I think I need a new blog category. Instead of fun stuff, I need one that's not fun. With this being exams week at ODU as well as approaching the end of the year, I've been a bit buried. (And that just scratches the surface.) I've spent the last few months feeling like the character … Continue reading Not fun
Thank goodness! Remember to turn your clocks back tonight. We get an extra hour. Of course, at least for the next few weeks, it means it will be getting dark really early. It would have been easier to adjust if DST had ended when it used to but I guess it's better than not ending … Continue reading The end of DST
Were he alive, today would be my father's 100th birthday. Charles Thomas Paige was born September 25, 1911 in the south part of the Chesapeake district of Elizabeth City County, Virginia, now known as the City of Hampton. He was the first of seven children born to Charles Henry and Ethel Mabel (Webb) Paige. I've … Continue reading One hundred years
Another Father's Day is upon us, the 38th I've experienced without my own father, the Rev. Charles Thomas Paige (b. 9/25/11, d. 9/6/73). The photo to the left is one of my favorites, taken 61 years ago on 6/15/50, the day he graduated from Temple with his master degree in theology and the day my … Continue reading Father’s Day 2011
It's been a tough few weeks. On top of the rigors of tax season - and yes, this year, was worst than last - I've been dealing with the deterioration of my mother. I'm taking it easy today - despite an early morning phone call that woke me up - and will be back at … Continue reading Made it
The moon is as close as it has been to Earth in 18 years, making it appear quite large. From my back yard (click to enlarge)
By Steve Vaughan Governor Bob McDonnell' s much-discussed, often-changed, plan to privatize the state's ABC stores and get the Commonwealth out of the liquor business is likely dead for the year. Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), chairman of the House General Laws Committee has said he'll use his chairman's discretion not to bring the bill up … Continue reading Where McDonnell’s ABC plan went wrong
Robert Charles Paige 02/02/1963 ~ 04/15/1995 Another year has passed. Happy birthday, little brother. I miss you.
By Steve Vaughan I got a press release from Del. John O'Bannon (R-Henrico) Friday. He was pretty proud of himself. He'd asked for and gotten an opinion from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli that two of Gov. Bob McDonnell's proposed amendments to the budget were unconstitutional. That's pretty unusual, because everybody involved -- O'Bannon, Cuccinelli and McDonnell … Continue reading What a sweet guy!
Stevie Wonder's double album, "Songs in the Key of Life," is probably my favorite album of all time. I remain amazed that he could put together 17 songs, none of which sounded like any of the others. That's a tremendous talent, one that I found inspiring and one I always envied. I am a horrible … Continue reading Songs in the key of life
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