Some folks have nothing better to do than to make mountains out of molehills, especially when it comes to honest mistakes made by first-time candidates. Such is the case here. Bobby Mathieson's career in law enforcement spans 30 years - he served as a Virginia Beach police officer for 26 years, nine months, to be … Continue reading Keep on doing what you’re doing, Bobby
Day: August 17, 2007
“Live passionately” ad may be short lived
In the comments section of the PilotOnline post I linked to yesterday about the new tourism slogan, I noticed that somebody said the ad campaign was using a gang symbol in it. Seems that poster was dead on. PilotOnline has an article about it: The gesture, a heart fashioned out of both thumbs and index … Continue reading “Live passionately” ad may be short lived
NFL perspective on Vick
Watching NFL preseason football last night, I heard the interview with Commissioner Roger Goodell (video available here). The interesting thing was a point made by one of the announcers on ESPN: that the NFL is more concerned about Michael Vick's gambling on dogfights than they are about the dogfights themselves. This story seems to back … Continue reading NFL perspective on Vick
Wii used in local rehab facility
I have thoroughly enjoyed owning the Nintendo Wii, the first gaming system I've ever owned or played. Seems I'm not alone in thinking that the Wii is really more than a game system: this video on HamptonRoads.TV shows its use in the Lake Taylor Transitional Hospital, a local rehabilitation facility.
Bouchard can win
The drama of the "will he/won't he" run of 83rd House district Delegate Leo Wardup played out earlier this year, with the result being the latter. A shortened primary race between ultimate winner Chris Stolle and Carolyn Weems and the subsequent time off taken by Stolle has caused this race to kinda fly below the … Continue reading Bouchard can win
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