Archive for October, 2010

Possible storms tomorrow, better chance Wednesday

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Oct 24th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

There is at least a bit of forecast instability tomorrow afternoon that is backed up by the Storm Prediction Center’s general thunder forecast for our area.  We may have a few booms tomorrow but it doesn’t look like a chase opportunity.Wednesday, …



Pumpkin Fluff/Pumpkin Pudding

By From http://www.pointsinmylife.com/ • Oct 24th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Autumn is that time of year when I start to yearn for pumpkin, apple butter, and spice flavors. Quite a few of my blogs during this time will be recipes with one or all of those ingredients in them. This delicious “Pumpkin Fluff” recipe can be enj…



Pyrocumulonimbus???

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Oct 21st, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Yep, and here the link to an article about it.  I didn’t even know there was such a cloud classification but apparently it’s a pretty impressive event.Meanwhile there’s not much on the chasing horizon.  The next forecast for convection here i…



Paying Tickets Doesn’t Keep Your Record Clean

By From http://www.andrewflusche.com • Oct 19th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I talk to people quite often who tell me that their driving record should be clean. They say things like “I’ve received tickets, but I paid them.” Paying a fine doesn’t keep your record clean. Nope. In fact, if you have to pay a fine, that most likely means you were found guilty of the […]



Beef and Cheese Casserole (with Tomatoes and Zucchini)

By From http://www.pointsinmylife.com/ • Oct 19th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I love finding recipes the entire family enjoys! This recipe is exactly that. After making this for dinner one evening, my family’s only request is that I make it again and very soon. Try this wonderful casserole and let me know if your family likes it…



Ghosts of October Past

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Oct 17th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

A look at what I was blogging about in the other Octobers of this century. 2001: I discovered Wil Wheaton’s blog. I discovered ADDreviews. A few years later I would be writing for them. I wrote about Saving Fenway Park. We won that one. 2002: I wrote a rather long and quite eloquent (if I […]



On the Set of The Preacher’s Daughter Movie with Director Michelle L. Mower

By From http://rifilmfestival.com • Oct 17th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

 “I strive to be a modern day folklorist telling my stories through the medium of film.”                                                                                                               ~Director Michelle L. Mower Last week I had the good fortune to be in Houston and visit the set of the highly anticipated feature film, The Preacher’s Daughter Movie. Having become aware of her through our mutual friend […]



Fighting Virginia Radar / Lidar Calibration Certificates

By From http://www.andrewflusche.com • Oct 16th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

If you have a ticket for speeding or reckless driving by speed in Virginia, the officer’s calibration certificate is a critical piece of evidence against you. But what defenses are available? I’ll explain a few. Transcription For those visitors who prefer reading, here is a transcription of the video. Hello, I’m Andrew Flusche. I’m talking […]



Ingredient Substitutions

By From http://www.pointsinmylife.com/ • Oct 15th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It never fails! Whenever I’m about to bake something (and, at times, in the middle of baking something) I realize I don’t have one of the ingredients listed in the recipe! I then try to figure out what I can use in place of the missing ingredient and s…



Strange happenings in Mississippi

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Oct 15th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Long time friend of O’DonnellWeb Lioness is having some completely fracked up problems in Mississippi with her neighbors and the local Sheriff. This is complete and total conjecture, but from her description, it sounds like there is a meth operation on the neighboring property, the local officials are involved, and they’d really like her family […]