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By Jeff Feldman A good couple of years ago, I perused a magazine article highlighting inventions that have changed the world. I was surprised to see that the ceiling fan made the list. I can’t fully recall the author’s rationale for including the humble ceiling fan among such heavy hitters as the printing press, […]
By Doug Humphreys I was once told by a D.C. lobbyist that nothing stays the same. Everything (especially those things political in nature) grows or shrinks, flourishes or flounders, succeeds or fails—but there is no such thing as status quo. You either stay relevant through positive change or you simply fade away. Historically the firearms […]
By Don Henry Around August 10–13 the Perseid meteors will streak through the night sky. If you have never seen a meteor shower, now is your chance. But what is a meteor shower? Why is this shower called “Perseid?” First, let’s talk about meteors. Outer space is mostly empty, but whizzing around within our solar […]
By JiJi Russell Alongside the yoga tradition lies the wonderful world of Ayurveda. Translated as the “science of life,” Ayurveda, which was gleaned from ancient texts of India, lays out a personalized system of health, based on one’s individual body constitution, personality traits, personal preferences, and other characteristics. For those looking to approach diet […]
By Annie Young ‘Tis the season for fruit dripping with sweetness. We are fortunate in our neck of the woods to be surrounded by berries of all kinds available all summer long. Berry season starts in early June with strawberries—everyone’s favorite–then mulberries falling off trees into your hands, thorny black and red raspberries, easy-picking blueberries, […]
By Victoria Kidd Some teenagers pass their summertime afternoons and weekends lounging about every open chair and bench at the mall. Others congregate in the basement of a particular friend’s house to log vast amounts of time on Xbox and PlayStation game consoles. It may seem that youth could very well be wasted on […]
By Doug Pifer My wife called from the yard, “Come see the big beautiful blacksnake.” She wouldn’t call me down just to see a snake unless there was something unusual, so I came and met a brief standoff scene. In the yard our two setters stood intently on point on either side of my […]
July 18 On This Day Cool Spring Anniversary Tour, 4pm. Join Jonathan Noyales and National Park Service Ranger Shannon Moeck for a tour of the Battle of Cool Spring. Meet at the gift shop at Our Lady of the Holy Cross Abbey. 901 Cool Spring Lane, Berryville, Virginia. 19 /20 2nd Battle of […]
By Amy Mathews Amos “It’s a rattlesnakey kind of day,” says Tom Akre as he guides his pickup truck along a dusty gravel road in George Washington National Forest near the Virginia–West Virginia border. That’s not a good thing. It’s late May—quite late for nesting wood turtles. They usually start nesting by the middle of […]