After all was said and done yesterday I was a bit miffed at myself for not being patient enough to wait out the storms in the original intercept spot I’d selected in southeastern Fauquier county. I knew the line was building just east of the Blue Ridg…
More new beers for Virginia. From a press release:San Francisco’s 21st Amendment Brewery Tells Virginia, “Can It!”SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – East Coast native Nico Freccia is returning to his roots, and he’s bringing beer. Craft beer in a can, that is…
Well, I can’t access my blog, or any blogs, without using a proxy sneak server. Now, I can’t upload photos. So for the time being, not much here until the firewall eases. I’m off to backpack and travel for a few weeks. Photos to come.
You can now get good beer. Alabama recently repealed their absurd law that beer that exceeded 6% alcohol could not be sold. This rules out many, if not most, of the best beers in the world. This is a good example of alcohol regulation that does more harm than good – by treating beer as a harmful beverage, Alabamans could not get exposed to beer that is more about the taste than the alcohol, further promoting the idea that beer is only for getting buzzed. It looks like the Alabama legislature finally wised up to the idea that if you treat alcohol as a dangerous beverage then people will behave irresponsibly with it.
Earlier this week I attended an open house at a local coworking facility. Business Playce provides “a shared workspace environment for all sorts of business professionals.” I am blessed to be able to work from home most of the time, but sometimes it is…
Why should you follow my live-blogging instead of those other guys out there? Because I’m the only one that’s going to be live hate-blogging!
2009 Republican Party of Virginia Convention
I should preface this post with this statement: If someone is selling (distributing) illegal narcotics, I think they should be locked up in prison for an appropriate amount of time. If someone is arrested for using or possessing illegal drugs, I also believe that they should be locked up unless they have a genuine desire [...]
Richmond Times Dispatch:
Two Richmond police officers were injured by shrapnel during target practice at the department’s firing range today in Caroline County, but neither injury was believed to be life-threatening, authorities said.
Police early this afternoon confirmed that the incident had occurred, but officials said they were still gathering information and had no other immediate details.
The [...]
A fortnightly rant, FL-S style with a shout-out to my bro’ Steven Smolen, who retires today after 30 years of public service to the people of New York State. Enjoy retirement. Your life begins anew!
Could we finally be at the end of this economic meltdown? There is evidence – albeit anecdotal – to suggest [...]
