I’m pretty sure I still have food in my fridge that dates to the Carter administration.
Ralph Northam Not Cleared By Report on Racist Photos
Northam remains radioactive.
Munificence at Morehouse and Begrudgery Everywhere Else
Yet, in the immediate aftermath of this exquisite act of generosity, folks on both sides of the gaping American political divide began pissing all over Robert F. Smith’s good deed.
SATs: One Step Closer to Irrelevance
Adversity scores will be based on neighborhood, family and high school environments.
Zip codes, in other words.
Should the Clearasil Crowd Get The Right To Vote?
If we don’t trust 16-year-olds with scratch-offs, why would we give them the vote?
Full Circle In Virginia Beach
It’s not only beautiful here when the sun shines. The people are extraordinary. That’s due in large part to those guys in short haircuts and their families who make living in a military town an honor.
Tidewater, Virginia. Our Home.
You know what this means, of course: Out-of-touch marketing monkeys will be hired to tell us where it is we live.
Watch “Chernobyl.” That’s All.
If you don’t have HBO, find a friend who does and offer to bring the popcorn.
DIY Has Its Limits
There are very few restroom attendants left, as it turns out, even in Manhattan. Bad news for folks who find it exhausting to grab their own paper towels.
Selling Cities: Roanoke and Virginia Beach
Imagine that! A region that doesn’t need a branding expert to tell them what they are. The Blue Ridge is mountains, the way Virginia Beach is shorelines.
Tough Love: My Mother’s Gift To Me
It's taken me years to figure out why my mother never let me win at checkers, told me to fight my own battles and insisted on being unblinkingly honest.
No Second Chances In The Military
The fact that Carter owned his words, apologized for them and didn’t lawyer up is proof that he was a damned good sailor and a honorable man.
Conference Rooms Kill Creativity
Scientists that have studied the air quality of air-tight conference rooms, with new carpets, leeching chemicals and ergonomic chairs doing the same and found that higher brain functions begin to fail as the air quality drops.
We Fought A War So We Wouldn’t Have To Care About The Royal Baby
DNA is not destiny. Or it shouldn’t be.
Professional Gambler Deconstructs “Jeopardy!”
By Final Jeopardy Holzhauer’s usually so far ahead that his opponents are dialing for an Uber.
Rosemary's Ruse
If Wilson really wants that Beach seat, she should resign her post and let the voters decide the future of both slots.
There Really Is Something In The Water
Pharrell Williams may live in California. But his roots and a big part of his heart clearly reside in Virginia Beach.
Stash Your Phone. Save Your Heart.
Like other digital mouth-breathers, I instinctively pull out my phone if I’m in line at the supermarket or in a doctor’s waiting room. I even grab my phone and start scrolling when I’m stopped at a red light.
John Uhrin. Gone For Good.
The political machine is not going to give up this seat without a fight.