http://www.wvec.com/blogs/profiles/gooding.js: November 2007 Archives
1:39 PM Mon, Nov 26, 2007 | Permalink
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While on the subject of giving thanks, as last Thursday's holiday prompts one to do, it seems appropriate to pause for a moment to remember our military friends who have given and continue to give so much.
Upon occasion on t.v., I'll make a passing reference to my Dad, the legendary Navy A-6 pilot, Whitey. He earned a Silver Star in Vietnam for leading a rescue and recovery mission for a downed helicopter crew. Of course, tha...
4:45 PM Tue, Nov 20, 2007 | Permalink
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I totally cut somebody off in traffic the other day. I didn't mean to, but somehow as these things do, it just happened. The other guy was compeltely nice about it. I waved to him via my rear view mirror, and our lives went on. It was forgotten.
But there are those other moments in life when rudeness creeps in, and you just can't shake it. I've had a couple of them recently.
The first time was back in October, ...
11:09 AM Tue, Nov 13, 2007 | Permalink
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So there I was the weekend before last in Northern Virginia for my high school 30th reunion. Annandale High School, Class of '77, to be exact. It was a great time, to be sure. The best part about getting older is, of course, that you get to see how everything turned out. And that's especially true when it comes to high school. You get to see how everybody turned out.
For me, my best friends in attendance were Bob the middle schoo...
6:36 PM Thu, Nov 01, 2007 | Permalink
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The funny thing is, when you meet them, they're all nice guys and gals.
But if you have the misfortune of being subjected to their campaign commercials, you'd come away with an entirely different take on the candidates for the Virginia General Assembly. And it wouldn't be a good one.
I'm not going to call out any specific names here, but they know who they are. The ads I'm referring to are the ones where the "Candidate...
