VB spends surplus

Despite the pleas of its residents, the city council in Virginia Beach decided last night to spend the $27.1 millon surplus rather than returning any of it to the people who created it. (Click on picture to enlarge to see where the money went.) I watched the coverage on the news last night. Councilman Bob … Continue reading VB spends surplus →

Riddick in hot water

Norfolk Vice Mayor Paul Riddick was the subject of a news report on WAVY TV 10 after remarks he made during this afternoon's council meeting sparked a rebuke from Mayor Paul Fraim and other members of council. This is not the first time - nor will it be the last - that Riddick speaks out … Continue reading Riddick in hot water →

ISO the perfect organizer/laptop or something

There's no such thing, is there? Well, I keep looking, regardless. Ten years ago, I bought my first PDA, the Pilot 5000. I saw it in an Egghead catalog and got on the waiting list here locally. It fit my needs wonderfully and simplified my life. Gone were the multiple paper and computer calendars. Instead, … Continue reading ISO the perfect organizer/laptop or something →

Update on Episcopal Church split

You'll notice that my post on the Episcopal Church split has been at the top of the most viewed posts for a while as well as in the top 10 over the last few days. In case you missed it, there was an op-ed in the Washington Post yesterday on why the churches left. I'm … Continue reading Update on Episcopal Church split →

2008 Presidential Ticket quiz

Y'all had so much fun with the Book quiz, I figured that we should give the Presidential Ticket quiz a shot. Below is the very first answer that I got when taking the quiz. Note that who is at the top of the ticket 😆 Is she running? You're Pelosi-Edwards! As Nancy Pelosi, you stand … Continue reading 2008 Presidential Ticket quiz →

Richmond Sunlight

Waldo Jaquith has announced a new website, Richmond Sunlight. According to the announcement, the site is designed to "track the every movement of the General Assembly, vote up or down on legislation, comment on bills, and generally figure out what they’re doing down there in Richmond. It’s got RSS feeds, tag clouds, whizzy graphs and … Continue reading Richmond Sunlight →

New site and blog

Delegate Adam Ebbin (D-49th) has launched a new website as well as a new blog, In the Belly of the Beast. The latest blog post shows a list of bills that Ebbin intends to introduce in the upcoming session. Welcome to the blogophere, Delegate Ebbin! I'm looking forward to reading your posts.

The Book Quiz

Doing the tag surfer thing a bit ago, I ran across a blog talking about The Book Quiz. So I took it, with the following result: You're Night! by Elie Wiesel You've had some truly horrific experiences, especially recently, and you can barely stand to discuss them. While many people are afraid of getting close … Continue reading The Book Quiz →