It’s that time of year, when one of our all time favorite fundraisers – The Empty Bowl. This is an annual even to benefit the Rappahannock Council on Domestic Violence, and it’s absolutely delicious. For those that have never been, I strongly suggest y…
As reported yesterday on the city beat blog, the city has finished purchasing the properties needed for the river front park. This was the first thing that got me interested in city politics. I envision a day when every week you can head downtown and…
Ed Jones, an editor at the FLS put a quote in his column today from his minister. We need to restore "Wonder and Mystery" to our lives. Think about that for a minute. I think it's a great new years resolution. Where has our natural curio…
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090102/ap_on_re_us/muslim_passengers_removedAmong other reasons such as sub par service. How many times have I gotten on a flight and bemoaned the lax security or dumb protocols that do nothing but provide an illusion of …
In today’s FLS is an ap story about the gas tax. This article states the need to raise the gas tax because people drive less and drive more efficient! WTF! That is NOT the issue. The tax is fixed per gallon, so the revenue NEVER changes even as constru…
[Photo Courtesy Zengrrl via Flickr] [Update 12/31] Today realized a few ounces still in the bottle. It’s been closed since Friday the 26th. The extra few days exposed to air has aged the flavors just a bit. I now get a nose of honey after pouring a …
Please accept my sincere appology for not publishing this post earlier. For those late revelers, looking for something to do tonight to ring in the new years, here are some of the bigger events around town.For $8 a person, pick up your button at the v…
Today I was picking up some fixings for a little get together Friday night, and decided to stop in Bella Boutique, Silver & Accessories to see if there was a good pickup for a last minute stocking stuffer. While there, another customer asked the o…
Autochalk aka “Robo Cop” is taking a few days vacation this year at Christmas and New Years, so feel free to violate the 2 hour parking rules on the following days:December 24, 25, 26 (2008) and January 1 & 2nd 2009.Quote from the fredericksburgva….
I just got off of the phone with Citibank, the issuer of my Citi Dividend MasterCard. For years this has been my go to (non American Express) card. Most of the benefit comes from the 1-5% cash back. It was nice getting a check with every $50 in savi…
