EVERYTHING WILL BE OK. I PROMISE Dad, Geek, Flirt, Photographer, Writer, Reader, Shower Singer, Story Teller, Teacher, Student, Socialist, Atheist, Foodie, Hiker, Drinker, Ponderer.A Creative Geekery Joint ron@ronbailey.netRoanoke, Virginia 540.339.6818Tumblr (3.0; @ronbailey)http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/noEVERYTHING WILL BE OK. I PROMISE Dad, Geek, Flirt, Photographer, Writer, Reader, Shower Singer, Story Teller, Teacher, Student, Socialist, Atheist, Foodie, Hiker, Drinker, Ponderer.A Creative Geekery Joint ron@ronbailey.netRoanoke, Virginia 540.339.6818EVERYTHING WILL BE OK. I PROMISE Dad, Geek, Flirt, Photographer, Writer, Reader, Shower Singer, Story Teller, Teacher, Student, Socialist, Atheist, Foodie, Hiker, Drinker, Ponderer.A Creative Geekery Joint ron@ronbailey.netRoanoke, Virginia 540.339.6818Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation<p>Well, actually, it’s kind of too <em>late</em> to be right. You guys should have spoke up sooner.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=hdATu9IZPgQ:JnbBluo2zYU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=hdATu9IZPgQ:JnbBluo2zYU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/hdATu9IZPgQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/hdATu9IZPgQ/18355828010http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18355828010Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:05:00 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18355828010<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00vlu2J5Y1qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=_rKXnaXaP7A:KAwp2AGS_II:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=_rKXnaXaP7A:KAwp2AGS_II:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/_rKXnaXaP7A" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/_rKXnaXaP7A/18343317492http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18343317492Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:53:54 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18343317492<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00oyskRBi1qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Tallest Building in Town</strong></p> <p>Well, but for the ones up on top of Mill Mountain. I suppose they are a bit higher, true enough.</p> <p>But that feels like cheating.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=kxAy9GhXf4c:heT-8t7sSa4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=kxAy9GhXf4c:heT-8t7sSa4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/kxAy9GhXf4c" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/kxAy9GhXf4c/18333892599http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18333892599Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:30:28 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18333892599<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzzb2loqCL1qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/12470" target="_blank">Oklahoma Madonna: 1939 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive</a></p> <p>I fell in love with this image immediately. It’s from 1939, but that young mother looks like she she could be any one of us, in a photo that was just taken yesterday. </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=TQpZRz4sKng:J5xa11_Geho:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=TQpZRz4sKng:J5xa11_Geho:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/TQpZRz4sKng" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/TQpZRz4sKng/18332468281http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18332468281Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:08:00 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18332468281<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00mufE37z1qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Sheila’s</strong></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=c5ddwSemNP8:65kCxy72WRY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=c5ddwSemNP8:65kCxy72WRY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/c5ddwSemNP8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/c5ddwSemNP8/18330875624http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18330875624Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:44:39 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18330875624<p>You know, the injuries he sustained from pushing the buttons on his computer.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=Ihyr31QrUlE:NIYAT4Phe6Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=Ihyr31QrUlE:NIYAT4Phe6Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/Ihyr31QrUlE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/Ihyr31QrUlE/18316309786http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18316309786Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:27:00 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18316309786<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m007deSAgb1qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>For <a href="http://mattdoucette.com/post/18311684422/madamex" target="_blank">Matt</a> - my favorite John Singer Sargent piece, a portrait of Mrs. Norah Gribble.</p> <p>The painting resides at the <a href="http://dev.taubmanmuseum.org/main/exhibitions/permanent-collection/american" target="_blank">Taubman Museum of Art</a>, here in Roanoke. She’s beautiful.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=trlinY18rrw:AFCmTw3PvuY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=trlinY18rrw:AFCmTw3PvuY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/trlinY18rrw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/trlinY18rrw/18313520889http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18313520889Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:10:00 -0500mattdoucettehttp://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18313520889<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzz9raIqJQ1qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Last Game of the Season</strong></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=cFtv7Pw2I8E:Xu6rUHnx2Dw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=cFtv7Pw2I8E:Xu6rUHnx2Dw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/cFtv7Pw2I8E" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/cFtv7Pw2I8E/18287211453http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18287211453Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:04:22 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18287211453<p>When your 8 year old digs through his closet and rediscovers all his stuffed bears.</p> <p>And then piles them all on his bed for the evening.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=ePFRQLrYfM4:mfl20nSfgOg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=ePFRQLrYfM4:mfl20nSfgOg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/ePFRQLrYfM4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/ePFRQLrYfM4/18285332089http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18285332089Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:31:00 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18285332089<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/18283934862/tumblr_lzz74cMDnN1qzunp7&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong>The Hectors - Cold Star</strong></p> <p>If there were any justice to be had in this universe, this song would have been a HUGE hit.</p> <p>Listen to it, if you have time. Download it and save it for later if you don’t.</p> <p>It’s that good.