Vivian J. Paige
RIP Whitney
I still recall the first time I heard a Whitney Houston recording. It was her rendition of a song that had become an anthem of mine. The song had been a minor hit, a theme from a Muhammad Ali movie, and the theme of my senior prom. I’d been singing the song ever since – … Continue reading
Six years
Thanks to this comment, I was reminded that today is the anniversary of this blog. (To be sure, I checked ) Six years. How appropriate that my first post was also written on a Saturday. Thanks to all who help make this little corner of the internet a fun place.
Go, Ralph, go!
My Senator, Ralph Northam, spoke about the pre-abortion ultrasound bill, SB484, on the floor of the Senate.
A Paige in history
No, that’s not a typo. My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. With February being Black History Month, I wanted to write something for it. I had run across Senate Joint Resolution 13 when looking at bills earlier, reading just the synopsis of the bill. Thinking that there might be a local connection, I … Continue reading
Legislator gifts: kudos to Blevins, Purkey
Chesapeake Del. John Cosgrove led the list of Hampton Roads legislators in receiving gifts last year, according to this report. But I’m not going to gig him on that: the France trip, included in the gifts he reported, convinced him that uranium mining “is probably not in the best interest of Hampton Roads.” So there … Continue reading
Tax time: be careful out there
Tax time is here. And with it comes the horror stories, like this one that I’ve been following for the past few days. The IRS implemented a tax preparer registration system last year, which will ultimately require certain preparers to take a competency test. In the meantime, it is caveat emptor – beware of who … Continue reading
Weekend roundup 02/04/12
A quick look at some of the stories and other stuff from the past week. Scott Rigell disavows tax pledge 2nd Congressional district representative Scott Rigell has stepped away from his no-taxes pledge. Needless to say, there are some folks who are unhappy about that, including two letters printed in today’s paper (1, 2). There’s … Continue reading
Friday fun: are you left-brained or right-brained?
Some of the younger folks may not get this quiz but back in the day, there were often discussions about people being either mostly left-brained or mostly right-brained. You Are 50% Left Brained, 50% Right Brained The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning.Left brained people are good at … Continue reading
RIP Uncle Pete
Peter G. Decker, Jr., Norfolk lawyer, judge and philanthropist, has died. My condolences to the family. I think everyone has a favorite Uncle Pete story. Mine is the recording provided to me by pianist Pat Curtis, who worked with Decker on it. Decker sang “My Funny Valentine,” and it was amazing.
Happy birthday, little bro
Hard to believe you’d be 49 today. Harder still to believe it has been almost 17 years since you were taken away from us. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of you. Not a day goes by that I don’t miss you. Happy birthday, little brother.
Sign the petition, please
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. In it, I urge the voters in Norfolk to sign the petition to place on the ballot the question of whether Norfolk should have an elected school board. I don’t believe it can be said too many times: the issue right now is to get … Continue reading
Video: you go, Janet!
If you haven’t seen the video of the floor amendment offered by Sen. Janet Howell to the ultrasound bill, check it out below.
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