Category Archives: Virginia

Gifts in the Yard

Rudy loves to eat a big meal, ride around in the car, listen to seasonal music and look at Christmas lights. The sparkling strings hypnotize him into a holidaze. Last night we took him for a little ride through the … Continue reading

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Neighborhood Curmudgeon

We live in a neighborhood ruled by an “association.” Perhaps you know the situation. If not, here’s how it works. You live on a stereotypical cul-de-sac, pay a monthly fee (not a choice for us) and the association keeps up … Continue reading

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Kicked in the Grass

I have never had a green thumb; just the opposite. If I plant it, it will die, water and fertilize be damned. There was a time, however, when I could grow a nice stand of grass (not the kind people … Continue reading

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The Big Mama of Bread

It is not often that people drive forty miles to get a loaf of bread. We did. I’ve known Mark McIntyre, the owner, chef and chief baker at Norwood Cottage Bakery for years. His homemade artesian bread was rumored (on … Continue reading

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Bass Pro Mojo

A local newspaper recently voted the new Bass Pro Shop’s Outdoor World off I-95 north to be one of the ugliest buildings in Richmond. “Hideous,” is actually the word they used to describe the monstrously-glowing, pseudo-timbered ode to fishing and … Continue reading

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Racing To Change

When I was a kid in Montgomery, Alabama, my dad took me to the Montgomery International Speedway on Saturday nights to watch men like Donnie and Bobby Allison race Red Farmer and maybe some shade-tree mechanics from Prattville or Wetumpka … Continue reading

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Our Tax Dollars Hard At Work

In Virginia we have potholes on some of our highways deep enough to burst a tire and warp the rim. “Hey, Bob, I think I ruptured a kidney on the way to work this morning.” We have a car tax … Continue reading

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Strike Three, We’re Out

It hurts to lose a baseball game. It hurts even more to lose your entire team.

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Smoked House

During the holidays, Dee Briggs had an idea. “I’m going to go to the grocery store and get a turkey and take it to Extra Billy’s (a local barbecue restaurant). They’ll smoke it. You want me to get you one?” … Continue reading

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Glue #10: From Police to Wrestling to Brokers

Richmond, Virginia, police may have found a way to Glue police to criminals, a feat not easily pulled off in other cities.

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