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  • God's Command's are Variable? Geographically Limited?

    Religion is weird, but that is because it is of man, not of gods.  In the story about Patrick Kennedy's banishment from communion (View Story by Clicking here), it seems he is banned from communion only in Rhode Island, but apparently not in other states.  Amazing.  God is geographic, or, his [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:03am EST

  • What Now, Norfolk City Council?

    According to a recent news item, Two Injured Inside Parking Garage, closing Bar Norfolk and Have a Nice Day Cafe does not seem to have stopped garage shootings.  There's a church nearby, is it now going to have its doors chained and padlocked? Let's wait and see what asinine action City Council [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:27am EST

  • Who Really Cares?

    In an on-line story this morning, Robertson's Islam remarks puts (sic) McDonnell on the spot, concern is expressed about the connection between our Governor-Elect, Bob McDonnell, and Pat Robertson, doddering individual. My opinion on this pseudo issue?  Falderal Baloney! For several reasons this should not be an issue: Bob McDonnell is [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 7:58am EST

  • Photos of Veterans on the Job

    Take time out today to thank a veteran for their honorable conduct as they protected, and still protect us.  Here are a few photos of veterans at work:       [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:41am EST

  • Norfolk's Virginia Zoological Park -- A Photo Safari

    A friend and I visited Norfolk's Zoo, aka Virginia Zoological Park, last week on one of the fine 'tween weather days we often experience here in Hampton Roads, Virginia.  My visits occur several times a year; the zoo is a great place to walk, enjoy the outdoors, see the animals,' [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:54am EST

  • Turn Your Home or Business into a Gun Free Zone: Instructional Video

    It is easy to turn your home or business into a gun-free zone; the following video explains how as well as the functionality of such zones: ----   _____ Any Questions? [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:42am EST

  • I Won the Election Day Lotto!

    For the first time in my recollection, everyone for whom I voted won.  What a great feeling! A personal first!  My election day red letter date. Locally we have the professionalism of both Sharon McDonald as continuing Commissioner of the Revenue and Bob McCabe as Sheriff. Not only did the two [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:43am EST

  • Be a Smart Voter

    It is important that you vote; it is even more important that you are informed before you vote.  One site that I highly recommend to bring you up to speed on candidates is Vote Smart.  Vote Smart is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that has a plethora of information on candidates, [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:13am EST

  • Knack: Sour Grapes Candidate

    The Norfolk Commissioner of the Revenue Race is interesting, not so much for the issues; the issues are discussed pretty much only by the incumbent, but for the high incidence of sour grapes in the opposition's campaign. [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 2:27pm EDT

  • Religion is a Lot Like Monopoly

    It is all a game with rules and policies and procedures and definitions and expectations and mores and rituals and hierarchies and mysteries and, for me, gobbledygook.  (See Related Pilotonline Story)  As you will discern from reading the story's comments at Pilotonline, the dissention between believers is no small thing.  [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 1:15pm EDT

  • Move Away From Your Car!

    No.  Not immediately; you'll need that car for a while yet.  But start thinking about how much better your life would be without having to use a car to go to work, shop, visit friends, go to restaurants and movies, and so on, and so on. ' [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 10:03am EDT

  • Feckless Followers Foster Fear Fest Falderal

    Wonderful article by Joanne Kimberlin, The End is Nigh! (Maybe) Maya Prophecy Gains a Following, which was funny, informative, and sad. Mostly funny. [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2009, 9:42am EDT

  • Girlfriends All Over Town

    This is not really a big secret; I have girlfriends all over Norfolk, and this blog will allow you to see just a few of the many.  Of course, there are so many that I have not had the opportunity to photogrpah them all, but this will give you an [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 9:39am EDT

  • Homearama: Abundant Temptations -- Right Now!

