First Looks category archive
A Trivia Christmas 0
Take the quiz. You find some unexpected stuff, such as the origin of Rudolph the Reindeer.
The Urban Bike Project 0
I got my Fuji Sports 10 from the Urban Bike Project, to which Second Son introduced me. (Just between you and me, I think he was interested in a young lady who volunteered there.)
Just about the best $75.00 I have ever spent.
They do good work with good hearts.
Lost (Updated–Kicked to the Top) 0
It seems that one of my favorite OTR sites, a site which, being Canadian and not fixated on old time radio shows from the USA, was distinguished by the variety of its offerings, myoldradio.com, has let its domain name expire.
One hopes it will redeem the domain within the grace period.
If it does not, the OTR community will have suffered a great loss.
Addendum, Two Weeks Later:
My Old Radio is back.
Special Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Tomorrow (Update) 0
Update: The location has been changed from Croc’s to Gordon Biersch.
A week early because of Christmas.
Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.
When: Thursday, December 19th, 6 p.
Where:
Gordon Biersch
4561 Virginia Beach Blvd (Town Center)
Virginia Beach, VA (map)
More here.
And Now for Something Completely Different 0
We stumbled over this on our cable company’s free stuff feed. It starts slow, but it’s quite nicely done.
Drinking Liberally Norfolk Tomorrow 0
Now on Tuesdays for Norfolk (still Thursdays for Virginia Beach) to make it easier for persons with commitments on either day to catch at least one per month.
Drinking Liberally is a gathering place for liberals. Socialize and laugh in a friendly atmosphere.
When: 6 p., Tuesday, December 10.
Where:
Uno Chicago Grill
5900 Virginia Beach Blvd
(Janaf Shopping Center) (map)
What Does Google Know that We Don’t? 0
I “swyped” g-i-b-l-e-t-s into a text to First Daughter about cooking a turkey and Google spell-check returned
C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s.
I’m thinking that’s not an error.
“Birds in the Air” 0
They Learn Fast 0
Ernest Hooper reports from the family front:
But he said to get his attention, I should simply not transfer money into his account and he would contact me. Immediately.
Light Bloggery 0
(Christmas) Decoration Day.
“Uncontroversial Facts” 0
Noam Chomsky takes down 9/11 Truthers.
Even if you don’t like Noam Chomsky because you think he’s much too radical (he’s not, by the way, as history has proved), watch this. It’s a master wielding a scalpel in public discourse.
Via TPM.
You Ain’t Seen N-N-Nothing Yet 0
In the Las Vegas Sun, Dan Thomasson wonders just how low television can go.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Thursday 0
(Date fixed. Copy and paste is not necessarily your friend.)
Join us for conversation and fun at a special pre-Thanksgiving get-together at Gordon Biersch (not at Croc’s).
When: November 21, 6:00 p. m.
Where:
Gordon Biersch
4561 Virginia Beach Blvd (Town Center)
Virginia Beach, VA (map)
“Logical Consequences” 0
When the kids were little, Ex and I attended S.T.E.P. training classes. They were, as a matter of fact, quite useful and down to earth.
It seems that Philadelphia has attended also, and implemented “logical consequences” for drivers on a particularly abused stretch of road.
If a vehicle passes the sensor going above the speed limit, the light at Fountain Green turns red.
What’s Oleo Is New Again 0
Stephen Mihn recounts the strange history of oleomargarine.
Someone Is Wrong on the Internet 0
Warning: Language.
Drinking Liberally Norfolk Tonight 0
Now on Tuesdays for Norfolk (still Thursdays for Virginia Beach) to make it easier for persons with commitments on either day to catch at least one per month.
Drinking Liberally is a gathering place for liberals. Socialize and laugh in a friendly atmosphere.
When: 6 p., Tuesday, November 12.
Where:
Uno Chicago Grill
5900 Virginia Beach Blvd
(Janaf Shopping Center) (map)
Details here. Meetup page here.