The notorious B-A-G

Last night my husband and I stopped off at our neighborhood grocery store, the one where we do our last-minute shopping for essentials like beer and half-and-half. We did our usual quick circuit through the aisles, and landed at checkout in under a minute. The worker at the register was unfamiliar to me, but the other young woman sitting nearby is an employee we’ve seen many many times.

The Countdown Begins

We’re leaving together,
But still it’s farewell
And maybe we’ll come back,
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We’re leaving ground
Will things ever be the same again?

Local officials woo NoVa workers for NGIC expansion

Elected officials and community leaders are heading to Northern Virginia this morning to address the employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) who may be relocated to the new DIA facility at Rivanna Station in Albemarle County as part of the Base Alignment and Closure program. The facility is being built on the site of the current National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC).

Damn the torpedoes! Full carbon ahead!

This is the object that Converse, the shoe company, sent me as a marketing piece recently. Why, I don’t know; perhaps my involvement with SUGAR, our women’s style and health section, got me on their mailing list. In any case, this is a big old pile o’ wasteful indulgence on the part of Converse, if you ask me.