    My wife and I are about to go to visit Homearama 2009.  We attend this event every other year or so.  The homes are always amazing, and amazingly expensive.  I've read this year is different, that homes are in more reasonable price ranges for average families.  Our last Homearama was' [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 10:26am EDT

  • Rethinking My Stand on President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

    Perhaps I was a bit to hasty, too harsh, on President Obama's receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.  Looking at facts behind the prize, its history and listening to what people with different opinions than mine have caused me to move a bit more to the other side on this issue.  [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2009, 7:59am EDT

  • Artistic Colonial Place/Riverview Porch Art Walk Welcomes You

    Tomorrow, Sunday, October 11th, is the date for the annual Colonial Place/Riverview Porch Art Walk. In its eleventh year, this event is always popular. The Artists of Historic Colonial Place and Riverview in Norfolk will display their works on their front porches for you to see and perhaps, if you [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2009, 7:42am EDT

  • Nobel Peace Prize? Obama? Why?

    Well, there goes my respect for the Nobel Peace Prize.  As an American I should be proud that our President won such a prestigious prize, The Nobel Peace Prize, but I am not. [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 6:00am EDT

  • Talk Radio Hosts: Mind Muzzlers

    First a note about the one exception, Tony Macrini of WNIS.  He does encourage free thought, critical thinking, and he expresses alternate theories well.  Macrini encourages his listeners to think about the issues rather than accept everything said on Talk Radio.  As a Talk Show Host, Macrini is not perfect, [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 11:30am EDT

  • Homegrown Local Zone Arts and Music Festival

    Here is an idea for those of you looking for something to do tomorrow, October 4th, at the Five Points Community Farm Market at Church Street in Norfolk, Virginia.  My wife and I attended the event today and had a great time.  Click on the link above for more information.  [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2009, 7:29pm EDT

  • What a Fine Facility -- What a Waste!

    Photo by Archie Last weekend, my wife and I attended two events at Norfolk's Town Point Park.  During that time, we went inside Waterside and the photo at the left is one I took of the interior.  What a wasted facility Waterside has become. [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2009, 9:50am EDT

  • Faith Requires No God

    There is no difference between a believer and a non-believer when it comes to the essentials of life. So many who try to woo me to one denomination or another mention faith, as if I were both godless and faithless.  Godless I am, and happily so.  Faithless I am not. [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 1:40pm EDT

  • Weak Doug, Very Weak . . . .

    So Doug Wilder will not endorse Creigh Deeds.  Reasons cited, tax increases and gun laws.  Weak, Doug, very weak. [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 8:24am EDT

  • Note to Demonstrators: It's Too Late Now

    People die when they do not obey police commands or when they threaten the lives and safety of police officers.  There is little an officer can do when faced with threats to his or her own safety or the safety of the public but to use deadly force to bring [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 9:54am EDT

  • Television Nostalgia

    One of the best things about television is what it once was. The networks had really good shows as I was growing up, or, do I just remember it with a sense of over fondness? Those were the days, my friends, when my parents could leave me alone with the [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2009, 8:02am EDT

  • An Atheist's Church Service

    Sundays are a day of rest, although not God-given so far as I am concerned. My "church" services on Sunday vary.  Today it is sublime. [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2009, 10:33am EDT

  • Does This Sound Familiar? What Shall We Do?

    A friend of mine, Wynford Davies, sent  me the following via e-mail.  He is British.  Does it ring a bell, anyone?     This is  unbelievable, but true! Can you imagine working for a  company that has a little more than 600  employees  and has the following employee statistics 29 have been accused of spouse abuse   [...]
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    Posted: September 12, 2009, 1:43pm EDT

  • Bits and Pieces of Humor from the News

    Bear with me in the following stream of consciousness exercise in viewing some recent news tidbits.    [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 2:12pm EDT

  • Worse Than the Deaths of 9/11

    The loss of those thousands of lives on 09/11/01 were tragic.  The day ranks at the top of the Horrific Scale with Pearl Harbor, Concentration Camps, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Lockerby. [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 8:02am EDT

  • President Obama's Health Care Plan Makes Sense

    President Obama addressed the Congress and the nation regarding health care this evening.  After viewing it on CSPAN, I was left acknowledging that the President made sense.  He answered a few of my reservations with good answers and has addressed my misgivings.  I believe him.  If you missed it, watch [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 9:36pm EDT

  • A Little Rain Music, Please, Maestro!

