Archive for June, 2009

“Ring of Fire”

By From http://fburg-weather.blogspot.com/ • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The area outlined in red in the above radar depiction is usually dubbed the “Ring of Fire”. It is caused by having a surface high pressure system parked over the central Gulf Coast that is suppressing convection over the deep South and circulating moi…



Got flow?

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Flow, as defined by Dale McGowan, is when we’re completely in the moment, so intensely focused on the activity at hand that we lose track of time. It’s one of the most deeply satisfying and meaningful states we can enter.
The point of his blog post is that we parents need to help our kids […]



Friday, maybe…tomorrow looks better!

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Well, Friday does still look promising but tomorrow looks even better now. As shown above the CAPE (instability) is decent, but added to that is a cold frontal passage tomorrow afternoon accompanied by upper level winds and temperatures that are favor…



The New Adventures of Old Eileen’s

By From http://fredericksblogger.blogspot.com/ • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Eileen’s has been open for business in their new location since May, and I’ve been a couple of times. They’ve made some updates to the circa 1833 church building since the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship vacated this past winter, but nothing ve…



$50,000 Beer Mug

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I’ve written about expensive glassware in the past, but this golden beer mug pushes the envelope. It’s (currently) valued at around $50,000. The company says the mug “enhances the drinker’s experience.” What beer would you put in a $50,000 mug?From Reu…



UFO Over King’s Dominion? Do Tell.

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Doswell, Va., June 13 – A stationary and perfectly circular ring appeared over King’s Dominion this past Saturday afternoon, prompting many paying visitors at the park to wonder…
From NBC affilitate WAVY in Portsmouth, Va.:

Of course, there is a perfectly reasonable explanation:



Blue Mountain Beer, Canned

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Greg Kitsock has an interesting piece in today’s Washington Post about the trend towards canned craft beers. He reports that Blue Mountain Brewery will start packaging their Full Nelson Pale Ale in cans next month. Kitsock gives a nice overview of craf…



Links for 2009-06-16 [del.icio.us]

By From http://www.DaliBurgado.com • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local



The White House is a No-FLY Zone

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 16th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local



Culpeper, Spotsylvania and Stafford—Buildings, By-ways, Brooks, Battlefields and Babies

By From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Jun 16th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

“You see, but you do not observe.”Sir Arthur Conan DoyleCulpeper-One Block Down From Main StreetDuring my last vist to Culpeper I took photos one block up from Main Street. What follow are photos taken one block down from Main Street showing some o…