Here's a fun quiz to see how well you know things observed in ordinary life. Check it out - and report back your results 😉 (Warning: it does not display properly in Firefox 😦 )
Community fights back in MySpace suicide case
I know almost nothing of social networking sites. Yes, I have a LinkedIn account, but that's only because I got so many invitations that I finally broke down and responded to one of them. The others - MySpace, Facebook, MyBlogLog, among them - simply have little appeal for me. Besides, I simply don't have time … Continue reading Community fights back in MySpace suicide case
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
Melvin legislator-advocate of the year
Delegate Ken Melvin (D-80th) has been named the Legislator-Advocate of the year by the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. According to Thursday's Virginian Pilot, "Melvin's work on payday lending as well as the House Courts Committee merited the award." Melvin will be recognized at the 2007 Annual meeting of the organization, which will be … Continue reading Melvin legislator-advocate of the year
Theme change
Yeah, no header. And no tagline, either. But when WordPress.com released this new theme late Wednesday evening, I had to give it a go. Let me know what you think. Oh yeah - Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
Thanksgiving 2007
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I'm about to start cooking. The menu doesn't change much from year to year at my house, so I won't repeat it 😉 But as much as I enjoy the food (and the football 🙂 ), I can't help but think about all that I am thankful for. The list is … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2007
Speaking of internet addition…
Remember the story I wrote about earlier? Well, take this quiz and see how you fare 🙂 Me, I got a 31: You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage. h/t Below The Beltway
They were here first
Living in an urban environment, one tends to forget that before all the houses and roads, this was open space. And such open space was dominated by wildlife. I've lived in Norfolk for pretty close to thirty years and I've lived all over the city. As a poor college student, I lived near the ODU … Continue reading They were here first
Accounting problems in Norfolk department
The front page of Monday's Virginian Pilot contained this story about accounting problems in Norfolk's Human Services Department. The department, which has more than 450 employees and a budget of more than $60 million, is responsible for a variety of services, including child welfare, aid to poor families, work force development and juvenile justice. [N. … Continue reading Accounting problems in Norfolk department
Moran: “Solutions Don’t Come With Party Label”
In response to George Allen's post-election commentary last week, Democratic Caucus Chair Brian Moran penned this article, which appeared in Sunday's Richmond Times Dispatch. Election Day is but a beginning. True leadership is not about winning elections, but about providing the government Virginians deserve. And these elections were a clear and ringing affirmation of the … Continue reading Moran: “Solutions Don’t Come With Party Label”
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