Archive for August, 2012

Staunton VA Weekend Wrap-Up

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Aug 19th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

To celebrate our 21st anniversary, we road tripped to Staunton VA for the weekend. Staunton is an unexpectedly hip little town in the Shenandoah Valley. We spent Saturday afternoon wandering around downtown, in and out of art galleries and antique shops. The ice cream shop had Guinness Ice Cream, but my stomach and dairy are […]



Anniversary Haiku

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Aug 19th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

21 years, wow. Half-way to 42 years. What was the question? Possibly Related Posts:18th Anniversary Haiku20th Anniversary HaikuAn Anniversary Haiku16th Anniversary HaikuAnniversary Haiku



21st anniversary haiku

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Aug 18th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

21 years, wow.
Half-way to 42 years.
What was the question?



I Turned Down Burgers and Beer

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Aug 18th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

No, you didn’t stumble on to some alien clone of these Musings. Circumstances just decreed that I forgo two of my favorite “flavors” at lunch yesterday. On Friday, we had a lunchtime cookout at work to honor two employees who were leaving for greener p…



Low chase potential

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Aug 17th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I’ve been hoping that one of these mid-August cold frontal passages would provide a good storm or two to chase but so far…nada.  Today’s setup looked decent yesterday but the current short term models don’t hold out much hope for significant con…



Center of the Universe Brewer

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Aug 17th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Press Release from the brewery:

CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE BREWING COMPANY WELCOMES

MIKE KILLELEA AS HEAD BREWER

Ashland, Virginia, August
17th: Center of the Universe Brewing Company is proud to announce that Mike
Killelea has accepted the position…



Instant Beer?

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Aug 16th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The increasing availability of canned craft beer is a boon for those wanting to enjoy their favorite beer in the great outdoors. Cans are lighter to carry than bottles and much more durable. Now the folks at Pat’s Backcountry Beverages are claiming to …



Where Have I Been!?!

By From http://sarahiouslyspeaking.com • Aug 16th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, RealEstate.Local

TweetI’ve started to get some emails and phone calls from people wondering where I’ve been and when I’ll be posting to the blog again.  Well, today’s the day I start posting again.  Where have I been?  I was working on a little project.  Here it is: My daughter was born on May 29!  This is […]



The Meat Lover’s Parfait

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Aug 15th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Hmmm…

Yumm…

H/T I Waste So Much Time.
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Pint ]



Virginia Reckless Driving – Crazy Australia Video

By From http://www.andrewflusche.com • Aug 15th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Reckless driving in Virginia is a serious misdemeanor offense. Apparently it’s taken seriously in Australia too. This video shows an 81-year-old Australian driver going the wrong way on the road for several miles. You can see him through the lens of several traffic cameras. He’s weaving in and out of LOTS of traffic and miraculously […]