Last Friday, we walked across the James River on the Buchanan Swinging Bridge in Buchanan, Virginia. A sign warns that the bridge can only safely carry three pedestrians at a time. The rickety bridge was both scary and fun to cross. The town website has additional information on the historic suspension bridge: One of Buchanan’s [...]
For Christmas this year, I gave my parents a Netflix subscription. They, like me, do not watch streaming digital movies. Therefore, I wanted to give them a good “old-fashioned” Netflix DVD by mail plan. Netflix is apparently trying to heavily promote their digital streaming business, so much so that it is difficult to figure out [...]
Quote of the Week from Seth Godin: …merriment requires a group, and that group is almost always a group you can see and touch, one that’s sharing the same molecules of air, face to face. The digital revolution continues to get deeper, wider and more important. But it has made no progress at all at [...]
[Cross-posted from Old Dominion Wildlife] Per CBS WUSA Channel 9, goats are being used in Virginia to control invasive species such as honeysuckle: STAUNTON, Va. (WDBJ/CBS) — Got weeds? Hire a goat. The animals are part of a growing business in Virginia and they’re pros when it comes to clearing land. “People come up to [...]
Bat Prevention: How to Keep Bats Out of Your Garage Besides the obvious prevention of sealing possible entry points from bats, I’ve found that turning off my headlights right before entering the garage is a good idea. I often notice bats flying along my car eating bugs attracted to the lights. On one such occasion, [...]