    Today is a lazy, comfortable, rainy day and it got me to thinking about songs to celebrate the rain.  Rain provides us with water, a dire necessity for life and in looking up rain songs today, I was surprised to see how many songs about rain there were.  I'll not' [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 4:58pm EDT

  • Fantasy Life Sinful? Nah!

    I read Julie Cabral Lucas' blog, "No Shoes or Shirt Required" with great interest.  She asks if our fantasy lives, those instances we live vicariously in our own minds are sinful.  Her conclusion appears to be that they are.  Each to his or her own, I guess. So let me throw' [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2009, 9:59am EDT

  • The Monarchy of Norfolk Must Change, or It Must Fall

      I pledge allegiance to the Lord Mayor of Norfolk And to the Monarchy of Norfolk for which He rules; One Council, under-informed and harassing its citizens, With disdain for the people and injustice for all.   [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 7:11am EDT

  • Holy Assassination, Batman!

    Let me begin by stating clearly that I am not a supporter of President Obama;  I respect his office and would like him to be peaceably removed from office at the next Presidential election, in an orderly and peaceful manner. [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 8:40am EDT

  • Norfolk: City of Incompetence and Waste

    There once was a city called Norfolk Their people were largely po' folk For their city lost cash Their courts business would bash But, they don't smoke or drink . . . . . .    Just a rehash of an old limerick, modernized and cleaned up for publication to ridicule our City Council, NRHA, City [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 11:21pm EDT

  • Carolina Chocolate Drops Sings Cornbread and Butter Beans

    A friend sent this to me this morning and I enjoyed it so much, I thought I'd share it with you:     ' [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 1:25pm EDT

  • Not That Norfolk City Council Cares . . .

    Again Norfolk City Council acts contrary to the general welfare of its citizens, and Bar Norfolk and Have a Nice Day Cafe are corporate citizens of Norfolk.  They are also acting contrary to a large number of individual citizens judging from the plethora of comments overwhelmingly in support of the [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2009, 4:53am EDT

  • Crude Attempt at Humor: Reprise - What Makes Something Funny?

    A few days ago, my blog, "Crude Attempt at Humor?" mentioned a comedy show by the Pushers that I went to see last Saturday.  It has elicited some interesting comments, some from people who were in the audience with me who found the show side-splitting hilarious.  I found that interesting, [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 7:24am EDT

  • Crude Attempt at Humor?

    Or am I just getting old?  (Rhetorical Question!) [...]
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    Posted: August 16, 2009, 11:12am EDT

  • Book Lovers: Check This Out!

    Bookwormsof the World Unite!    I stumbled onto a fantastic site called WorldCat.com.  This site allows you to search for a book and it will search local libraries for you and tell you where you can find the book you are seeking, and how many copies that library has.   [...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2009, 11:03am EDT

  • Within an Hour's Drive -- Good Old Country Store

    Last Saturday afternoon, my wife and I drove to Bena, Virginia (Google Map It!), just a bit north of the Coleman Bridge, up Highway 17 North, then a turn to the right.  A comfortable ride and well worth the destination.  We went to a folk concert, Waterman Music to be [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2009, 11:22am EDT

  • Weird Thoughts/Weird Things

    Just got to thinking these past few days of things I have not experienced but that might be interesting.  They may or may not exist; if they do, please let me know. Lettuce Soup:  Great for Dieters, I suppose Self-lighting cigars; pull a tab off the front and it lights [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 1:54pm EDT

  • Chesapeake City Taliban

    Stop praying on the taxpayers' dimes.' [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2009, 11:03pm EDT

  • On the Frontier of Physics

    Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe explains a bit about String Theory and the development of a Theory of Everything (TOE) in the following fascinating video: Brian Green Explains String Theory:     [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 7:00am EDT

  • Fashion? Will We Men Ever Learn?

    Reading the piece about men wearing their trousers below their buttocks reminded me of some of my own fashion statements.  Let me share a few fashion photos with you, and you decide if my fashion has also been weird. Young man at bus stop area [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2009, 7:06am EDT

  • Finished Your Christmas Shopping Yet?

