So, 2008 is almost upon us. With Dec. 31 falling on a Monday rather than a weekend, will people still be celebrating? With some heading into work first thing Tuesday morning, does that discourage the festivities? If you are celebrating, what will you be doing? Are you going out or staying in? Throwing a party? [...]
Archive for December, 2007
New Year’s Celebration
Posted in Uncategorized on December 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
year end honors
Posted in Brook's Blog on December 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Top ten lists are all the rage this time of year. Pick up a magazine – any magazine — and it’s rife with rankings on the best (and sometimes worst) movies, albums, books, people or stories of 2007. It’s a bit of overkill, but from the lists I always discover something enjoyable that fell through [...]
Gas(p) pricing
Posted in Rebel's Blog on December 19, 2007 | 14 Comments »
So Wednesday morning I had a meeting in Elkin and couldn’t help but notice that gas prices there were seven cents lower a gallon than the lowest prices here, $2.87.9 vs. $2,94.9. What gives? There’s no tax differential like we have between here and Cana, Va. Is it simply supply and demand?
When gifts go bad
Posted in Rebel's Blog on December 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Years ago I learned my lesson about Christmas gifts. At least I hope I did.
My wife Evie and I were newly married, and under the tree on Christmas morning she found a huge wrapped package from me.
She eagerly ripped off the paper and found . . . a brand new, just-for-you . . . green [...]
Failure to blend
Posted in Brook's Blog, Tourism and recreation, Zoning and planning on December 13, 2007 | 30 Comments »
So it looks like there will soon be serious consideration of proposals to revamp the rest area in downtown Mount Airy, with the goal of making it blend in better with the surrounding architecture. I always thought that gap in Main Street looked odd, but never gave it any serious thought. What would make the [...]
The Shopping Frenzy
Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Two weeks until Christmas. The craze for the latest, greatest and hottest Christmas present is in full swing. It seems that once more the Nintendo Wii is impossible to find and that the insanity has ensued. I worked video game retail last year and we were harassed endlessly for Wiis. We were cussed, insulted and [...]
School Calendars
Posted in Rebel's Blog, Schools on December 9, 2007 | 4 Comments »
School boards are in the process of finalizing the next school calendars. Since the General Assembly succumbed to pressure and mandated a later start to schools, how do you think that’s working? A lot of folks liked the idea of finishing the semester’s exams before Christmas holidays. That’s no longer possible. But the trade off [...]
Time to Move On
Posted in Rebel's Blog on December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I believe we’ve beaten the subjects in “So, What’s On Your Mind?” to death. So I’m closing that thread. No other submissions will be added to it.
Not a right, but a privilege
Posted in Uncategorized on December 4, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Driving. You spend your teenage years obsessed with it. Some people love it. Some people hate it. Some are great drivers, many are horrible drivers, most people are okay drivers. When some idiot in a Firebird cuts you off making a left turn from the far right lane across a couple lanes of traffic, you [...]
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