Archive for February, 2010

Monster storm to barely miss us

By Chris White From http://fburg-weather.blogspot.com/ • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This monster is forecast to loop around us out to sea and then retrograde (move back westward) into the northern Mid-Atlantic and New England. Blizzard conditions will likely prevail north of here…I wouldn’t want to go north of Baltimore this week!A…



Win a Trip to the GABF

By David From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Want to attend the Great American Beer Festival? Want to go for free? Here’s a chance to do just that, and contribute to a good cause at the same time. Pints for Prostates is giving away a trip for two for the event to be held September 16-18, 2010 in …



Don’t Run with Giant Scissors

By Mike From http://blog.mikemorones.com • Feb 21st, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

My weekend wishes were fulfilled with a ribbon-cutting assignment. I’m pretty sure when they cut the ribbon I did not look through the viewfinder. Such is the power of my protest of these sorts of assignments. Maybe I should shoot a personal project on the people that manufacture golden shovels and giant scissors. If nothing [...]



District Swimming

By Mike From http://blog.mikemorones.com • Feb 21st, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local, Sports

King George’s Rachael Webb (center) celebrates with Heather Jones (left) and Emily Pelto (right) following Webb’s finish in the 50-yard freestyle at the Battlefield District swim meet at the University of Mary Washington on February 13, 2010. (Mike Mor…



Skydive Orange

By Mike From http://blog.mikemorones.com • Feb 21st, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

Shot this on the way back from an assignment at Montpelier in Orange County. It likely will not run in tomorrow’s paper due to the hole available was something like 1 column. If it did run, the skydiver would look like an ink smudge. Oh well – it was nice to sit around and chat [...]



Oscars 2010 – An Education

By Tina Morris From http://rifilmfestival.com • Feb 21st, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The Oscars are drawing near and I just got an education: short films are included in the Oscars. This I never knew. Granted I don’t think I ever saw a short film until I became a fan of RIFF and the whole business hijacked my imagination but wow, that’s pretty neat.
Having become a huge fan [...]



Disabled Kids are God’s way of saying “Bad Parent.”

By COD From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Feb 21st, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I don’t make this stuff up folks.
State Delegate Bob Marshall of Manassas says disabled children are God’s punishment to women who have aborted their first pregnancy
Even if you believe that, how much of an asshole do you have to be to say it out loud?
“The number of children who are born subsequent to a first [...]



Homeschooling exploding among Muslims

By COD From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Feb 21st, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Yes, the Washington Post really did use that line in the article. Otherwise, the article follows the standard press template for a homeschooling article.

Picture of kids studying at kitchen table – check. (It’s in the photo gallery that accompanies the article.)
Discussion of socialization issues – check
Legos worked into story – check
Mentioned HSers getting together at [...]



This week’s storms

By Chris White From http://fburg-weather.blogspot.com/ • Feb 21st, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It seems that I’ve been vindicated with my confusion over the differences between NWS Sterling’s earlier forecasts and my reading of the model data for tomorrow’s events. The official forecast for us is now all rain, which should help with the melting…



Night time lightning video from May 09 OK chase

By Chris White From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Feb 19th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This is posted for me…specifically to treat my chronic case of SDS that I can’t seem to shake given the eternal continuance of the Winter of 2010. (If it helps you too that’s a good thing.)It’s from May 8th near Ardmore Oklahoma.