Last updated – 3/20/11 Virginia’s laws on reckless driving are already complicated. There are fourteen different varieties of this misdemeanor traffic offense. If the General Assembly has it’s way, the laws will continue to grow. Several bills are pending in the 2011 Virginia General Assembly to alter reckless driving laws. These are just few that […]
No, it’s not a dessert. It’s lasagna you can eat with your hands, even recommended (as long as they’re not scalding hot)! You might have a little bit of spillage but not much. This unique way to make lasagna has the noodles wrapped around the filling. …
On Saturday we attended our son’s middle school basketball tournament. The tournament opened with invocation and the playing of our national anthem. The gymnasium was silent as the Star-Spangled Banner played. Players, coaches, referees, parents, …
Documentaries – You got ‘em and RIFF wants ‘em. While tonight’s post serves as a gentle reminder that RIFF 2011 submissions are now being accepted through www.withoutabox.com, it is also a hale to that much loved category. Last year, audiences enjoyed RIFF’s notable variety including Prayers for Peace, which won Best Documentary. This year, […]
…home-schooling advocate Michael Ferris was one of many right-wing activists complaining about Reagan by the end of his presidency, writing that his White House "offered us a bunch of political trinkets." Sigh. In an otherwise perfectly fine reminder that the Regan legacy imagined by conservatives is just that; imagined, The Washington Post has to go […]
A few days ago we told you about Monticello Reserve Ale, the Thomas Jefferson-inspired ale that is being brewed at Starr Hill Brewing Company. Recently NBC 29 in Richmond, VA did a report on the beer and the story behind it. The video features Sta…
Peanut butter lovers will delight in these delicious cookies that are only 2 points each! With the perfect mixture of peanut butter and chocolate chips; there’s no going wrong with these devine treats! Feel free to double the recipe for more peanut but…
This is an overview shot of a “mothership” meso and wall cloud looking southwestward in Louisa County VA, not far from Wares Crossroad at the intersection of Routes 208 and 522. I found this open vantage point from which to watch this system appr…
Despite recent events, I enjoy Facebook. It’s a great way to stay in touch with folks of like-minded interests. Judging by the number of folks who are following these Musings via Networked Blogs, many of you are also Facebook fans. I’m a realist, …
Some thoughts after reading today’s story on incentives in the Free-Lance Star:http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/022011/02052011/604459Incentives should be used to meet economic development goals. Goals which as originally discussed must look…