    Photo by Archie © 2008 [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2009, 7:33am EDT

  • Thoughts on Hell

    In a mathematical sense, eternity is a long way off.  We may approach it, but we will never arrive.  [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2009, 7:28am EDT

  • A Delightful New Restaurant Close to Home

    Raed Sadi and Ashraf Yaseen at Kan Zaman.  Photo © 2009 by Archie R. Whitehill [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2009, 11:01am EDT

  • Butt Out, Obama

    The Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr incident, shall it heretofor be called Gates Gate, was a local event taken out of context and blown far out of proportion, as race-baiters are infamous to doing.  Professor Gates attitude was overtly racist and unreasonable.  So who cares?  Gates is a relative nothing [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2009, 9:51pm EDT

  • Obama - Snake Oil Salesman?

    If you talk fast and act fast, hopes of the Snake Oil Salesman are that you will decide yes, pay your money and regret your decision after it is too late and the Sanake Oil Salesman has left town. [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2009, 9:39am EDT

  • Refreshing Representative Glenn Nye

    Before commenitng on this blog, please read the story:  Rep. Glenn Nye Not Walking the Party Line Now tell me, is that not a refreshing concept, a Congressman who thinks for himself, who is interested in fiscal responsibility, and who goes against his party leader 19% of the time? [...]
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    Posted: July 19, 2009, 9:38am EDT

  • A Personal Glimpse

    Today is a lazy Saturday.  Slept well last night and got up a bit after 4 AM to update some of my sites on the web.  As a special treat, or, as some of you may feel, a special punishment, I will share a few of those sites for those [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2009, 10:24am EDT

  • Stating the Obvious?

    In a story about public transportation in downtown Norfolk, Mayor Paul Fraim is quoted as saying, "It seems we need to be smart about it." I should hope so.  It seems the other option would be to do the dumb thing, or, perhaps doing something that is only a smidgeon smart. [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 9:21am EDT

  • Obama's Military Math

    Promises, promises.  We need to listen to our politicians more closely prior to elections. A story in the newspaper, The Virginian-Pilot, this morning stated that troop strength in Afghanistan will soon increast to over 130,000 troops and likely twice that many will be needed in the future. [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2009, 10:19am EDT

  • Pleasing the Gods That (may) Be

    There are rules and there are stipulations and their are measurements of who you are and then there is the pure wonderment of just being alive. [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2009, 8:53am EDT

  • Let's Be the Lead Fly Swatter

    This morning I wrote about our need to wipe North Korea slick. [...]
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    Posted: July 08, 2009, 2:22pm EDT

  • Are We Ignoring North Korean Trends Toward Overt Aggression?

    Perhaps someone who can do something is observing.  The two recent stories out of the Korean Peninsula are disturbing.  First the missile testing of late; second the cyber attacks on government and commercial web sites.  [...]
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    Posted: July 08, 2009, 10:59am EDT

  • Living a Life of False Freedom

    Today, July 4th, is an appropriate day to point out that we do not live in a free country.  Perhaps our government is not as draconian as some others, but it has taken from us a load of liberties.  Wait, let me rephrase that, we, the people, have given back [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 11:17am EDT

  • Do-It-Yourself Sermons

    It's been awhile, but I've gone to church on occasion.  Sometimes I get a sermon inadvertently when I go to a funeral or to a wedding, when the preacherman sneaks in a sermon as a part of the ceremony.  Some are okay, as those offering words to live by in' [...]
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    Posted: June 28, 2009, 9:54am EDT

  • Gay and Loving It!

    Recently, my family and I celebrated my 60th birthday.  And that makes me a gay man.  I have a right to be gay; always have been gay, and intend to stay that way. [...]
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    Posted: June 27, 2009, 11:05am EDT

  • PETA: Getting Comical

    In a mighty show of U. S. [...]
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    Posted: June 18, 2009, 7:01am EDT

  • Driving Mr. Archie

    My wife's car is in the shop, so I am riding the bus to and from work for the next couple days, maybe couple3 of weeks.  No problem.  HRT has Wi-Fi on their Max buses; I am on the route number 961 bus from Newport News to Norfolk, via Hampton as [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 6:07pm EDT

