Came in 1986 for an extended Memorial Day weekend; spent five days lying on the beach, snorkeling, and drinking rum. In 1998, after three years in St...
We lived most of our lives overseas; the only home our son knew in the US was our house we owned in VA and lived in when we were assigned to Washingto...
And, just perhaps, this is why attempts to get representational elections -- instead of "at large" elections on each island have failed every time the...
I'm not a lawyer; I don't even play one on TV, but it seems to me the crux of the law is the phrase, " such as to offend public decency." That allows...
With USAA banking, if you use an ATM and the local bank charges you a fee for using their ATM, USAA Bank reimburses you that fee! USAA is not a "...
In October the non-commercial rate per kilowat-hour went from 28cents to 31 cents; that's just over a 10% increase.
If I'm not mistaken, the customs duties have little or nothing to do with US Customs. It all stems from an agreement the USG made with Denmark when w...
Besides no decent cheesesteaks and no Tastykakes, we've got no soft pretzels.
Why do people feel the need to drive with their fog lights on when there's no fog? It seems most of the folks who do so also have badly aimed headlig...
John -- You're going to want to invest in a lot of plastic baggies -- once you've opened those crackers, they need to be placed in a zip-lock baggy. ...
I was in the navy going through nuclear propulsion prototype training in upstate Connecticut. Because of the way our schedule rotated, I had a four-d...
If you are coming from the east end: get on the Melvin Evans highway (the 4-lane job) and turn right at the first traffic light after the turnoff to ...
I thought about getting a Magic Jack until I read this: The first three points in this piece made me change my mind quickly. To wit: In...
I was taught never to give the IRB more money that you owe -- and to adjust withholding downward, as required, to ensure you OWE IRB at tax time -- 'c...
From the DHS web site: Traveling to and from U.S. Territories. U.S. Citizens traveling to and returning directly from a U.S. territory a...
I was on Saba earlier this year. It has a medical school and a nursing school, both designed for US students who couldn't get into US schools (and th...
Where do you think that $17+million came from to pay WAPA?????????
Same old photo. There's a house across the street from us that was built two years ago; it's not in the photo.
My bill, which I haven't gotten yet but found on-line, is for 23 days: $0.49 per Kilowat Hour
My wife, who's working temporarily in Europe right now, read this morning's Source before I woke up. When I checked my e-mail she'd sent me a message...
My problem seems to be the opposite. My phones all show "home phone line in use" and every so often they indicate that I have a voice mail message. ...
Hugo just liked it here so much he decided to hang around for a while....... In the wake of Gustav and Hannah the sea around STX has been as calm...
My phone's out (on STX); Innovative said they could get someone out to look at it no earlier than Sept 8. Good thing I have a cell phone that's NOT a...
How a senator voted on 9605 will have at least as much influence in my mind as how he voted on Capt Morgan.
