I’ve been shooting for my Just Jeans series now since April and I am looking for growth in my work. I believe I’ve found it with these latest shots.

I’ve been shooting for my Just Jeans series now since April and I am looking for growth in my work. I believe I’ve found it with these latest shots.

Sitting here at home watching radar and darting outside occasionally to keep an eye on the local convective towers that are struggling to break through the cap.  According to the radar loop the backdoor cold front (or a strong Chesapeake Bay breez…

I’ve been shooting for my Just Jeans series now since April and I am looking for growth in my work. I believe I’ve found it with these latest shots.

I’ve been shooting for my Just Jeans series now since April and I am looking for growth in my work. I believe I’ve found it with these latest shots.

So, 24 is finally over. It has been a long nine and half years, with eight season and one television movie, but it is finally over. But, of course, it isn’t. Not really. As long as there some kind of convoluted plot the writers can come up with and they can find someone to write […]

This is the SPC’s forecast graphic for severe weather tomorrow, providing hope for a late day chase.  A mesoscale convective system (MCS) – an organized complex of storms – is forecast to roll from northwest to southeast across the Chesapeake Bay …

Check it out. I think you’ll recognize most of the authors.

Last week, a couple of girlfriends and I took the second in a series of road trips to Richmond to shop at Trader Joe’s. Joe’s is a different kind of shopping experience. The first time I stumbled upon one, by myself, I was a bit confused by the seeming…

Last week, a couple of girlfriends and I took the second in a series of road trips to Richmond to shop at Trader Joe’s. Joe’s is a different kind of shopping experience. The first time I stumbled upon one, by myself, I was a bit confused by the seemingly random selection of products. With experienced friends by my side for a little orientation, I got into the swing of it. It’s not really the kind of supermarket where you could do your weekly shopping. Instead, its claim to fame is specialty and gourmet foods, natural and organic foods, environmentally friendly products, and a great wine shop. There’s also a huge selection of Trader Joe’s store brand items, and the ones I’ve sampled have been excellent. And prices are surprisingly low.

The vibe at Trader Joe’s is decidedly anti-corporate. It feels like the kind of store your aging hippie friends would open (not to be confused with your deadly serious, all-too-earnest, strictly vegan, gluten-free friends). Maybe it’s the small size, or the hand-written signs, or the gray-haired men with ponytails who work there. And I understand that marketing has a lot to do with this—this is exactly the impression Trader Joe’s is trying to achieve: that they are the socially-conscious, eco-friendly, all-natural “little guy.” In reality, they are as corporate as any other supermarket chain. Still, it’s a fun place to shop, and I wish there were one in Fredericksburg.

Plenty of fair trade coffee, of course.

And now you know where to go to get your organic blue agave.

A good selection of thoroughly drinkable $4 wine.

Here are my Trader Joe’s goodies. Love their “Better’n Peanut Butter” (lower cal & fat) and their chipotle salsa, but my favorite product is the orange muscat champagne vinegar. Mixed with nothing but olive oil, it makes a delicious, refreshing vinaigrette.