A View from the Beach

One of the biggest battles you have probably never heard of, the Battle of Fontenoy:  The three year Carolingian Civil War culminated in ...

Or would if she understood: Iran cracks down on ‘vulgar Western’ dog owners Dog lovers in central Iran are in uproar after authorities be...

Before lunch today, Skye "persuaded" us to go down to the beach for a walk. Not a bad choice, it's sunny, 75 F and a bit bre...

Oh Great: Medicare to be bankrupt sooner than expected Concerning entitlements, an issue that’s fallen by the wayside since the horrific O...

Repercussions of "Brexit" have all but choked off any other news stories, yet, still a few tales of the perfidy of the Clinton cr...

This week's Rule 5 honoree is Ava Sambora, daughter of TV/movie star Heather Locklear, and rock star Richie Sambora, who came to my att...

Raderius Glenn Collins and Marcus Terrell Parker Florida man brags about burglary on Facebook, lands him in jail A Florida burglar wh...

Cleanup crews pick up fish spill on Chesapeake Bay beach Cleanup crews have begun picking up thousands of dead or dying menhaden fish tha...

It appear that the Brits have voted decisively to give the finger to the wankers in Brussels, and told them all to sod off. Hillary, who w...

Led Zeppelin did not copy 'Stairway to Heaven' intro, jury finds Music history will not be rewritten. A jury found Led Zeppelin f...

Wombat-socho is only a day late with  "Rule 5 Monday: Utes Of America" . More Haley Reinhart:

Biologist: Snakehead population likely dropping in Potomac River . . . a study indicates the population of northern snakehead has stabili...

You know that secret highly secure server that Hillary had installed in her basement in Chappaqua because she wanted to conduct state busin...

Bikini-Clad Woman Sought in Home Break-Ins A bikini-clad woman was wanted for questioning Tuesday after she entered two homes, one that wa...

From blog friend William Teach, who usually blogs at Pirate's Cove , but from Doug Ross@Journal, this interesting, but not really surpri...

Estuaries like Chesapeake Bay could contribute more to global warming than once thought Estuaries and coastal systems are thought to be a ...

Today’s Yesterday's storm: sewage spews into the Middle Branch “When the thunderstorm started today, I looked over there to see if it...

A lovely morning here, after a quick moving thunderstorm hit us last night, and gave us 2 1/4 inches of rain in about a half hour. The same...

and then you touch down:  Selma Blair reportedly carried off of plane on stretcher following outburst Selma Blair was reportedly removed ...

Immediately after the horror show in Orlando, the call went out from the usual suspects to do something about controlling guns. The first t...