a little icy this morning
It was a little icy in Richmond this morning.
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a possum who thinks he is a cat
February 2, 2010 - 10:40 am
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Something made me suspicious, so I looked outside to see what the cats were up to, and found that the critter eating all the cat food was not a cat!
Here’s a short video of what I saw on the porch:
Ya, that’s a hungry possum. What I think is funny is the audio of him eating [...]
12 Great Gift Ideas
December 3, 2009 - 8:04 pm
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If you want a larger size, choose the Kindle DX ( my review ). tie or scarf from Mountain and Sackett Established in 1957, these folks offer some of the best values in handmade ties and scarves. … TRX kettlebell + enter the kettlebell flip video recorder vibram five fingers shopcraft for the soul Apple Macbook Pro Amazon Gift Card If you can’t find anything from the above list of items, then you could always just buy an Amazon Gift Card, and let the recipient buy whatever it is they want.
Richmond Noir anthology of great noir fiction
October 13, 2009 - 8:58 pm
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Be sure to check out the forthcoming Richmond Noir, an anthology of original noir stories by Dean King, Laura Browder, Howard Owen, Yazmina Beverly, Tom De Haven, X.C. Atkins, Meagan Saunders, Anne Soffee, Clint McCowan, Conrad Persons, Clay Chapman, Pir Rothenberg, David Robbins, Hermine Pinson, and Dennis Danvers.
With a Foreward by Tom Robbins.
Edited by Andrew [...]
Virginia Wine and Garlic Festival at Rebec Vineyard and Winery
October 12, 2009 - 6:28 am
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Rebec Vineyard and Winery, in Amherst, Virginia, recently hosted the 18th Annual Virginia Wine and Garlic Festival. Six area wineries, lots of garlicky foods, music, and entertainers made this a really fun time for all.
The short video below captures a few of the sights and sounds there, in case you missed it or are curious.
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Another tragedy at Virginia Tech
January 22, 2009 - 6:50 pm
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Another murder.
From the Richmond Times Dispatch:
BLACKSBURG — Haiyang Zhu and Xin Yang, two Chinese graduate students at Virginia Tech, were seemingly doing nothing more than enjoying a quiet conversation and a cup of coffee together at a campus cafe when, abruptly, Zhu pulled a knife.
In the following seconds, the school’s police chief said today, Zhu [...]
Raccoon meets cat
November 6, 2008 - 11:43 pm
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One night a raccoon came to our window in Richmond, VA. Note the cat ears at the bottom of the pic and the raccoon hand against the window – it was quite the stare-down – neither party knew what to make of the other.
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A Monticello Wine Tasting
As noted in The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 27, Thomas Jefferson writes, after touring through the vineyards of France:
There are four crops of them more famous than all the rest. These are Chateau-Margau, Tour de Segur, Haut-brion, and de la Fite. They cost 3 livres bottle, old: But are so engaged before hand that [...]
Poplar Forest: Summer Home of Thomas Jefferson
September 5, 2008 - 6:14 pm
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It is clear to most that the politicians of today are no where near the caliber of our Founding Fathers, and we have been reminded of this fact quite frequently during this campaign season. For example, even John F. Kennedy knew where to tip his hat: in 1962 the former President was entertaining forty-nine Nobel [...]
Virginia Safari Park
July 22, 2008 - 9:52 am
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If you want a fun day trip, don’t mind being overwhelmed by cute, and want to get up close and personal with a camel or perhaps an ostrich, then you should consider a visit to the Virginia Safari Park, located off Interstate 81, just south of Lexington and northwest of Lynchburg — right beside Natural [...]
