October 2011
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Where did Halloween come from, you ask? Watch this... →
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WatchWatch “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” for a limited time only. (That means probably before November.)
Zombies, zombies, zombies!
With Kings Dominion, drive-in movies and Belle Isle, the River City isn’t too shabby of a place for the summertime, but, in my humble opinion, you’ve got to love it in the fall. The trees that line the streets of the Fan are extra vibrant in 2011 and that’s not to mention the State Fair, the zombie walk the RVA Zombie Film Festival hosted by the Byrd Theater.
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10/22/11 12:14 a.m. EST
msnbc: “A new climate study shows that since the mid-1950s, global average temperatures over land have risen by 0.9 degrees Celsius (1.6 degrees Fahrenheit), confirming previous studies that have found a climate that has been warming – in fits and starts – since around 1900.”
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“As David Ortiz said, the beer, the chicken and the video games have always been there dating back to 2004, spanning two World Series title runs. Had the Red Sox won the World Series this year, and all of this nonsense leaked out, you would see fans wearing Chicken and Beer t-shirts. It would have been a rally cry, but here we are, distraught Red Sox fans looking for a scapegoat, so we...
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Ellsbury named 'Comeback Player'
“In, literally, what has been the only good Red Sox-related news in over a month, MLB.com beat writers have voted Jacoby Ellsbury as the 2011 Comeback Player of the Year. Ellsbury’s 2010 season was cut to just 18 games when the outfielder collided with third baseman Adrian Beltre. The outfielder hit just .192 in 78 at-bats, going homerless on the season. This past season, Ellsbury...
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NCAA potential for Harry Potter sport
An imagined...
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The open windows allow a cool autumn breeze to dance through our grandparents’ house, Mom’s dad is working on the yard outside and Abuela tells us the Spanish names of the animals on the “Planet Earth” documentaries. Surprisingly, all of this makes for a pleasant and productive homework environment, unlike the excitement I have for our other weekend plans. So far, it has...
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Bed AND Breakfast
Today was my second time serving a wedding party, but this time, it was just Mom, Dad, brother and bride. They haven’t lived in the same state for years, so they asked to rent out the entire bed and breakfast for the weekend, leading up to the wedding. That way, it could be like their own home.
For some reason, the family’s attitudes and behaviors made it feel like the pressure was...
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Help VCU Athletics reach 11,111 "Likes" by... →
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Jill is singing “Jumper” by Third Eye Blind (“I wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend”) to my cat, sitting at an open window.
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Richmond's Fan District is 19th most fun,... →
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