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Saturday, September 27, 2003

Death Penalty is both good and necessary

There are a good number of excellent reasons to impose the death penalty. Deterent to crime is not one of them. We should execute any who willfully take a life, those who are convicted of First Degree Murder. We should execute those who are serving in prison who kill or harm anyone; those people are... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 21, 2003

Cookout!

Last night a bunch of friends and neighbors gathered into our backyard for a post-huricane-pre-spoilage cookout. Our frozen foods were just thawing and we gathered to cook our food, still god, but not for long, on a couple grills. We had burgers, sausage, chicken and even some veggie burgers.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 18, 2003

Local Isabel News

For anyone interested in seeing local news about Isabel's visit to my area, visit the following news site: http://www.hamptonroads.com/ Sign in to see full entry.

Over 60,000 Homes without power

... in the Hampton Roads, VA area, and Isabel is not even here yet. About 25,000 of those homes are in Virginia Beach, VA. Sign in to see full entry.

It begins

More to come: A tree has fallen into a house in Virginia Beach. We can expect to lose a good number of trees, many to fall into homes and onto our cars. The lights just dimmed here, but not enough to lose my connection. See you all later? Sign in to see full entry.

I wonder?

How long will Isabel allow me to surf the web today? Wish us all luck, y'all! Speaking of surf, you should see Virginia Beach right now! Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 13, 2003

The dinner went well

It was my first attempt at making stuffed green peppers and they did turn out well. Anyone for leftovers? Those things were huge! Sign in to see full entry.

Tonight is special in my kitchen

My wife invited a couple couples to dinner, and I am cooking. That is not so unusual, but i will be preparing stuffed green peppers, one of my favorites. I have alwyas enjoyed my Mom's, but have never prepared my own. We shall see how it turns out. May the spice be with me! Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 9, 2003

Why?

Why do my most creative ideas come to me after midnight? Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 5, 2003

End of Week Joy

As much as I enjoy my work, I always enjoy the weekends and look forward to some relaxation time for sleeping, reading, walking and exploring our fair city. Sign in to see full entry.

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