It’s a delicate balance. Weighing the need to know against the danger of romanticizing a killer.
Virginia Beach
I think about the city employees who headed to work on Friday with plans for the weekend, thinking it was just another day. But didn’t live to see the sun set.
Mueller’s Strange Announcement
Unable to show any crimes committed by Trump, he simply launched a hand grenade in the president’s direction and then ran for cover, saying he won’t answer any more questions about the investigation.
Excitable Meteorologists: When To Believe Them.
Meteorologists have an important job. Trouble is, many TV viewers are so used to their hype that when the time comes to warn folks about life-threatening weather, they aren’t taken seriously.
Pit Bull Attack: It's Not About Leashes
My feelings about pit bulls are well known. And despite the witless bloviating that’s sure to come by people who like this breed, it’s based in fact.
Nanny Nutrition
Fact is, people drink sodas for the same reason they eat ice cream, cookies and cakes.
They taste good.
Memorial Day Reminders
Whatever the exact number of men and women who perished protecting the United States, it’s staggering.
Those Antique Foods in Your Fridge? The Feds Want You To Eat Up.
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.
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.