  • Playing Tourist This Weekend: Part II

    We made it to Nauticus on Sunday, taking the HRT #11 to the vicinity of the Chrysler Museum.  From there it was a short walk to Nauticus.  Had we been there after noon, we could have taken the HRT #17 from the Chrysler Parking lot directly to the front door of [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 6:52am EDT

  • Playing Tourist This Weekend

    This weekend my brother and a friend are visiting from Florida, staying just for the weekend.  So, they, my camera, and I decided to play tourist, mostly around Norfolk.  It had been a while since my brother saw downtown Norfolk, our friend had never seen downtown Norfolk, and I just [...]
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    Posted: June 14, 2009, 7:44am EDT

  • Listen Closely to the Death Knells of Capitalism

    One hears the death knells of capitalism while reading between the lines, and that is not necessarily a good thing.  Though we have a strong Socialist Party in the U. S., and many Democrats lean strongly toward socialistic policy, it is capitalism that strnegthens us, that brought us to this [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2009, 7:42am EDT

  • Thinking of Things I'd Like to Experience

    Just thinking about strange things tonight and wondered what it would be like to experience the following: Convertible airline flights Pizza milkshake Giant squirrels Lil Abner: The Opera Completely transparent desks Casual chain-mail outfits Cats and dogs communicating in English (Chihuahuas would be allowed Spanish) $5 coins [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2009, 1:13am EDT

  • A Primary Responsibility

    Primaries are important to voters.  Get out to your polling place today and vote in the Democrats' Primary.  It is your obligation, your responsibility as a citizen to do so. Today we have three entirely different Democrat candidates who want to be on the ballot to become our governor, to run' [...]
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    Posted: June 09, 2009, 7:25am EDT

  • A Recent Sunday at the Beach

    Great day at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront a few Sundays ago.  It was late in the afternoon on a most beautiful day that friends and family and I made that trip to" the beach."  The good news was that I found parking two blocks from the beach; the bad news [...]
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    Posted: June 08, 2009, 6:21am EDT

  • Mental Accupuncture

    Sunday, another beautiful day and another day of worship. True beauty lies in knowledge rather than fantasy.  Those who believe in fanciful gods and other such creatures as truly existing may easily be compared to those who stick needles into their minds, numbing their quest for knowledge. [...]
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    Posted: June 07, 2009, 12:45pm EDT

  • Obama and Wife Enjoy a Night On the Town

    Holy "Pot Calling the Kettle Black," Batman! Pow!  Zap!  Whee!  Gee Golly! What do the Repulican hypocrits expect our President to do, sit in his home on a Saturday night?  How many times does this happen?  Once?  So what? [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2009, 4:26am EDT

  • Age 60 -- The Milestone Year

    Last week I turned 60.  It was the year I've been waiting for since turning 50.  A true milestone in that I can now get more miles for fewer bucks.  I can now purchase the reduced rate HRT bus passes!' [...]
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    Posted: May 17, 2009, 6:04am EDT

  • 'Splain It To Us, Nancy . . .

    Like Ricky Ricardo used to say to Lucy, "'Splain it to me, Lucy!" ' [...]
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    Posted: May 15, 2009, 5:03pm EDT

  • Sherry White-Battle: An Amazing Candidate

    This lady, Sherry White-Battle, keeps on coming back; she's a political "Energizer Bunny" who just does not give up; she keeps on going, and going, and going.  Normally that would be a good leadership quality.  With White-Battle, it is not. [...]
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    Posted: May 06, 2009, 11:14am EDT

  • Favorite Earth Day Activities

    How does one celebrate Earth Day? Here are a few suggestions; add your own in the comments: ~ Hunting ~ Fishing ~ Camping ~ Picking Wildflowers ~ Horseback Riding ~ Berry Picking ~ Fly over our state in a private plane ~ Off-Roading ~ Wine and Cheese Party ~ Grilling steaks on a charcoal grill ~ Birdwatching ~ Hugging a tree ~ Having [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2009, 12:20pm EDT

  • Virginia Fusion Center: A Dangerous Hoot

    If it were not so tragic, it would be funny.  The Virginia Fusion Center, as described in a recent Pilot Online story (Report: Region May Be a Hotbed for Terrorist Recruiting) is a modern version of keystone cops.  Funded by Homeland Security it appears to be made up of a [...]
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    Posted: April 26, 2009, 8:50am EDT

  • Virginia Beach Loses on Noise Issue - Hoo--Ray!

