Been tracking the potential for severe weather across the country this week. Here’s the NWS Sterling Office’s latest forecast discussion for Wednesday:”PREFRONTAL TROF AND CDFNT WILL ENTER FCST AREA ON WED. ALTHOUGH BNDRY LYR XPCD TO RMN STABLE DESPIT…

This week’s interesting visitor doesn’t stand out because of who they are, the folks from Anheuser Busch stop by on occasion. What’s interesting is how they came to the Musings.

The Budweiser folks were using the search string of “images of 6 packs o…

On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. Most people are quite familiar with the words with which he begin his famous speech. However the closing words are as moving, and as fitting, today as they were 148 years ago….

When you can fit 20,000 songs on a thumb drive, and 1000 books on a Kindle, the concept of a “collection” becomes sort of meaningless. I was thinking about this recently as I scrolled through my MP3 collection, wondering where the heck some of the stuff on my server even came from. Back in the […]

November 19 is the 7th Annual National Ammo Day. Also described as a “nationwide BUYcott of ammunition,” gun owners are encouraged to show support for the industry and the 2nd Amendment by purchasing 100 rounds of ammo. It can be self defense ammo…

The Devils Backbone Production Brewery in Rockbridge County is almost ready to begin production. Brewing is expected to begin in December. Owner Steve Crandall gives Richmond News10 a tour.

Hopefully this will soon mean easy access to Devils Backbone…

Rather than our weekly Friday Funny, I’ll call this one a Friday Fail.

I was taking out the trash the other morning when I saw this:

Do people really need a written guide in order to move a trash can?
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They just keep popping up! And that’s a good thing for craft beer fans in Virginia. Today I learned of another upcoming Virginia nano-brewery, this one located in Goochland County, Virginia.

Midnight Brewey is the brainchild of Trae Cairns. He has lea…

The cold front associated with the severe weather the past couple of days is shown here on the 1601Z visible satellite image. I added the blue line for emphasis, but it’s pretty easy to tell where the front is by the line of convection. Myrtle Beach …

Here’s a nicely done video that gives a good overview of what USPSA matches are all about.

Now you know why I’m addicted!
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