Idiomatic Expression

“We fixed it the pioneer way: with duct tape,” Keri Wheelwright, 14, of Bristow said proudly.

A close second place goes to this quote from the same article. Can you spot the anachronism?

“It’s like we’re following in their footsteps,” said Crystal Fotheringham, 15, who was wearing a home-sewn skirt, bonnet — even bloomers — and eating a high-energy snack to prepare for the journey.

From this Washington Post article on a reenactment of the Mormon’s flight from Nauvoo, Ill. to the Great Salt Lake Valley.

A nasty new Barry fungus has invaded Oregon, fortunately DCs (in)famous Barry seems to be immune.

The fungus … has not attacked the Marionberry.

Don’t worry, I noticed the misspelling of Marion’s name in the article and sent an email to the AP requesting a correction.

The Washington Post is reporting that Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach is now being considered for closure. I don’t really understand this move when aircraft carriers dock at Norfolk Naval Station, or are being refitted at , where does congress expect the aircraft to be stationed? I believe Langley AFB in Hampton would be the closest military air field, assuming that jointly operating a base for cost savings is under consideration. Moving the air operations of Oceana NAS to Langley AFB would add quite a bit of time and cost when deploying, returning from a deployment, or performing training exercises.

Hopefully the Base Realignment and Closure Commission will come to their senses and keep Oceana NAS open.

A strangely humorless comic from the Washington Post following Toby as he goes overboard in following the advice of Consumer Safety Experts.

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The LA Times has a great five-part article on young Seniesa Estrada’s fledgling boxing career. This is the best thing I have read in a newspaper in years, and more engaging than several of the books I have read recently. Registration is required, but BugMeNot can help with that. Would you let your daughter box if she displayed the same interest level? What about your son?

On this day in 1865 Horace Greeley had this to say;

“Washington is not a place to live in. The rents are high, the food is bad, the dust is disgusting and the morals are deplorable. Go West, young man, go West, and grow up with the country.”

We seem to have over come the dust, and the lack of good food, but the rents and morals are worse than ever.