Time for a Morning Cup of Joe.OK while you are spilling your coffee either on yourself or on the person next to you as you slam on the brakes and veer right to keep from hitting that (expletive deleted) who just cut into your lane while at the same ti…
The Inner Sanctum….My office…well not really as I share the room with my wife. Which brings into question the whole inner sanctum thing. I’ve been told that Bogart has to go as its encroaching on my wife’s space. Hey, see if you can find the 1916 …
It’s Lunchtime in the Burg.Olde Town Grille in downtown Fredericksburg. I always sit at the counter and marvel as Shawn (pictured) and Dan the owner (one of my wife’s former students) whip through multiple orders at one time. Today it’s a bacon cheese…
Hey Matt What the Hell is This?????Brock Road in Spotsylvania County is what it is. We are getting off Rt. 3 and taking a short cut on our way to the town of Orange. And yes its a rather ordinary..almost boring, why in the hell did you take it, shot…
Take Me Home Country Roads to the Place I Belong………….Frankly I never was much of a John Denver fan. Hey, quick fun fact! Did you know he wrote the lyrics to I’m Leaving on a Jet Plane made famous by Peter, Paul & Mary? OK I’m both off trac…
We Have Arrived!!!Today’s destination is the Town of Orange. This is the courthouse downtown. And as with every small town in Virginia it has the statue in front honoring the sons of Orange who fought for the Confederacy. This is a rather unique loo…
Going Back Home by Way of the Road Less Traveled….The bridge over the Wilderness Creek driving through the Wilderness Battlefield. Especially in the fall its nice to get off the main roads and a drive through the battlefield parks. You would have t…
What Does This Have to Do With Work You May Ask?Simple answer–it doesn’t. As I could probably lose a pound or two…or three+ I have taken to skipping a lunch or two to document the pedigree of this Model 1841 cast-iron, smooth-bore six pounder sitt…
“I don’t see much sense in that,” said Rabbit. “No,” said Pooh humbly, “there isn’t. But there was going to be when I began it. It’s just that something happened to it along the way.”Winnie the PoohMost of us are sensible people. We travel the shortest…
To Boldly Go Where No Sensible Person Would Consider GoingStar date 100610. While our GPS system says we are on course I am feeling a bit uneasy as my surroundings seem foreign and unfamiliar. Every fiber of my being is telling me to do the sensible …
