Election 2015: Voting & Endorsements
I just voted in Alexandria. Here are my ballot choices: State Senate – Saslaw State House – Herring Mayor – Silberberg City Council (6) – Chapman, Lovain, Smedberg, Wilson, Ann Poe (write in), Kenneth...
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Allison for Alexandria Mayor
Alexandria is largely a bedroom community. Its riverside East End is notoriously affluent and tourist-heavy. Its West End, where I live, is not exactly cheap, but it is the closest the city comes to...
Simplifying government
A conservative I know said this: “These moronators are morons. “Should the federal government help set up retirement plans for people working for small business.” Hey CNBC Dummy small business are FORBIDDEN to have a...
TV Premieres Roundup
I was away in London for Premiere Week, so I missed most of the new shows and have only begun to play catch-up on my DVR. Here are my impressions of all the new...
Going to the Movies
I am addicted to movies and television. I have a Netflix DVD account, a half-full DVR, and piles of unwatched DVD’s. And several times a month, I get invites to go see movies in...
Back to the Future
We’ve done it. We’ve all traveled back to the future… to October 21, 2015. On this day, Biff Tannen pulled a sports almanac out of the trash, committed grand theft auto on a 30-year-old...
London & The Return to Normalcy
This is the final part of a series of blog posts recalling my overseas adventures in the United Kingdom in fall 2015. Sunday, Oct 4: Sunday, my last day in the UK, was spent partially...
London & The Great Charter
This is part of a series of blog posts recalling my overseas adventures in the United Kingdom in fall 2015. Wednesday, Sept 30: Today we went to the BBC Production House and the British Library....