Mother opposed to Catcher in the Rye. Film at 11.

What must it be like to be a walking, talking cliche? Andrea Minnon of Lebanon said she had never heard of “The Catcher in the Rye” before she learned that it was on her 14-year-old son Spencer’s freshman reading list. After researching the book online with her husband, she concluded that it espouses immoral ideas …

Trial lawyers and Democrats.

Today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch has a ridiculous editorial on the matter of trial lawyers and Democrats. The brief piece concludes that “the trial lawyer/Democratic marriage [is] perhaps heading to splitsville.” Wow — that would be a huge blow, both to Democrats and to the legal system. On what grounds have they come to the conclusion that …

Moving complete.

It’s shortly after midnight on Sunday. We spent today (Saturday, yesterday, whatever) moving, of course. Everything went just as we’d planned. It was a group effort, of course, but it came off just fine. The U-Haul is filled, the house is packed with Amber’s and my combined possessions, and the move of the servers from …

Daily Press: Miller victory “a harbinger.”

In today’s Hampton Roads Daily Press editorial, they agree with my assertion that Paula Miller’s victory in Tuesday’s special election is a sign of things to come. The two points that they make — and they’re both very good — are: Her Republican opponent promised, like President Bush and Gov. Jim Gilmore before him, to …