Category: blogging

Wrapup on Bolling’s Bloggers’ Day

First of all, thanks to LG Bill Bolling for hosting this 2nd annual Bloggers' Day. And to the wimp*, Randy Marcus, for arranging everything, even though you couldn't be there 😉 The day provided an opportunity for me to go to the General Assembly one more time before tax season makes it impossible. My apologies … Continue reading Wrapup on Bolling’s Bloggers’ Day →

LG Bloggers’ Day – Stephen Newman

Senator Stephen Newman is chairman of the Republican Caucus and represents Lynchburg. Discussed the putting together again of the Joint Republican Caucus, which includes Republicans in both the House and the Senate.

LG Bloggers’ Day – Frank Atkinson

"Is VA a red state or a blue state?" Atkinson says VA is a competitive state, and it has been since the 1970s.  He is chairman of McGuire Woods Consulting LLC and is the author of Virginia in the Vanguard (2006) and The Dynamic Dominion  (1992). Atkinson served in the cabinet of former Gov. George … Continue reading LG Bloggers’ Day – Frank Atkinson →

Live blogging the LG’s Blogger’s Day

The afternoon session has just gotten started with LG Bill Bolling discussing the action in the Senate today on the repeal of the abusive driver fees and the judges. Now up is Ron Butler, president of Creative Direct, LLC, a direct mail firm in Richmond. He has managed a number of campaigns, including that of … Continue reading Live blogging the LG’s Blogger’s Day →

Spam filter going wonky

Seems that the Akismet spam filter we use here at WordPress.com is going a bit wonky today. And since I get a ton of spam (172,872 at last count), I don't always catch all of the legitimate posts that end up in the filter. So, if you post a comment and it doesn't show immediately, … Continue reading Spam filter going wonky →

Thanks to Alice

Last Sunday, Alice Marshall, the proprietor of GOTV, announced that she is closing up shop. If you take a look back thru her archives, you will find a wealth of information on grassroots organizing as conducted by the Fairfax County Democratic Committee. I'm pretty sure (although I can't locate the link over there right now) … Continue reading Thanks to Alice →

Another independent blogger gone

A blog that I recently discovered, Brad's Brain, has closed up shop. Bradley Herring, the blog's proprietor, tagged me a few weeks back as a Thinking Blogger. (Speaking of which - how come none of the blogs I tagged has tagged anyone else? 😦 ) Brad is an extremely talented and thoughtful writer. Fortunately for … Continue reading Another independent blogger gone →

Trying out a new look

I have been looking at this theme for months now. What do you think? Like it? Hate it? Let me know 😉 If I keep it, I'll need a new header. This is the default one. UPDATE: Back to the old look. Maybe a new header soon.