Today is the 35th anniversary of Kent State.
Author Archives: Waldo Jaquith
Aggregator questions.
Charles asks the the Virginia political blog aggregator is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I hope not–I’ve been making cheese out of that milk.
Vehrsalanche?
Instalanche.
Will Vehrs’ Martinsville troubles.
Commonwealth Conservative’s weekend caption contest has become somewhat of a Virginia political blog tradition. Each week a photo ripe for satire is posted, and dozens or hundreds of humorous captions are submitted by readers. The best submissions, as judged by site founder Chad Dotson, are named shortly thereafter. The winner is awarded the satisfaction of …
Soda out of schools.
Schools to stop selling sugar-bearing sodas to children thanks to the beverage industry agreeing to self-regulate and President Clinton’s work. Great news.
C’ville Blog Carnival submissions.
Jim Duncan is looking for submissions for this week’s Charlottesville Blog Carnival.
I gave my dog an eating disorder.
A joke: A Baptist preacher decides to get a dog. He and his family go to shelters and breeders throughout the area in hopes of acquiring a Baptist dog. (To have a dog of any other faith would surely set tongues wagging.) After a long search, a shelter volunteer informs them that she has just …
TX executed an innocent man.
NYT: Texas executed an innocent man in 2004. (Via Howling Latina)
My Council vote.
Hey, I got 1 vote for City Council. I get less every year. Perhaps next time I’ll get none.
Blogger tantrums
I don’t understand the recent trend of Virginia political bloggers writing in italics and also bold to make really serious demands that they insist that somebody in power do because they are aghast and hyperventilating and may well have the vapors. Things like: I am OUTRAGED that Senator Smiley would send out a mailing in …