Category: General

New HR Blog: Mosquito Blog

Another mysterious poster from Hampton Roads joins the ranks of us talking about politics around here: Mosquito Blog. Head on over and make him (her?) feel welcome 😉

Blognetnews.com

Another news aggregator joins the blogshpere today, forcing me to create a category in my blogroll just for them 🙂 Blognetnews.com is in beta but currently offers a quick look at the news around the Virginia blogsphere and has some cool features like Hottest Comments, Most Linked Blogs, and Most Active Blogs. Head on over … Continue reading Blognetnews.com →

Weekend Without Echos is growing

The list of those participating in the Weekend Without Echos continues to grow (see list in sidebar). Participation is completely voluntary. There has been some discussion about how to get on the list. Here is what F.T. Rea has to say: While any number of bloggers may decide to abide by the spirit of the … Continue reading Weekend Without Echos is growing →

The Pulpit Speaks: March 17, 1956

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. THE FUTILITY OF FANATICISM A few weeks ago a fiend of mine was boasting over the fact that he is a "religious fanatic." In the absence of true knowledge of fanaticism, he was … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: March 17, 1956 →

SLANTblog: Weekend without echos

F.T. Rea at SLANTblog has proposed that bloggers post only original material for the weekend of July 21-23, in response to comments made by Michael Shear of the Washington Post and Gordon Morse of the Daily Press at last month's blog summit. I discussed this issue in an earlier post. I'm looking forward to this … Continue reading SLANTblog: Weekend without echos →

Time to learn about podcasting

I'm a bit of a techie, but I've never gotten into the details of podcasting. However, if the folks at Colonial Williamsburg and the Smithsonian, among others, can figure it out, I know I can 🙂 Some historical podcasts, just in time for July 4: Colonial Williamsburg - check out the one with Thomas Jefferson … Continue reading Time to learn about podcasting →

The Pulpit Speaks: April 28, 1956

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. Do you ever stop to think? We all should stop and think sometimes. Thinking is healthy for the individual. Many times thoughts bring about a definite alteration in one's behavior. This was brought … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: April 28, 1956 →

This and that from around the web

City attorney sues website owner On a website set up for women to talk about the men who wronged them - Don't Date Him Girl - a city attorney from Pittsburgh was dissed by two women and several anonymous posters. Doing what attorneys are prone to do, he sued the owner of the website for … Continue reading This and that from around the web →