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=-4reLg9RbHA:_DGeE596OEg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=-4reLg9RbHA:_DGeE596OEg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/-4reLg9RbHA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/-4reLg9RbHA/18283934862http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18283934862Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:07:00 -0500no The Hectors - Cold Star If there were any justice to be had in this universe, this song would have been a HUGE hit. Listen to it, if you have time. Download it and save it for later if you don’t. It’s that good. The Hectors - Cold Star If there were any justice to be had in this universe, this song would have been a HUGE hit. Listen to it, if you have time. Download it and save it for later if you don’t. It’s that good.http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18283934862http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/18283934862/tumblr_lzz74cMDnN1qzunp7&color=FFFFFF<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzyc9jId8W1qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>1 HR PARKING</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=koMzpJ5sPQM:a_kH2fE6ITg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=koMzpJ5sPQM:a_kH2fE6ITg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/koMzpJ5sPQM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/koMzpJ5sPQM/18247760182http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18247760182Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18247760182<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzyc6v3DxU1qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I think somebody forgot his coffee this morning.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=kbk6v_-YuN8:WZAWXCgomAQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=kbk6v_-YuN8:WZAWXCgomAQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/kbk6v_-YuN8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/kbk6v_-YuN8/18247707510http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18247707510Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:59:18 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18247707510<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzwxc0Jawt1qzunp7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=Fi8AgVvsCp8:TYL3AjFtX3M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=Fi8AgVvsCp8:TYL3AjFtX3M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/Fi8AgVvsCp8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/Fi8AgVvsCp8/18200377780http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18200377780Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:40:48 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18200377780<p>I have no other words. I just got a care package that left me without words. Thank you.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=nUsNq0iZmvE:MiNL8ur1mkU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=nUsNq0iZmvE:MiNL8ur1mkU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/nUsNq0iZmvE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/nUsNq0iZmvE/18189223177http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18189223177Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:08:00 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18189223177<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/18185994985/tumblr_lzwfa60EV41qzunp7&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong>Rilo Kiley - Wires and Waves</strong></p> <p>There are oceans and wires and waves between us.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=DsMWvWqUG9s:rIqMXltj1Mo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=DsMWvWqUG9s:rIqMXltj1Mo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/DsMWvWqUG9s" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/DsMWvWqUG9s/18185994985http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18185994985Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:11:00 -0500no Rilo Kiley - Wires and Waves There are oceans and wires and waves between us. Rilo Kiley - Wires and Waves There are oceans and wires and waves between us.http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18185994985http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/18185994985/tumblr_lzwfa60EV41qzunp7&color=FFFFFF<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzwb4yRkKU1qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sweet mother of god.</p> <p><a href="http://lostinscarlett.tumblr.com/post/18183812675" target="_blank">Lost in Scarlet</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=pS6K_TEjwUU:ai7MpHodzgM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=pS6K_TEjwUU:ai7MpHodzgM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/pS6K_TEjwUU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/pS6K_TEjwUU/18184099407http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18184099407Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:41:00 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18184099407<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzvqhcNFFY1qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Mitchell’s</strong></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=OPtmG3uqiiw:pslIOmjEVBM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=OPtmG3uqiiw:pslIOmjEVBM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/OPtmG3uqiiw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/OPtmG3uqiiw/18171960096http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18171960096Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:15:12 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18171960096<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzunspUIwJ1qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=pRz2cAdV_XU:fm2nRWIme6s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=pRz2cAdV_XU:fm2nRWIme6s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/pRz2cAdV_XU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/pRz2cAdV_XU/18129018407http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18129018407Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:19:37 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18129018407<p><a href="http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/305261" target="_blank"><strong>roanoke.com - Support For Abortion Bills Tips After National Outcry</strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>RICHMOND — A Republican effort to require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion is in serious jeopardy after Gov. Bob McDonnell backtracked on the issue and the author of the Senate version of the bill asked that her legislation be stricken.</strong></p> <strong> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>McDonnell issued a statement before a House of Delegates debate on the issue, saying he would not support forcing women to undergo an ultrasound in which a probe is inserted into the vagina. That is the common method of performing an ultrasound for women in the early stages of pregnancy.</strong></p> <strong> </strong> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Later in the afternoon, Sen. Jill Vogel, R-Fauquier County, told the Senate she will ask that her bill be stricken. Del. Mark Sickles, D-Fairfax County, said he believes her decision may signal the end of the ultrasound mandate.</strong></p> <strong> </strong> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>“Maybe we’re about to celebrate a victory here,” he said at a news conference after Wednesday’s House session.</strong></p> <strong> </strong> </strong></blockquote> <p>Don’t think for a minute that getting involved and speaking up never changes anything. Because it does.</p> <p>And we sure are racking a lot of wins lately, aren’t we?</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=rjk2393BBI8:H3cs1ACe1gM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=rjk2393BBI8:H3cs1ACe1gM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/rjk2393BBI8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/rjk2393BBI8/18127494500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18127494500Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:16:00 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18127494500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzuhk6KXI81qzunp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another angle on that same building from yesterday. I like this one a little better, I think.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=wwvTClr7XpE:xDHoWeJDAaE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?a=wwvTClr7XpE:xDHoWeJDAaE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ronbailey/JxPm?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~4/wwvTClr7XpE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ronbailey/JxPm/~3/wwvTClr7XpE/18126041318http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18126041318Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:04:54 -0500http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/18126041318en-usnonadult