    The Virginia Supreme Court Sided with the bars on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront and rightfully so.  (See Story: Click Here)  Virginia Beach is anti-anything that provides fun for real people or for residents, some of whom actually are real people as well.   It is like their idiosity in posting the [...]
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    Posted: April 18, 2009, 12:42pm EDT

  • Easter: Resurrection of Nature

    Easter is a great holiday signifying the resurrection of nature, the return of birds, flowers, new life, impending new birth and the death of winter's darkness and gloom. [...]
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    Posted: April 12, 2009, 5:58am EDT

  • A Good Friday Indeed!

    Any day my boss is gracious enough to give us a work day as a holiday is a good day, so, today is, in that sense, a good Friday.  And I am enjoying it -- actually accomplished things here at the home front as well.  Have other, more fun things [...]
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    Posted: April 10, 2009, 10:36am EDT

  • HRT and Wi-Fi

    Unbelievable and wonderful . . . .   I am currently on the HRT MAX Bus riding from Newport News to Norfolk.  And I am on-line writing this blog. This service makes me actually wish the ride were longer so I could surf and write more.    Ride HRT MAX and Surf the web!  [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2009, 11:33am EDT

  • Governor Kaine again denies basic civil rights

    What is going on with our despotic governor, his royal pain in the acts of legislature, defender of the powerful, uncaring of the general populace, Timothy "Destroyer of Rights" Kaine.  He deserves as much respect as a dead moth in a bug zapper, less even for adding to the general [...]
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    Posted: March 28, 2009, 9:52am EDT

  • Meet My Brother

    Meet my brother, the long-haul trucker.  He's the one who inherited my dad's genes to drive and to be mechanically minded, and my mother's genes to genuinely care about people.  [...]
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    Posted: March 24, 2009, 7:03am EDT

  • Couch Surfing -- Have You Tried It?

    There is a neat and most interesting website called CouchSurfing and I will be brief about it on this blog so that you can go to the site and explore it yourself.  [...]
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    Posted: March 14, 2009, 9:27pm EDT

  • Greg Underwood: Infinitely More Qualified

    Looking at Greg Underwood's resume would impress on any reader that he has extremely strong credentials to become Norfolk's next Commonwealth's Attorney.  He has leadership experience in the military, ideal for Norfolk with its heavy military constituency.  He knows what it is like to have responsibility; that sense of responsibility [...]
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    Posted: March 08, 2009, 1:32am EST

  • Multilingual Translation Assistance

    Many of us have friends and relatives who communicate in other languages. We are not yet at the level of expertise of translating languages by machine that are as good as human translation by native speakers or skilled, experienced translators, but for much of our ordinary translation needs, try the [...]
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    Posted: March 07, 2009, 8:24am EST

  • Red Light Scofflaw-Catching Cameras Are Back

    Bully on Virginia Beach!  Get those cameras up and fine those red light running scofflaws.  $50 fine is not enough, so let's make it $250 per infraction.  Also, the rest of you cities in the region, get on the bandwagon; get your cameras up and start collecting fines.  There is no privacy [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 5:35pm EST

  • My Night Out

    Last night I slept for at least two nights make-up sleep.  Night before last was an all night event.  The night before that was a wee-hours night.  I love the night! [...]
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    Posted: February 28, 2009, 8:24am EST

  • Flash! Eat Less and Exercise More!

