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Environmentalists responsible for global warming

Scott — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:50:01 +0000

Ok. This stuff is really making my head hurt. Now some folks are saying that all the work to help replenish the ozone layer is contributing to “global warming”. OZONE HOLE’S HEALING MIGHT SWELL WARMING By Sindya N. Bhanoo The New York Times That the hole in the Earth’s ozone layer is slowly mending is considered a big victory for enviro [...]

Virginia PROMOTES Distracted Driving

Scott — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:33:55 +0000

This is kind of funny. But a letter to the Virginian Pilot from a Chesapeake citizen brings it into focus. The Commonwealth actually PROMOTES talking on your cell phone while driving. I’ve seen the signs. I’ve used the information they provide. Distracted driving Did you know the commonwealth of Virginia promotes using cell phones while [...]

PilotOnline – How NOT to win subscribers

Scott — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:53:16 +0000

Back in the last few days of July, the PilotOnline started running ads for an IMAX Show at the Virginia Aquarium. These ads would pop down on your computer screen completely blocking anything on the screen until they were sucked back up into the header. They are very annoying. I made a comment on Twitter, asking if they were going to be [...]

Two too dumb to be criminals

Scott — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:29:54 +0000

Sometimes one may feel sorry for criminals. And in this case I do. Not because of their upbringing. Or any of the normal reasons one might feel sorry for a kid gone bad. I feel sorry for them because they are obviously too stupid to even be good petty criminals. I know, harsh words. Too bad. Several years ago, I was on my way to lunch, an [...]

Wow! Pilotonline doing something right!

Scott — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:09:52 +0000

I don’t get a chance to pat Pilotonline on the back too often but every now and then they do something right. Recently, they added some enhancements to the user experience by fortifying the comments sections on various articles. PilotOnline.com and HamptonRoads.com readers have yet another way to control comments they see on stories: You can [...]

PETA? Are you guys on crack?

Scott — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:31:29 +0000

Maybe someone (Norfolk PD???) needs to initiate an investigation at PETA Headquarters in Norfolk, Va. Because it is clear to me, that short of some sort of mental disorder, these folks must be smoking crack. Two stories in two days in the PilotOnline: Story One: PETA wishes Obama hadn’t swatted that fly during interview Norfolk-based grou [...]

Benefit for wounded Chesapeake Police Officer

Scott — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:55:11 +0000

I would love to see the Iron Shields of Virginia, L.E.M.C., Blue Knights, Believers’ Bikers, Patriot Guard Riders and any other biker group who values the sacrifice made by this hero show up and break some bread and help someone. This officer, along with Deputy Lokie Flythe of the Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office jumped into a situatio [...]

So what’s up at Western Branch High School?

Scott — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:21:39 +0000

I don’t know what’s going on at Western Branch High School but this seems a bit odd. Granted, it’s only two employees but… Police stopped Lance Trevor Eley near his home, in the 4500 block of High St. W., about 5:15 a.m. May 23, according to Det. John Doyle, a police spokesman. He was clocked on radar doing about 61 mp [...]

Legislators want to control television now…

Scott — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:55:10 +0000

Ok. So that’s not really news. We’ve all heard about the “Fairness Doctrine”. But this is a little too much. New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, a Republican, is calling on the CEO of CBS to fire David Letterman for crude comments he made about Sarah Palin and her daughter. -=SOURCE=- While I think Lett [...]

Palin Perfect Response

Scott — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:24:33 +0000

After the perverted Letterman joked about Governor Palin’s daughter being raped in Yankee Stadium and the subsequent outrage, he made a non-apology on his show and invited her to the show. Governor Palin’s response? Perfect: “The Palins have no intention of providing a rating’s boost for David Letterman by appearing on [...]

Dead Tree Media – The Virginian-Pilot gets desperate

Scott — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:53:35 +0000

It would appear that The Virginian-Pilot is getting desperate to sell their paper product. Beginning Monday, June 8, Kerry Dougherty and Mike Gruss will concentrate their online work on their PilotOnline.com blogs. And you’ll now find their columns only in The Virginian-Pilot. -=SOURCE=- They have taken their “A” List columnists, Kerry [...]

Are our judges getting tired of it?

Scott — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:22:20 +0000

I am not sure if that is the case or not. But if you can take two different cases and a macro view of them, it may appear to be so. On November 20th, 2007, illegal alien Alfredo Ramos was sentenced to 40 years (16 suspended) for killing 2 Virginia Beach teenagers. (See PilotOnline). Today, a Virginia Beach man was sentenced to 35 years (5 suspend [...]

