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 From the Virginia State Police press release:
On the night of February 18, 1994, a 1993 Tomos moped was traveling eastbound on Route 22, Louisa Road, approximately 8/10 of a mile west of Route 33 at Trevilians, when the driver lost control and ran off the right side of the roadway. The moped and the driver came to rest in the roadway. Shortly after the crash, an eastbound vehicle, possibly a Nissan or small low-riding pickup truck, struck the victim and left the scene.
At 10:26 p.m., Virginia State Police responded to the scene and found the victim, John M. Banks, 34, deceased. The State Police Accident Reconstruction Team assisted in the investigation and evidence collection. Several witnesses were interviewed and leads were developed. John was returning home after leaving Brooks Auto. John left behind two teenage children at the time of the crash and he would be 51 years old this year.
Over the past 16 years, the Virginia State Police has continued to follow up on all information received in this case. Trooper R. L. Shively is currently assigned the case. The Louisa County Crime Solvers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in this case. All information is confidential. Anyone with information should contact the Virginia State Police Division I Dispatch Center at (804) 553-3445 or the Louisa County Crime Solvers at (800) 346-1466.
So President Obama went on The View, supposedly to improve his image with the women. Really? What kind of women watch that show? Women who more than likely already voted for him and probably still like him. Seriously.
So here is some free advice President Obama, because, believe me, when you do this, your image will improve without having to go on any programs with catty women:
1. Stop taxing us to death. Sorry, taxing the rich does not fly for me. It always comes back to haunt those of us in the middle class. Tax the rich, the rich stop buying, the manufacturers stop making and the workers stop working.
2. Stop taxing the businesses. A 1099 for $600 in purchases from another business? Take a fellow blogger who owns a small auto repair shop. For every business they buy parts from they have to fill out a 1099! That is more paperwork (oh, less trees you greenies), more time, more money and that hits us consumers – and workers looking for jobs.
3. Stop pretending that the health care bill is anything more than forcing insurance companies to do the impossible so more will have to live off the government. For real.
4. It may seem like just a PR ploy to satisfy conservatives, but do it. Go to the Boy Scouts instead of The View. Go to Arlington Cemetery on Memorial Day. If anything it will shut those up who have nothing better to do than complain about where you are and are not.
5. If you ask the American people to do something, you should be willing to do it as well. If you want us to vacation in the Gulf, you should do it as well. Be an example. Don’t wait until your PR is bad before you make the decision. Oh, and remind people that just because you are “on vacation” there really is no vacation for you.
6. Make your birth certificate into little laminated cards to sell at tourism shops. Maybe that will stop that rumor for a while. 
7. Most of all, stop making promises and listen for a while to what the people, not the pundits, are saying. Don’t hear, just listen. There are some pretty good ideas out there. Maybe we all aren’t book smart like you, but many of us have common sense – something you can’t get from a Harvard degree.
 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. – 1 John 3:16)
As some of you may know, my husband is a volunteer firefighter. He is not as active as he would like to be since we live one town over from where he volunteers. We are fortunate in our area too not to have too many fires – just stuff set on fire by drunks. But should there be a catastrophic fire, he and his brothers will be there.
This week the firefighting community lost two of their own in the town of Rocky Mount, VA. The chief and another officer were responding to a call when a woman in a SUV struck their truck causing them to swerve out of control and land on another car. Both men were killed. Those in the other vehicles were not seriously hurt. The accident is still being investigated – the woman had the green light, but the sirens were going. Whether or not the officers had their seat belts on has yet to be stated.
I have a great amount of respect for those who put themselves in danger to save others – especially those who volunteer to do so. It takes a special kind of person and it is no wonder that so many that I come across are Christians.
Please say an extra prayer tonight for the families of these men – Fire Chief and Vice Mayor Posey Dillon and William Daniel “Danny” Altice. And pray for and thank God for those who help give us a sense of peace in our lives knowing that someone is out there protecting us and our family.
 An unknown male bank robber is suspected of committing at least nine bank robberies since April of 2009. The robberies have occurred in Texas, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, New York, and Virginia. Typically, the man enters the bank, approaches the teller counter, and hands the teller a note demanding money. He may gesture to indicate that he has a weapon. After the teller hands him the money, the suspect flees the bank on foot.
Age: Approximately 50 to 60 years old Build: Heavy
Sex: Male Hair: Balding
Height: Approximately 5’8″ to 6’2″ Eyes: Unknown
Weight: Approximately 230 pounds Race: White
Remarks: The suspect has worn the following clothing in his robberies: a light-colored or dark-colored polo shirt, or a dark-colored button-down shirt. He sometimes wears a baseball cap. He usually wears eyeglasses.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of this individual.
Should be considered armed and dangerous.
If you have any information concerning this person, please contact the Syracuse office of the FBI at (315) 422-0141, your local FBI office or the nearest American embassy or consulate.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools. – Ecclesiastes 7:9 (New International Version)
This is all about me.
