Jen and someone name Pete have hijacked the comments section on Frank's pirate post. They've used about every pirate term imaginable. Good thing it's Talk Like A Pirate Day …

I was pleasantly surprised to see the How To Get An Instalanche post mentioned by Virginia Postrel. She explains how she got her "cool" last name as well. One …

Donald Sensing notes that the guards at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery were given permission to abandon the post if they thought they were endangered …

Governments, via the United Nations, seem to believe that the Internet needs more meddling hands involved. Specifically UN control, which may be the worst idea ever . CNN reports …

Blogging to resume in a few minutes... That was the most pathetic excuse for a hurricane I've ever seen... A lot of hype for what in the DC area …

Still without power... Shout outs to my neighbor who was nice enough to fire up is generator at 6:30AM to help wake us up. Do not be surprised if …

Shortly after midnight we joined what is apparently the rest of the state of Virginia in darkness. Power is out and I'm on laptop battery life. It's off to …

Given the dicey situation with my power at home, I will award the weekly Permaroll spot Saturday morning. Jen is about to loose her spot as payment for the …

Dominion Virginia Power has 1.6 million customers (households) without power. The other 600,000 are in North Carolina.. Repairs crews will not be attempting repairs until the storm passes....

James Joyner linked to a WTOP article detailing a forced evacuation in my old neighborhood. The first home I ever owned was in Belle View and I lived there …