    It took a two year study to come to the conclusion that fatties could become svelt if only they would cram less down their pie hole and get off their butts? In this day of "careful spending" requirements, I can only wonder how much this study cost the taxpayer.  Bet that [...]
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    Posted: February 27, 2009, 2:26am EST

  • A Radical New Idea for a Church

      How about a new idea for a church? Not all so new an idea, but a re-submission of an idea I have written about before.  Are you asking why we need yet another church to put on top of the hundreds of denominations of Christianity and the other hundreds of [...]
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    Posted: February 22, 2009, 9:38am EST

  • Franken-Kaine Creating a Monster

    Is "bailout" the new political buzzword?  Does Kaine feel he is not playing with the big boys in washington if he does not creat his own bailout.  SPSA does not need a bailout; it needs new management, to be purchased by a more competent management team, or just plain fail, [...]
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    Posted: February 21, 2009, 8:55am EST

  • Positive Proof: We Are Not a Christian Nation

    There are many ways of proving, beyond a doubt, that we are not a Christian nation, nor are we even a nation of Christians.  Let us look at just one damning indictment on our Christian Characteristics.  Let us look simply to The Beatitudes, and we shall keep score. Blessed are the [...]
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    Posted: February 16, 2009, 6:56pm EST

  • Move President's Day

    Don't get me wrong, I enjoy having today off from work, but I do think President's Day would be more appropriately celebrated on April 1st of each year.  My opinion to move President's Day is not so much because of the foolishness in the White House these past several presidential' [...]
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    Posted: February 16, 2009, 1:25pm EST

  • Politically Impotent Personalities

    Look at television and listen to radio and what do you hear screaming at you?  The politically impotent, for the most part.  Who are they?  Let me list a few; I am sure there are more, but these are the ones that come immediately to mind (Click on their names [...]
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    Posted: February 14, 2009, 7:18am EST

  • Night Owl

    One of the bad things about my job, about the only bad thing about my job, is that I have to work days.  My favorite times of day are late night and early morning, which could wreak havoc on one having to work from 08:30 AM to 4:30 PM.  Still, [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2009, 6:53am EST

  • Self-Defense is Primary

    Reading about Dan Moore's win against the city (Click Here if you missed the story), I noticed that many people commenting on the story did not really understand the concept of self protection, nor did they understand the constraints of the police, nor were they aware of Virginia laws concerning [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2009, 7:48am EST

  • Nature's Reprieve

    Perhaps today will be beautiful enough to get ourselves out of that econ0-social-emotional slump we brought upon ourselves.  Perhaps the beauty of a warm, pre-spring day will open our minds to action so that we may shoot Obama's e-mail boxes full of dissenting opinions. [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2009, 8:08am EST

  • Nature's Reprieve - Wake Up Folks!

    Perhaps today will be beautiful enough to get ourselves out of that econ-socio-emotional slump we brought upon ourselves.  Perhaps the beauty of a warm, pre-spring day will open our minds to action so that we may shoot Obama's e-mail boxes full of dissenting opinions. [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2009, 8:08am EST

  • Obama Insane

    Obama will continue his insane spending policy until our so called representatives stop acting as his political enablers. Are we all asleep or just as crazy or just don't care? If you or your company are buried in debt, do you borrow to spend more? Obama is proving himself to be fiscally' [...]
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    Posted: February 10, 2009, 11:04am EST

  • Barak Obama: Treading the Road to Oblivion

    Change is in the air!  Yeah, sure!   Riiiight! Think of the grossly obese diner in a fine, expensive restaurant, about to order a 6,000-calorie, fat-laden, chlorestoral-laden scrumptious meal.  At the next table is his physician who sends the man a note:  "You need to change your diet, now!" [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2009, 11:42am EST

  • Twittering Twits!

    As a relatively new user of Twitter, I am still at a loss concerning its purpose. I follow and am followed by a few friends who seem to be twittering endlessly. Why? Unless I find a purpose I am about to become an ex-twitterer. Can someone enligten me, please? [...]
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    Posted: February 03, 2009, 10:27am EST

  • Check Out What Made Today Great!

    What a marvelous Saturday in Hampton Roads. Especially for me. The day started well with my picking up then depositing my paycheck. Always a good thing. Received my W-2 so now our taxes can be calculated. Lots of deductions this year, so this is the start of something good. [...]
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    Posted: January 31, 2009, 7:00pm EST

  • Far Right Cry Babies . . . .

    Reading comments on some of the inauguration stories, administration-related news, and blogs has been entertaining and enlightening.  Add to that the comments of the likes of Hannity and it is easy to see that the far right, like the far left, rarely use the brain matter they were gifted with [...]
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    Posted: January 21, 2009, 10:36pm EST
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