Fliergate update: Iwans paid for fliers

Reading The Virginian-Pilot editorial regarding the Sessoms/Obama fliers last night, I wrote a rather snarky post about it but decided I had picked on the Pilot enough this week already 😉 I mean, when the editorial board makes such broad pronouncements, like this: It's highly unlikely the flier changed the result of the election and … Continue reading Fliergate update: Iwans paid for fliers →

American Idol results 04/01/09: not a joke

American Idol opened Wednesday night with comments from the judges. Interestingly enough, Simon chose the same bottom three as I did 😉 Now that's scary. Host Ryan Seacrest divided the nine into three groups of three. The first group chosen had two of my (and Simon's) bottom three in it: Megan Joy, Matt and, surprising … Continue reading American Idol results 04/01/09: not a joke →

The blind leading the blind

No, it's not an April Fool's joke. In an article about the proposed 8-cent real estate tax increase in Portsmouth, The Virginian-Pilot makes the mistake of reporting that the tax rate is per thousand of assessed value instead of per hundred, as clearly shown on the Portsmouth website. Instead of a $14 increase on the … Continue reading The blind leading the blind →

American Idol 03/31/09: Contestant’s choice

The nine remaining contestants in Season 8 of American Idol got to choose any song they wanted to sing Tuesday night - as long as it was in the top iTunes downloads. The only question for me was whether I would recognize any of them 😉 Anoop chose a tune by Usher. He sounded good … Continue reading American Idol 03/31/09: Contestant’s choice →

Change the process of selecting judges

As if you need further proof that the system is horribly broken: Portsmouth could lose one of three judges for its busy General District Court because of a feud between local state legislators over who should be appointed to an opening on the bench. The Virginian-Pilot editorial board today urged the legislators to "set aside … Continue reading Change the process of selecting judges →

Fundraising deadline tonight

My email inbox has been flooded with requests for contributions as today's fundraising deadline approached. If you somehow managed to escape the deluge, consider this as a special request to contribute to your candidate(s) of choice. I'll be sending a couple of bucks to Brian Moran, but don't forget that there are other races going … Continue reading Fundraising deadline tonight →

Friday fun: What internal organ are you?

You Are The Liver You are a very versatile, adept person. You are able to do many jobs. You seek balance at all times. You are good at adjusting yourself to keep things level. You are able to counteract bad influences. You can neutralize anything toxic. You are resilient like no one else. You can … Continue reading Friday fun: What internal organ are you? →

American Idol results 03/26/09: Michael booted

I think it's time for AI to cut back the results show to half an hour. Seriously - did anyone enjoy the fill provided by Ruben and the duet with Smokey Robinson and whats-her-name? Now admittedly, it was a blast to hear Stevie Wonder but what was that last song in the medley? Never heard … Continue reading American Idol results 03/26/09: Michael booted →