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OMG! You’re the same age as my mom!

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Dec 29th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Me: I’d like a Guinness please.
Waitress: Can I see your ID.
Me as I hand over ID: Those two are mine, (pointing at kids) it’s not biologically possible for me to be under 21.
Waitress: OMG! You’re the same age as my mom.
Me: That is not going to help your tip.
This was at The Green Turtle. […]



It’s like UPS has never seen snow before

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Dec 23rd, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Yes, we got 2 feet of snow around these parts over the weekend. It didn’t stop the USPS and Fed Ex from delivering every day this week though. It’s a feat UPS has not managed not once.
Monday: 3 packages out for delivery for Michelle. I also have one I’m expecting, but I don’t have the […]



20% of US divorces blamed on Facebook

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Dec 21st, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

On first glance, that is what this article seems to say. No doubt, that is what they want you to believe. But if you think about it for just a minute…what are the odds that somebody hooking up illicitly on Facebook is doing it for the first time? Not bloody likely IMHO.
So Facebook is not […]



Chris’ guide to a long lasting Christmas Tree

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Dec 13th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

1. Cut the tree yourself. You are better off with a fake tree than one of the long dead pre-cut trees at Walmart or at a Christmas tree lot. Those trees were cut 1-2 weeks earlier and probably trucked half-way across the country before you even see it. At that point it is good for […]



Free Signed Copy of Cowboy and Wills by Monica Holloway

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Dec 7th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Update: Commenter #3 was the lucky winner.
I have in my hands (virtually speaking) 2 copies of Cowboy and Wills. One of them is signed by the author. The other one I will be reading.
A Golden Retriever puppy, a dedicated mom and dad, and a young boy with Autism. How can that combination not make […]



A $3 toll road in Richmond? Really?

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 29th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I’ve lived in Fredericksburg for 7 years and prior to 8 PM this evening, I had no idea there was a $2.75 toll road in Richmond. But I’m getting ahead of the story here…
We left Florida at 6 AM this morning, exactly on schedule. The first half of the trip home started out fine. […]



Thoughts on Central FL attractions

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 28th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We haven’t set foot on Disney property, although rumor has it we might be visiting downtown Disney today. If you want my take on Disney, check out my trip notes from a few years ago.
We arrived last Sunday after a 14.5 hour drive, so we took it easy on Monday by lounging around the pool […]



Whatever Happened To The Great American Bubble Factory?

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I had long since lost hope of ever seeing another new Drivin’ N Cryin’ record. The fact that new record is maybe their best since 1990’s Fly Me Courageous is just a huge fracking bonus. It’s always hard to categorize them as on any one record they will go from acoustic rock to heavy metal […]



Sweet Root: Bourbon to Broadway

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I want to call these guys country, but that is not quite right. If Mellencamp had grown up in South Alabama he probably would have ended up sounding like this. The record definately has strong country influences, but there is just enough rock there to probably make sure nobody in Nashville pays attention to them. […]



Blackberry Smoke: Little Piece of Dixie

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

With ADDReviews shutting down earlier this year, I haven’t been writing reviews, and I miss it. I won’t purposely limit myself to 20 words here, but I’ll try to keep it in the spirit by being brief.
Blackberry Smoke: Little Piece of Dixie
Surprise, this is a southern rock album, with the emphasis more on the rock […]