June 2018
-
Floral Real Estate
How long does a flower last, there I ponder the concept of floral real estate? Not to be confused with how many flowers occupy your real estate, but the actual…
-
Dogs, heat and exercise
Often I am asked what is the best time of day to do cardio outside with our pups. It might be a walk or a run. Many factors come into play here. Some people are…
-
Desert Island Discs
The BBC's Desert Island Disc program has been around since 1942 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnmr). Over those 76 years, hundreds of castaways — musici…
-
A New (and, Happily, Not So New) Town Council
This month, after long and much-honored service as the town's key representative to the outside world, Mayor Betsy Davis presided over her last regular monthly…
-
33 Receive Diplomas at Foxcroft School's 104th Commencement: Local Girls Take Top Prizes to lead an "independent group"
Foxcroft School Board Chair Anne Michele Lyons Kuhns '87 and Head of School Catherine S. McGehee handed out 33 diplomas and celebrated the outstanding accomplis…
-
The New World War - A Scientist’s Perspective
As a scientist, I perceive that World War III has started, and we are playing catch up. For perspective, on December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl…
-
The American Conservation Movement Turns 200 - The Public Square
When did the idea “to conserve” begin in America? What was that moment in time, that event that sparked a movement? Many believe the first pangs of the…
-
Russia, Disruption, and the Democrats - RED
It is hardly a revelation that Russia persists in its efforts to disrupt our political system. Since Lenin took control in Russia and declared war on the…
-
Letter from The Plains
Many Eccentric readers may have received in the past fictitious emails from specious sources in countries such as Nigeria soliciting your investment funds.…
-
Leopold “Bud” Weidlein 1918 - 2018
Leopold (Bud) Weidlein (Captain, U.S.N, Ret.) passed away peacefully in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on May 17, 2018. Bud was born on June 1, 1918, in New York…
-
I would like to express my sincere appreciation
Dear Middleburg, I would like to express my sincere appreciation and let you know how truly moved I am by the confidence you have placed in me to succeed Betsy…
-
Earth Day 2018 - Water World
Saturday, April 21, 2018, was Earth Day. On that day, over one billion people worldwide (except, perhaps in North Korea) took part in the festivities and most…
-
Ask a Council Member
Hello Middleburg! I was surprised and very pleased to see the huge turnout for the town election, despite the fact that I lost by an astounding margin. I…
-
An Act of War? - Blue
Multiple examples of Russian interventions and efforts to intervene in the 2016 Elections in the United States have been well documented. Every single US…
-
Active Engagement
It seems there will be no surprises when Mayor-elect Bridge Littleton and the new Middleburg Town Council finally take their newly assigned seats in Town Hall.…