Virginia Is For Families

Apparently my number is not up yet because I feel better this evening.  Thanks for all the kind messages of support.  It really does pays dividends to have paid readers at a time like this.  I have installed the new Wordpress design and it is probably a big step forward.  But the widgets are not happy.  And when they are not happy I am not happy.  Because they don’t do what they are supposed to do.  And how are you supposed to take one and put it in another column?  So here is a post about the matter that deserves some study.

http://technosailor.com/2008/03/18/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-wordpress-25/

Hopefully all will be well soon.  But I’m not changing my other two blogs until things start working in this one.

There is a new post up at NewsLink Briefs about This Date In History.

I really enjoy doing these because I learn so much from them. And they give me a chance to work on my writing a little bit without having to come up with a lot of new material. That is especially useful on a day like this when I am too sick to do very much.

Here is a photo from our recent DC trip. The cherry blossoms were just starting to bloom and actually came into their glory the last day we were there.

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This photo is from the last day of our trip and the trees have filled out. In the background is the old Library of Congress building with the dome on top of it. We had a great tour of the facility thanks to the generous efforts of Beth’s friend Kurt .

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I am not sure what I have anymore. Maybe it is a fatal flu virus. I don’t have a fever but the pain in my ribs every time I cough is terrible. And I am terribly congested. What an awful end to a wonderful vacation.

But even more than that it is an awful end to a wonderful life full of so many things. All of the problems encountered down through the decades seem so insignificant now. I just want to take time now to say “Sorry” to all those people I disappointed or hurt in some way. Since most of you are still here on earth I will try to make it to the Welcoming Party when you cross over. Since there may not be very many people there I know you will appreciate seeing anybody who shows up.

And I would like to say to my beloved German Shepherds Sparky and Malarkey “Thanks” for guarding the house when we go away. I have not seen the remains of too many bloggers in the yard in a long time. So the message must have gotten out. And it is so nice to come home to a nice looking lawn and a house that doesn’t have blood splatters on the siding.

I feel so dizzy and sit here dreading the next time I will need to cough. I have this small vibrator that is used for muscle cramps I promise and have been vibrating my throat in an attempt to numb the cough reflex. It seems to be working and helped me fall asleep last night. Unfortunately I fell asleep without turning off the machine and it continued on for hours while overheating and nearly burning a hole in the bed and my neck. So my funeral pyre is already in place and all we are doing is waiting for the correct astrological moment to send the blogger off to his just reward.

“And what might that reward be? ” you might ask. And I don’t blame you for asking because it certainly is an interesting question in my view. But I do not have the answer. All I know pretty much for sure is that this evil cold will be Left Behind. The pain will depart and I will be floating around above the blogger’s body trying to figure out how to get into the next room. Because the doors don’t go all the way up to the ceiling.

So now I must go back to bed for the tenth time today. Thank you for all the encouraging words that have come in since I became deathly ill yesterday. Hopefully this bug will not come to see you. Hopefully it is a Washington DC bug and it germinated in the US Capitol where it fed on politician for awhile. I knew we shouldn’t have gone near that building.

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DC Metrocentric is a blog about our nation’s capital and includes both real estate news and gossip. I found it to be very interesting since we had just spent some time there and had a view for a few days inside the great city. Perhaps we should say a brief glimpse since you can easily spend a year walking around and seeing new things. But that would include the time you might spend in the hospital having worn parts replaced.

Beth and I have decided to go back up there once in awhile just for a weekend. We can take the train from Richmond and reach Union Station without too much effort. And then it is a short trip to the Hyatt Regency for one night. It’s important to zero in on your target as a tourist before you go and simply count off the steps you will take to get there.