It's Fat Tuesday. Mardi gras is French for Fat Tuesday, referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday So what rich, fatty foods are on your agenda for today? And what are you giving up for Lent, … Continue reading Fat Tuesday
The Wason Center for Public Policy has released, in two parts, the results of its latest survey of Virginia voters on the topics of Republican Presidential primary, presidential election, U.S. Senate election, and the General Assembly. Key horserace findings: Allen and Kaine are tied Obama trails Romney and Santorum, beats Gingrich, and ties Paul Hope … Continue reading New survey of Virginia voters
An occasional sharing of the email I receive. My column from two weeks ago prompted the following email, which I received yesterday: I am responding to your column on February 8,'12 in The Virginian-Pilot that I consider a very one sided view of a very dark period in Virginian history that the victorious North euphemistically … Continue reading From the mailbag 02/20/12
The Republican-led General Assembly wants to effectively ban abortion. Rick "I don't believe in contraception" Santorum is surging in the polls. An all-male committee in Washington makes decisions on women's health. Since they want to drag us back to an earlier time, I figured this little quiz might give the men a clue: You Would … Continue reading Friday fun: The 1930’s wife
If you haven't seen this video, take a few minutes and watch it. This is our future leaders, folks. (Click on headline.)
The headline blared on the front page of The Virginian-Pilot. The lead paragraph says it all: Circuit Judge Charles E. Poston took the rare step Tuesday of impaneling a special grand jury to recommend whether criminal charges will be filed in the case of the no-show worker at the Norfolk Community Services Board. This is … Continue reading Grand jury impaneled in Norfolk CSB case
It is Black History Month.Unfortunately, some of that history may very well be lost as the result of actions by a grandson of slaves, former governor Doug Wilder. If you haven't kept up with what's been happening with the proposed slave museum, this Washington Post article, reprinted in today's Virginian-Pilot, gives a lot of the … Continue reading Wilder’s slavery museum: a mess
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 RIP Whitney
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.
My Senator, Ralph Northam, spoke about the pre-abortion ultrasound bill, SB484, on the floor of the Senate. One of the points I'd make is the invasive nature of transvaginal ultrasounds, which would be necessary in many cases. I've had such a procedure - and without going into too many details, let me just say it … Continue reading Go, Ralph, go!
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