Phoebus wins Division 5 title

My alma mater, Phoebus High School in Hampton, won the Division 5 championship today by 34-25 over Edison. Congratulations to the Phoebus Phantoms!

VB housing for the homeless

Virginia Beach is the latest city to have a proposal submitted by the nonprofit agency Virginia Supportive Housing, the Pilot reports. The proposed development would provide 60 subsidized efficiency apartments and would house single adults from Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Chesapeake. A long time ago, I was involved with St. Columba Ecumenical Ministries, Inc., … Continue reading VB housing for the homeless →

Truthiness v. Truth

1. truthiness (noun) 1 : "truth that comes from the gut, not books" (Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," October 2005) 2 : "the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true" (American Dialect Society, January 2006) A little blurb in this … Continue reading Truthiness v. Truth →

Spam and WordPress

One really nice benefit of using WordPress as a blogging platform is the integration of the spam filter provided by Aksimet. The filter is an intelligent one, in that it learns what is spam and what isn't. While the occasional spam post gets thru and the occasional legitimate post gets blocked, the overwhelming majority of … Continue reading Spam and WordPress →

OTR 12/10/06

This week's edition of On the Record will feature a discussion of the questions raised by Jim Webb regarding the growing gap between rich and poor. Host Joel Rubin is joined by ODU economics professors Vinod Agarwal and Gil Yochum. Also on tap is a discussion of the economic state of the region, as detailed … Continue reading OTR 12/10/06 →

WP Contest: what to do with 10GB

One of the recent updates to WordPress is the ability to purchase additional space - as much as 10GB. In kicking off this new service, WP is holding a contest, with the prize being 10 GB of upload space. The key is what to do with that much space. Currently, WordPress offers 50MB of free … Continue reading WP Contest: what to do with 10GB →

Dion for Supervisor

I normally don't wade into the local politics of other areas. Heck, just keeping up with the shenanigans in Hampton Roads is enough. However, this time I feel compelled. Jeff Dion is the Democratic candidate for Occoquan Supervisor, having been nominated by the Prince William County Democratic Committee. Dion is an attorney and victim advocate … Continue reading Dion for Supervisor →

WNBA: Leslie out, Sparks sold

When the WBNA started up, I had the complete TV schedule programmed into my PDA so I wouldn't miss a game 😉 I preferred the ABL, though, and attended the opening night game of the Richmond team. After a couple of years, the ABL folded, unable to compete with the WBNA and the resources of … Continue reading WNBA: Leslie out, Sparks sold →

Beach workforce house

The Virginian-Pilot today has a story on a proposed development of 1,180 units of housing geared towards the workforce. The townhouses, duplexes, apartments and single family homes would target those with incomes in the range considered by the city to be workforce: a family of four with income of $48,000 to $72,000. The project is … Continue reading Beach workforce house →