Government orders couple to quit holding Bible Study in their home…

Scott — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:41:27 +0000

UPDATE: This may just shape up to be a great constitutional fight. I would love to hear opinions on both sides of this situation. Attorney Dean Broyles of The Western Center For Law & Policy was shocked with what happened to the pastor and his wife. Broyles said, “The county asked, ‘Do you have a regular meeting in your home?R [...]

Latest Kindred Healthcare Press Release on the Mansfield Flag Debacle

Scott — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:22:30 +0000

Well, you can take it or leave it. I’m leaving it personally. KINDRED HEALTHCARE SUPPORTS THE FLAG AND THE SACRIFICES IT REPRESENTS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 27, 2009) – Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) is proud of its history of supporting our employees and their families who have served our country through military service. We are sincerel [...]

American Flag Offensive at Kindred Hospital – Mansfield UNPATRIOTIC

Scott — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:11:00 +0000

UPDATE: New video and information on the source website for TXA 11 in Texas. Worth the read and the watch on the videos. I couldn’t believe this when I read it. Had to read it again and again: For one Arlington woman, the answer was “no” after she hung an American flag in her office just before the Memorial Day weekend. Debbie M [...]

I have NO respect for Obama. None.

Scott — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:25:44 +0000

I can’t stand this man. It takes everything that I am to pray for him. I am hoping God will change my heart. But so far… nothing. I don’t respect him. And I don’t like him. He snubs a bunch of kids coming to the White House for a tour. And he snubs the survivors of police officers killed in the [...]

War Fighter in Pink Boxers

Scott — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:59:06 +0000

I read, with some amount of joy, this story about a soldier fighting the Taliban in his pink “I LOVE NY” boxers and flip flops. (Photograph by David Guttenfelder). I am reminded of a story of a war fighter in Desert Storm named Howard Johnson. I can’t find anything on the web about him, but I remember the stories filtering i [...]

Virginian-Pilot – Why do they

Scott — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:00:31 +0000

Why oh WHY does the Virginian-Pilot insist on running piece after piece after piece of the same subject for nearly a week? The criminal who was let out of jail by mistake and murdered a woman. It has remained on the front page, moving between the “above the fold” status as now and a small “text” title below. I be [...]

New Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club formed today in Virginia Beach

Scott — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:36:56 +0000

In Virginia Beach at a local motorcycle restaurant a new law enforcement only motorcycle club was formed. The club, Iron Shields of Virginia, LEMC, Inc was the idea of Virginia Beach Police Detective Paul Graziano. After months of communication with the club’s home chapter in New York, and a trip to New York this past week, Paul contacted s [...]

Pilot Online excels at questions for the mindless

Scott — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:37:57 +0000

Ok. The online arm of the Virginian-Pilot has out done itself this time. With one of the most idiotic poll questions I think I have ever seen online. Screenshot: Well, Pilot Online. No. They should continue to use as much out of date data as possible just so they can screw up the money count even more. [...]

“Cloud Computing” is closer to full reality… the next step upgrade from Web 2.0

Scott — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:26:04 +0000

Image via Wikipedia I am a huge fan of RIAs, Rich Internet Applications. I use Zoho, Google Docs and Spreadsheets, Google Apps, Acrobat and others on a frequent basis. My primary email is still a good old pop3 account off of my server but by and large the majority of my email is handled with a web client. Either Gmail, Live Mail [...]

Is the Obamalust fading for the Main Stream Media?

Scott — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:52:34 +0000

It would appear to be the case. Many of the White House Press Corps are frustrated with the way they are being treated by Team Obama: A growing media frustration with Barack Obama’s team spilled into the open at Thursday’s briefing, with reporters accusing the White House of stifling access to his oath re-do and giving Obama’s first int [...]

Portsmouth Police conclude 4 month investigation

Scott — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:45:52 +0000

The Portsmouth Police Department has concluded a 4 month long narcotics investigation which resulted in 61 indictments being handed down by a Portsmouth Grand Jury. Chief Hargis along with members of the Special Investigations Unit will hold a press conference at the Police Training Unit, 330 County Street, (NE corner of Court and County Streets) o [...]

I can’t make this stuff up…… Just one day’s worth!

Scott — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:24:30 +0000

People want to know why police work is so addicting. Well, here ya go. This from a fellow police officer and close friend of mine: Bad: You lose your dog. Worse: While looking for your dog you lock your keys in your running car parked on a river. Fark: Heat from the car melts the ice and it sinks into the river. Farkest: The car was a loaner.� [...]

How main stream media should NOT use Twitter

Scott — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:13:08 +0000

Maybe I am being overly critical. But this “tweet” from @WAVY_News sounds absolutely juvenile. It reminds me of the kids during the 60’s/70’s when Elvis or the Beatles would just “look” at them and they would faint. Technorati Tags: WAVY, Twitter, tweet, main stream media, news, juvenile [...]