GETTING READY TO SHELTER IN PLACE

(Photo of my side yard, taken last week by The Merry Widow, when we got a mere five inches of snow)

A huge snowstorm is bearing down on Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area.

We have been advised to shelter in place for three days!

My personal essay on the matter is here.

If I hear one more word about global warming, I'm going to bust a gasket!

A TURNING OF THE TIDE?

Fairfax County, Virginia, long a bastion of liberalism and the Democratic Party, had a turn around in this month's special election for a seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

From this article in the Washington Post:

...Last week, the Republican pulled off something equally dramatic: winning a seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors that had been occupied by a Democrat....

On to 2010 and 2012.