A Virginia Uniform Summons is a ticket. In Virginia, when you’re given a traffic ticket, and even some misdemeanor charges, the officer writes out the charge on a document called a Virginia Uniform Summons. This document is basically saying that you are summoned to appear in court on the indicated date to answer for the […]
On Tuesday’s I go visit my sweet hospice patient. He’s only the fourth hospice patient I’ve had so far, but the first one who does not have any kind of debilitating illness that causes him not to be able to communicate, coherently anyway. He is very lu…
Even the best drivers can get a speeding ticket. Sometimes our minds wander a bit or we’re just in a hurry. But what should you do about it? Hire a lawyer to get out of a speeding ticket The best way to maximize your chances in court with your ticket is to hire a lawyer. […]
September 11, 2001. Never forget. Never forgive. Never submit.
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly …
A sweet tooth tonight led me to wanting some of those chocolate turtle candies. Since I did not have any of those around, I decided the next best thing was to make “turtle brownies”. Fat-free caramel and only a few tablespoons of pecans filled these br…
TweetWell, a home of sorts. After 10 years of searching for the right place to hang my license and countless hours figuring out what directon my business is going, I have found a new real estate company to call home. As of July 2013, SarahiouslySpeaking and my license have been with Nest Realty Fredericksburg. Not […]
A few days ago, I was in a position to hear a conversation between a potential home seller and one of her friends. The home seller ( for ease of writing we will call her Ms. Seller) was complaining about the inconvenience of having people coming through her home while it is on the market. […]
Six years ago when I started writing these Musings, I had in the back of my mind that I’d get around to trying all the beers from all the Virginia breweries. Well, I’ve long forgotten that goal — I can hardly keep up with the ever growing list of b…
In Virginia, drunk driving is punished by statues that refer to it as driving while intoxicated, or driving under the influence of alcohol. The legal limit for drinking and driving in Virginia for an adult is .08. What that means is that if you have a blood alcohol content of .08 or more in Virginia, […]
Virginia has many laws that cover the intersection of driving and alcohol. Drinking and driving is just one of many activities that Virginia law criminalizes. Virginia doesn’t actually have an open container statute that prohibits you from just simply having an open container in a vehicle. However, we do have a statute that prohibits drinking […]