For a couple of months now I have been having trouble sleeping. Turns out I have sleep apnea. Dandy. So I have not had a good night’s sleep for two months. Then I decided to get back on Weight Watchers. Lack of sleep = bad metabolism = hungry = GROUCHY. I mean, it is like I have constant PMS. I snip at my family and others. And I REALLY am being grouchy at work where people are pushing my buttons. We have a couple of hot topic items going on (one which has nothing to do with my work, but for some reason we get blamed) and people are being nasty about it. I have had to hold in what I really want to say to these people since I love my job, but it is hard – and everything is adding up and I just become a person who is not nice to be around.
In fact I am turning into that person who I was before I was diagnosed with depression – bitter with a chip on my shoulder – just waiting for a fight.
But even though I am not acting like a Christian, I still have God’s voice in my head telling me to calm down. And it is hard to listen. I need to get on my knees and pray – get it off my chest and out of my heart. Give the bitterness and anger to God.
There is light at the end of this tunnel, I will be fitted for a CPAP this week. Hopefully once I get a good night’s sleep I will be back to my cheerful, yet pithy self.
 Contains Spoilers
A Film with Me in It is a Irish black comedy starring Dylan Moran and Mark Doherty and a bunch of people whose last names begin with O.
Mark (Mark Doherty), a struggling actor, is down on his luck. After spending the rent money he received from his live-in girlfriend on frivolous things, his landlord threatens to evict him, and after finding out, his girlfriend packs to leave and he is left with his invalid brother. Life has pretty much hit bottom.
Then to make matters worse, Mark, through a series of accidents finds himself with a dead dog and three dead bodies. He elicits the help of his friend Pierce (Dylan Moran) to decide the best course of action.
This independent film is rather short and for good reason, to stretch the film out more would be an American thing to do – take a good idea and try to make it at least two hours. A Film With Me in It is VERY dry and dark, but funny. I loved it. It takes a while for things to get started and the scenes are slow. But the story carries the film. Rated R for blood and lots of f-bombs.
Four stars.
 We had a second treatment for DD dealing with her fear of costumed characters since nothing seemed to work before. THIS time I was involved more and they also managed to get the costume of her school mascot. The treatment worked well to where she was playing and holding the hand of the Easter Bunny. The problem was that she was comfortable in that clinical setting and it made things easier.
So how would things go in real life?
The next day we manged to talk her into going into Chuck E Cheese. Before we bought any food she and DS went to climb up on the ceiling tunnels. They crawled around then went down the slide and she came out with “that look.” Turns out she saw some costumed characters on one of the TVs and assumed that meant they were coming out soon. They were coming out, but not at that point. So we left, proud of her for at least stepping into Chuck E Cheese. As per the treatment, she gets a reward, something small, for that feat. That night she got to sleep in my bed.
The next day the local pool had its grand opening. It is huge and will have ACC swimming meets and the like. Since DS was being a pistol and I made him go to bed for a nap, I decided to take DD. We watched the festivities and then headed to the lobby where there was a guy dressed like the local high school mascot – a blue demon. She did not run in fear but kind of hid behind this one woman. She got past it and we walked around more. Suddenly has she has to go potty. So we run down the steps to the locker room and low and behold, there is the Hokie Bird. She didn’t run, but kind of hid her eyes and walked past him.
Later as we were getting ready to take an elevator upstairs the Hokie Bird tried to get in and I waved him off.
Well there ya go. Small steps, but steps nonetheless.
 Governor "June" Taylor Craig On May 22, 1997 Governor “June” Taylor Craig was found dead on his bedroom floor in his home he shared with his brother, John Peter Craig. The 67 year old Martinsville man died from two gunshot wounds to his forehead, which police said they believed were made by a small caliber gun. John said both he and his June was asleep when two boys had run into the home knocking him out and killing his brother. Nothing was taken from the home.
If you have information on June’s murder call the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 276-638-8751 or Crime Stoppers at 276- 63-CRIME (632-7463).
Resource:
Martinsville Bulletin, Murder case old but open
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So next Saturday I get to go to what the medical technician called the “Motel Snore” to get fitted for a CPAP so that I can get some quality sleep and maybe even let my husband get some sleep too! I think a celebration is in order!
So instead of the Motel Snore, we could head to a Hampton Inn and get some good quality rest and leave the kids with the grandparents or aunts. Maybe we could open it up to new CPAP folks and have a big sleep apnea survivor convention!
Sounds silly, but it could happen with the Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes!
See it is simple to enter, all you do is visit the above link and fill out your information. And you don’t have to be a Hilton Honors members or have previously stayed at a Hampton. The grand prize winner will receive a free stay for themselves and 100 of their friends at a Hampton for one weekend. The winner will also receive $5000 to help pay the tax for the weekend!
In my case? A snooze-free weekend. I guess I would have to head back to Hampton Roads to stay at Hampton so I would be near family that can watch the kids. I know of at least six couples I could invite for the snore-free weekend. I am sure I could find more.
So hey, go ahead and enter. You deserve a weekend away with 100 of your closest friends.
Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. – 1 Peter 2:16 (NIV)
We are so blessed in this country to have so many freedoms, some of which seem to be slowly eroding. But with these freedoms come responsibility which we, as Christians, need to follow. Just because we have the right to say as we choose, does not mean we have the right as Christians to speak ill about others or gossip. Because we have the right to move up and pursue happiness, does not mean we have the right to step on and abuse others on the way up the ladder.
And no matter what happens with our freedoms in this country, we will always be free in Jesus Christ.
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