Look, we all know Trump brought this on himself. His remarks about John McCain’s war record during the presidential campaign were unfathomably nasty. Especially given his own lack of military service.
Honor In Honest Work
Shaming people who work at service jobs is precisely the sort of elitism Fox commentators constantly criticize other networks about. Frankly, it’s snotty.
Way Back When: Virginia Beach
These postcards date from the mid-1930s to the 1950s, when oceanfront hotels were graceful three-story inns with wraparound porches. Before long, they’d be demolished to make way for blocky towers of rooms that blotted out the midday sun.
Bloodthirsty Pit Bulls Terrorize Virginia Beach
It appears that a pair of pit bulls with a taste for blood are running loose at the North End of Virginia Beach.
Thermostat Wars
I read somewhere - or one of my friends told me - that the optimum sleeping temperature is 64. Never one to discard science, I try to keep my house in the 65-68 range. Summer and winter.
Widows' Succession? No Thanks.
Already there are rumors - fueled in part by a speculative piece in The New York Times - that John McCain’s wife, Cindy McCain, is being considered.
My First Apology
It’s clearly some sort of mea culpa. But I can’t read the damn thing.
Barbara Jean Monaco: Missing for 40 Years
For 40 years Beach police have known who was with her that night. They’ve tried repeatedly to get those “handful” of men to tell them what happened to the missing girl.
Pumkinization Of America Is Underway
Starbucks’ mission is to leapfrog from July to September.
Radio Silence On Sunday
Finally, during the announcements, after half the congregation had already decamped to Duck Donuts, the stragglers were told that the bishop would be holding some sort of mass in honor of the raped and molested kids.
SPECIAL FEATURE: Good Government. Virginia Beach-Style.
Nobody’s saying what you’re about to read is illegal. This is simply how deals are done in Virginia Beach. Featuring investigative commentary by John Holland.
August Already? Did You Forget To Take Vacation?
Prepare yourself. Any minute now newspapers and magazines will be full of stories that mock Americans for not taking enough time off.
Suffer The Little Children
The Catholic church in Pennsylvania operated like an organized crime syndicate. For decades.
Driving My Liftie
You’d think that after major shoulder surgery you would ordered to remain blissfully sedentary for a while. Noting but Netflix, popcorn and Percocet. At least until the stitches come out.
You would be wrong.
Ready, Aim, Backfire!
Doesn’t matter if you’re pro- or anti-Trump, fact is, this choreographed stunt will fuel the president’s narrative that the press corps is a leviathan trying to bring down his presidency.
Pour Me Another Cup Of That Waiting-Room Coffee
We’re all united by a shared, unspoken fear. None of us want our loved one to be that patient you hear about who died during a tricky bunion removal.
Kamikaze Congressman
It’s right out of the old-school politicians’ handbook. Crowd the race by encouraging a weak candidate to enter as an independent to dilute the vote against you.
Face It. Who Has The Time?
Sometimes I look in the mirror and think, good God, how much worse would this be if I just sat in a Barcalounger all day swilling margaritas and eating key lime pie?