Archive for April, 2008

You know it’s a bad sign when

Friday, April 25th, 2008

You call a plumber for an estimate on some work and they refer you to another plumber. The main sewer line in my house needs replacing.  It’s going to be an expensive job, so I’m trying to be an intelligent homeowner and get some quotes on the work.  I’ve been told by a commercial contractor […]

Reflections on the Massacre

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

It’s been a year. It feels so far away, yet it could have been yesterday. The day that my quiet little town of Blacksburg became the center of the world. From the first I heard – a phone call from my sister saying that something had gone terribly wrong in her dorm – blood everywhere, […]