I was lucky enough to take a two week vacation earlier this summer (I KNOW!! — two weeks seemed so luxurious!), and for this particular trip, my husband and I chose to tour around the UK and Ireland. I loved all of the places we visited, but my favorite had to be Scotland. [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Things I Enjoy — Scotland!
Posted in Things I Enjoy, tagged Scotland, travel on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Things That Annoy — Roof Racks!
Posted in Things that Annoy, tagged Beach, Vacation on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Every summer, the Virginia Beach area becomes “Land of the Roof Racks,” as scores of tourists (mainly from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) make their way down to our area to cause much traffic. I don’t begrudge these people their vacations, and indeed, they contribute money to our local economy with their purchasing [...]
Things I Enjoy – Bizarre Clip Art Usage
Posted in Things I Enjoy, tagged Bathrooms, Clip Art on July 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the bathroom at work this week, I noticed that someone had taped this sign to the inside of the stall door…
Judging by the clip art on the sign, apparently they don’t want you to flush toothpaste down the toilet either.
Things I Enjoy — Crepe Myrtles!
Posted in Hampton Roads, Things I Enjoy, tagged Hampton Roads, Nature on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I moved to the Hampton Roads area several years ago at the beginning of July, and one of the first things I noticed when I arrived was the proliferation of these beautiful crepe myrtle trees. They are everywhere here, and, like clockwork, they bloom in late June/early July each year. The [...]
Things That Annoy (and Horrify) – Bhopal and Environmental Injustice
Posted in Environmental Issues, Things that Annoy, tagged Add new tag, Bhopal, environmental justice, tragedy on July 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As an article from today’s New York Times indicates, the lingering effects of a massive gas leak back in 1984 continue to haunt the people of Bhopal, India. The Bhopal accident, although tragic, is also instructive, as it raises incredibly important questions environmental justice issues that are still timely given globalization trends and the [...]
Things I Enjoy – Bunnies!
Posted in Animals, Things I Enjoy, tagged Add new tag, Animals, Bunnies on July 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is the bunny that lives below a tree next to our house. He usually runs away whenever I spot him, but today he must have been in a good mood, and he consented to pose for this picture (before running away, of course).
I love bunnies…I can’t help it — maybe it’s [...]
Things That Annoy – Traffic! (Bridges and Tunnels Edition)
Posted in Things that Annoy, Traffic, tagged Bridges, Hampton Roads, Tunnels on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As those who live in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach region know, there is no shortage of water in this area. Everywhere you look, rivers, canals, and lakes abound. Of course, along with the aesthetic benefits of water’s beauty comes the modern drawback — traffic stops generated by tunnels and bridges. I took the [...]
