“As far as I know, the only thing that Joe has done for me is to design a website. I don’t know much about blogs, and I am not aware of what this is about. I am just not into blogs.”

Senator Reynolds, if you’re “just not into blogs” then why did you attend a blog conference? Isn’t that you sitting with the yellow dog himself, Joe Stanley? At a blog conference?

Were you for blogs before you were against them? Like you were for Embarq before you were against Embarq? Like you were for the abusive driver fees before you were against them? Like you were against giving illegal immigrants in-state tuition before you were for it? It’s easier to keep up with a pair of expensive flip-flops at a water park than your legislative flip-flops…

Joe Stanley states in the article above that he created your website for free as a volunteer. I’m not sure how he stays in business creating free websites but just remember: You get what you pay for. He created a free website for the ODBA - one linking us to pedophiles.

I apologize for the delay in getting this posted. The Franklin News-Post Site is still down and I had a little trouble with my HP all-in-one while scanning the article:

He has the good sense to live blog at Good Sense!  Leave your questions for our attorney general now and then make sure you tune in on September 24th at 5:00 for the answers…

Yes, Ben. You ARE good enough, influential enough and doggone it, people DO like you (sometimes). I want you to repeat this daily affirmation out loud each night as you push those pizza boxes aside and crawl into those star-spangled sheets of yours.

You’re not the first person to let your self-worth be determined by your ranking on a blog aggregator and ….. oh, maybe you are. Anyway, I’m doing my part to see to it that you regain your rightful position … on top of Lowell.

Now dry those tears and go get that picture of a “downstate Democrat getting a lap dance” for us. If the rumors are true, does his wife get a seat in the VA senate?

I like waking up on Sunday and checking out the most recent index of influential blogs.

I like reading the posts of the disgruntled bloggers who feel they belong at the top of the list.

I LOVE arching my eyebrow, putting my hand on my hip and saying, “Obviously you’re not aware that I’m the FIFTEENTH most influential blogger in the commonwealth!”

Thanks, Dave!

*BNN’s Virginia Blogosphere Influence Rating combines a variety of data sets to determine which blogs are most powerfully influencing the direction of the Virginia political blogosphere. The exact method BNN uses to calculate influence scores must remain proprietary in order to prevent attempts to game the system. BNN’s methodology takes into account the fact that all Internet data is profoundly limited in its reliability by using multiple data sets that, when combined, reveal a fair picture of activity in the blogosphere.

I always knew it was just a matter of time before Em (Alton) showed up on CrimeBlog.US. Way to go, Em!

Very interesting read on the recent murder of a local minister, Nancy Copin. An update to the CrimeBlog story can be found here.

Update Two: According to WDBJ Channel 7, the “person of interest” has been identified as 42-year-old Charles Cobler. He was arrested in Ohio.

Bludgeoning a lady preacher to death during Holy Week.  Saddam Hussein will need to scoot over.

I have finally uploaded all the pictures I took during the Martinsville Blog Conference last August. Now I won’t be tempted to Photoshop anyone . . .

Chatmoss and Artisan Center

Conference and Cabin

Enjoy!

Last Sunday’s Martinsville Bulletin ran a story about the Patrick Henry Community College School of Craft and Design in uptown Martinsville. Better known to the Virginia blogosphere as the Artisan Center, where we held a pajama party the first evening of the Blogs United in Martinsville conference last August. Southern Living magazine has had a writer and photographer on assignment there for a while in preparation for an article that will be published sometime in 2008.

Art? My big fat granny! They call this stuff art? Look at this bowl I purchased there last summer. It’s fine I suppose for the use I put it to, holding the leftover coffee grounds until I can get them to my composter, but I would never set that thing out where people can see it.

If Southern Living wants to highlight the arts in Henry County they should send a photographer to follow Cindy Price around. Now that girl’s an artist. I have all her CDs and I’ve even put together a Cindy Price outfit. Cut offs, a belly shirt, and of course, the hat and boots. I need some leather pants, though. Since Cindy has been on my mind lately, I’m beginning to reconsider Ward Armstrong. He has been a great Cindy supporter, supporting her just like he has the people of his district. I hear that he even recommended a lawyer for her.

I don’t know what the people here think Southern Living can do, we just had a half page ad in Blue Ridge Country magazine and it didn’t help anything at all. I’m starting a campaign that is sure to be effective in getting our local economy back on track. I’ve just sent e-mail to CMT to let them know what great talent we have here in Henry County. It wouldn’t surprise me to see them roll in here long before that Southern Living piece hits the presses. I’ll even bet they get here before NASCAR comes back.

UPDATE: (From Alton) In case you haven’t figured it out by now, 4 of us got together for a special April Fools Day post. As the plan was put forth by Ward Smythe some several days ago, we decided to follow the tradition of several of the better known comic strip artists and “substitute” for one another for this post. I placed all the names in a McDonald’s bag and then wrote down all the names on a page in alphabetical order, except I placed my name last on that list. I then drew names from the bag, assigning badrose to substitute for Greg, Greg to substitute for me, Leslie and Ward turned out to be reciprocal, leaving me to write for badrose.

So, Greg has not really moved in with Greg(2), he’s not even considering a move to Charlottesville to hook up with Rick Sincere. His satirical post “Some Announcements” was very well written by badrose.

While I do enthusiastically endorse Jeff Evans over Roscoe Reynolds, I think Greg did a great job imitating my rather unique style of writing. He even fooled Chris at STD, check out this post.

Leslie and Ward worked just as well off each other I think, with each writing in a very convincing manner imitating the other.

Badrose loves art, especially folk art. Her home is filled with it, and the “Starry Night” bowl made by Joyce Wray is among her favorites. As much as she loves art, her feelings for Ward Armstrong run just as deep in the opposite direction. As for Cindy Price, well, you would just have to live here to believe that story.

Alton did a great job impersonating me (it’s not easy being me!)   To see what I did to poor Greg, go here!

is going on over at Em’s Place, HERE and HERE.  I have it on good authority that no dogs will be harmed in the weaving of this tale.

For a wonderful reading experience, I suggest that you go on over and encourage him to keep going.  The last thing he needs is one more unfinished manuscript cluttering up his space!

I’m on Spring Break this week - wasn’t going to blog, BUT as I was shutting down my desktop  computer before “hitting the road,” I noticed an e-mail from Scott with some BIG NEWS.  I couldn’t wait a whole week to play with my new colors! 

As I was saying - I’m at my undisclosed location - here’s a hint:

This is my second year of celebrating Spring Break by staying in my home state.  After September 11th, I got tired of always being the “token white chick” that got “randomly” chosen for extra security screening in airports.  No more commercial flights for badrose.  No more putting my flip flops in a basket - I’ll just drive.  And I’ll probably spend more time vacationing in the commonwealth as a result.  I’ve lived here my entire life and I still have a lot to see and learn about the Mother of Presidents.

Here’s a question (I’m such a corn pone): As I was driving on I64 yesterday, I noticed some new (or maybe I’m blind and never noticed them in the past) crossing guards installed on the exit and entrance ramps to the interstate.  Long red and white striped bars that look like candy canes without the hook.  Were these installed as part of the hurricane evacuation route plan?  If not, why are they there?  To catch bad guys?  Bad girls?

Oh - Speaking of bad girls - Demzilla’s got the Virginia Blog Carnival going in full swing over at VB Dems.  Go on over and give her a big wet sloppy kiss from me, blogger #10.