Heading Toward Happiness
I was secretly hoping they’d put little SG in a middle seat bookended by strangers. Hey, you buy a cheap ticket, you take the chance that you’ll be sitting next to a tiny chatterbox who’s not reliably potty trained.
To AARP Or Not To AARP?
They start launching these annoying solicitations decades before we reach that magic 50th birthday.
Late-Night TV Is No Joke
Today’s crop of late-night comics? Mean, nasty and profane.
We Were All Monarchs
A Cinderella team from Norfolk that took down a football powerhouse.
Playground Ready: Bubble Wrap, Knee Pads and Helmets?
In part, the policy says it is “advisable for young toddlers to wear a helmet while in the playground because they can easily trip and fall."
Coffee, Tea or Airline Jerkery?
In other words, a stampede off the plane with first-class dandies taking their leisurely time gathering up their Kate Spade carry-ons, and the hoi polloi jamming the aisles with their therapy chickens and steamer trunks, would proceed as usual.
Confession In Glacier National Park
He said his name was Mark. He was a retired house painter from Portland. He’d driven to the park with his son earlier in the week and they planned to head home the next day.
Brett Kavanaugh Deserves Better
This isn’t political gamesmanship, it’s nasty character assassination.
Back In the 757. Maybe.
If you’ve never been to Glacier National Park in Montana these amatuerish photos may whet your appetite but they don’t begin to capture the majesty of the place. You have to see it for yourself.
In Praise Of Beach Dogs
A good beach dog possesses qualities that simply cannot be taught. They're dogs that can be unleashed on the beach and not ruin anyone's good time.
Ancestors, Part II
Sifting through a box of recently discovered photos of my mother’s family, I find nothing but profoundly unattractive ancestors and eccentricity.
We’re Off
For the next week I’ll be hiking with my sister-in-law, armed with nothing but bear spray, Swiss Army knives and our sharp wits.
What Goes Best With SpaghettiOs? A Chianti Classico, Of Course!
Ever wondered what to pair with a nice can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew? Try a Cotes du Rhone or a Vino Nobile.
Storm’s Coming
Decide if you’re going to evacuate. And be quick about it. It may already be too late.
What If The Good-Government Guys Win?
Virginia Beach’s most famous developer, a man who’s financed his projects with tens of millions of tax dollars, is threatening to pack up and pull out of the resort area if good-government types are elected in November.
SPECIAL FEATURE: Good Government. Virginia Beach-Style. Part II
It wouldn’t be the last time the VBDA lavished dollars on companies associated with Thompson, of course. And it wouldn’t be the last time Branch supported Thompson while serving on that body. Special reporting by John Holland.
Nike Shoes: Up In Smoke
How exactly does shoe burning hurt Nike? Do you think they have reps patrolling suburbia to see who’s in the backyard barbecuing their Nike Zoom Pegasus Turbos on the Weber?
No, That Wasn’t John McCain’s Senate Seat
As a writer, words matter. I don’t like this sloppy tendency to award public offices to individuals, as if they own them.