Jumping straight to the point, and here’s the lowdown on how RIFF ‘09 day two will go down.Friday, August 28
Screening Block C is one of the most varried blocks of movies at RIFF this year. Starting at 2:00 PM, it includes the only animated film, one of the most ridiculous films, and the only student […]

I shot this picture in the Fredericksburg city VRE parking lot wondering if it is symbolic of where VRE has been or where it is headed. The tagger probably doesn’t even ride VRE, yet I find it interesting anyway. For three years I have hopped on the bi…

That moron Ben Tribbett at “Not Larry Sabato” (NLS) posted a picture today that purported to show a Confederate flag being displayed in a Bob McDonnell booth at a gun show.
The problem? The Confederate flag belonged to a Confederate memorabilia dealer that was positioned beside McDonnell’s booth. The Washington Post did the fact-checking that Tribbett […]

So far I’ve had exactly zero chances to storm chase this month. As evidenced in the above radar view all the setups have featured storms in the highly populated suburbia north of us (no thanks!) or to our southeast when I haven’t had the time to dive …

h/t Too Conservative

“Wait- you want me to tell you what my husband thinks?  I’m not gonna be channeling  my husband- HE’S NOT THE SCRETARY OF STATE – I AM!” 
ROFL!
Classy Hillary! A real Clinton to the bone.
Posted in democrats, Hillary Clinton, limousine liberals, National Security, policy, Scandal

I think we just had it…”it” being the summer 2009 heat wave. Three consecutive days with high temperatures above 90 degrees looks to be the extent of our heat as the Bermuda High basically disappears and we head back into an unsettled East Coast tro…

Fredericksburg City:

64 days on market – this is 107 days less than in July 2008
Sellers received, on average, 89.65% of their list price when the home sold
There is 7.48 months of inventory on the market
23 homes sold in July 2009 – this is 1 more than in July 2008
The most popular price range was under $100,000 and $300,000-$349,999.   
The median sold price was $218,000, compared to $317,950 in July 2008
Financing Terms:  Conventional […]

On Sept.1, Rob Wittman will be at Germanna Community College in Fredericksburg from 6-8pm to answer your questions.
The following is recent footage from a townhall held by Rep. Tom Perriello. McCain narrowly won both Perriello and Wittman’s districts last November.

I told you earlier today that Creigh Deeds is the anti-George Allen. So, right on cue:
NLS: McDonnell Campaign Booth Raises a Confederate Flag

Now that they have started distributing their products, we are happy to tell you that we now sell the meads made at Blacksnake. Blacksnake Meadery is located in Carroll County and makes many different meads in different styles using honey from their own bee hives.

In case you’re not aware, mead is a fermented honey drink. It’s sometimes called ‘honey wine’ but that’s misleading because it’s really it’s own beverage (just as sake is not really ‘rice wine’). Mead has been drunk for a long time. Nobody really knows how long, that’s how old it is. I really can’t describe the flavor to you if you have never had it, that would be like describing wine or beer to somebody who never had it. It’s often reminiscent of honey, obviously, but also very floral. The honey is typically diluted with water, in case you are wondering, so it’s not syrupy. As with beer brewing, water quality is very important. This webpage on Blacksnake’s site has more information.

We have three meads from Blacksnake. First is the Hoppy Bee Brew. This one is for beer lovers, because it’s brewed with hops. It’s a dry mead because it’s been fermented all the way, and you can definitely taste the piney/citrus hops flavor on the finish.

Second is Sweet Virginia, a semi-sweet mead that has a bit more honey flavor. After tasting this I imagine it would pair very well with spicy food like hot wings are asian cuisine.

Third is Meloluna, a dessert-style mead and the sweetest of the three. Not unlike a high quality dessert wine (but not as expensive). Very concentrated flavors. This would pair very well with salty blue cheese.

These are available at both stores and also our wine bar!