I was actually chilly this morning when I left for work in my short-sleeved shirt. I didn’t think much about it until it hit me that today – Bastille Day – was July 14th, and the word “chilly” shouldn’t be in the Mid-Atlantic vocabulary on this date. …
I just threw up a little in my mouth.
Liz Cheney has admitted she’s pondering a run for office, so this rumor from Flipperwaves doesn’t really seem that far-fetched:
Republicans are moving to clear the way for Cheney to be the nominee in 2012 with no primary challenger to conserve campaign cash. Republicans are also telling me […]
I received a call this afternoon from Daniel Bradford of All About Beer magazine letting me know that the Richmond World Beer Fest is unfortunately being postponed until the Spring. The organizers felt that the plans for the new venue were progressing …
Here’s the plant I bought at the Farmer’s Market in early May. I was so proud of my patio tomato plant. Looks nice and healthy, right? I was envisioning harvesting a couple of tomatoes a week throughout the summer.In less than 2 months, this is wha…
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, says of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor:
“I will not vote for – no senator should vote for – an individual nominated by any president who believes it is acceptable for a judge to allow their own personal background, gender, prejudices or sympathies to sway […]
Apparently the fact that Republicans of the 99th House District nominated her at their convention wasn’t some kind of anomaly, Catherine Crabill is listed on the Republican Party of Virginia and Virginia House GOP Caucus websites in the ‘candidates’ sections. What’s unbelievable, is that Crabill’s conspiracy theories aren’t even a secret! Her campaign website, which […]
Not much popped up on radar away from the Bay breeze this afternoon, but one cell did go up just west of Fredericksburg about 1630. I stopped in southern Stafford county to watch the base as the rain shaft strengthened, seeing some interesting motion …
Recently I reported on the demise of the Virginia Brewing Company. After several false starts, all indications were that VBC would not be opening as planned. However, like the mythical Phoenix, it appears that VBC lives on. I received updated news toda…
From Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s blog:
Paul W. Powell will not be executed tomorrow night.
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts granted a stay of execution today pending review of his petition for a writ of certiorari to the high court.
The three-sentence order indicates that Powell shouldn’t put but so much faith in the stay, however.
If the court denies […]
Kelly and I have been on vacation in Key West for the past several days. It is our first since our honeymoon a couple years ago. While we are not much for the party scene, tend to wake early and also hit the sack early, you might think KW is not our scene. I can’t […]
