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Date: June 29th, 2009

Finally moved in.

29 June, 2009 (22:13) | Blogging | By: ricjames

In working on an upcoming post I decided to include a reference to something I’d written on before and was quite surprised when my search for the item came up zero. I was sure I’d used some very specific terms in the post so I started to search for them individually. Still no dice. Finally, [...]

Lynndie England says she’s “still haunted”

29 June, 2009 (16:09) | Crime & Punishment, GWOT, Military, Politics | By: ricjames

My heart bleeds: More than two years since leaving her prison cell, the woman who became the grinning face of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal spends most of her days confined to the four walls of her home. Former Army reservist Lynndie England hasn’t landed a job in numerous tries: When one restaurant manager [...]

“Between them and us, there isn’t enough runway…”

29 June, 2009 (15:07) | Aviation, Human Interest | By: ricjames

“Between them and us, there isn’t enough runway…”   – Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome There are, it’s said, 3 useless things in aviation. Altitude above you, runway behind you, and fuel sitting in the truck. A pilot at Leesburg Municipal Airport got to see the truth of that second maxim yesterday, although the details of why [...]

SCOTUS proceedings

29 June, 2009 (11:42) | Law, Politics | By: ricjames

Today is the end of the latest term of the Supreme Court and there are 3 major decisions to be decided: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Cuomo v. The Clearing House Association LLC Ricci, et al. v. DeStefano, et al. (Links to case write-up are courtesy of SCOTUSblog, who was running a live blog [...]

New laws in Virginia to take effect on Wednesday, July 1

29 June, 2009 (09:10) | Law, Politics, Technology, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

The Loudoun Scoop points out one of many stories about the new laws going into effect here in Virginia effective Wednesday, July 1. The one that’s drawn the most attention is our new ban on texting while driving. Seriously. Drivers used to getting some work done or making plans while in their cars will have [...]