakedown I headed out at 1400 today to catch some non-severe storms firing south of a front that stalled between here and Richmond. I ran into the northeastern portion of a large cell near Ashland and pulled off th…
Today was bittersweet as it was probably Breck’s last time fencing in the Youth division. He went out in style, winning The Battle of Chancellorsville by beating his nemesis in the final bout. (Breck was 0 for 2008 against this kid, but has beat him 3 in a row now in 2009).
Even better, first prize […]
My 40s have caught up with me and I can’t go out like I used to. Wow what a night Fred. Vegas. If you were out last night, big props for making it one of the most crowded and somehow tamest FFs in a long time. I was expecting lots of fun and inappropr…
Home prices to double by 2015. I recently read that headline in an article contained within a newsletter from Fairway Independent Mortgage, where my friend and long time preferred lender Kim Thagholm is a Mortgage Planner. I read the article with a skeptical mind, and contemplated how this would play out in the Fredericksburg real estate market.
After […]
A fortnightly rant, FL-S style.
To begin with, ours is a wigged-out nation.
In the 16 months that have passed since this mother of a recession began:
our economy has shed well over 5 million jobs;
once-mighty “blue chip” stocks like GM – the bedrock of pension funds – have traded close to $1 and remain at risk for […]
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Wandering Buddhist temples. Chengdu and Pongzhou, Sichuan Province, China.
Pongzhou, Sichuan, China.
h/t I’m Surrounded by Idiots
From Fredericksburg to Newport News, Congressman Wittman hasn’t left any constituent behind in his 2010 appropriations request. A free clinic, a wildlife refuge, an automated system to prepare disability claims. You know, the typical big-government bleeding-heart crap you expect from a conservative Republican.
Today was bittersweet as it was probably Breck’s last time fencing in the Youth division. He went out in style, winning The Battle of Chancellorsville by beating his nemesis in the final bout. (Breck was 0 for 2008 against this kid, but has beat him 3 …
