Politico reports: President-elect Barack Obama will kick off his inaugural celebration the old-fashioned way—he’ll travel with his family by train from Philadelphia and scoop up Vice President-elect Joe Biden in Wilmington, Del., along the way.He’ll also make a stop in Baltimore. Some people at the Trainorders.com discussion list indicated that this trip could disrupt Northeast [...]
A real Christmas tree is a lot nicer than a fake plastic one. We bought ours from our local volunteer fire department, which is having a fundraiser. I also found a couple of web sites to find locally grown trees in Virginia: Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association Virginia Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services Tweet [...]
If you are having trouble thinking of a good Christmas present for someone, or if you’re are looking for a good Christmas time book for yourself, then I recommend purchasing The Christmas Train by David Baldacci. I read The Christmas Train a few years ago and definitely enjoyed the book. The Christmas Train is light [...]
21 year old Katie Spotz became the first person to swim the entire 325 mile Allegheny River earlier this past September. Jedd Ferris of Blue Ridge Outdoors reports: For her latest endeavor, which started on July 22 and ended on August 21, Spotz took inspiration from Martin Strel, who swam 2,360 miles of the Mississippi [...]
A Classroom without Electric Lights and Air-conditioning The day after Thanksgiving, I hiked with my wife and her parents in Great Smoky Mountain National Park near Metcalf Bottoms. We began our hike at the Little Greenbrier School, which also served as a church: In 1880, the residents of Little Greenbrier petitioned Sevier County in hopes [...]