http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/116 Category: Mike Gruss en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:26:57 -0400 The anonymous ancestors meet eyes with Christina Carlton. Their faces remain intact, not yet cut out and made into kitschy wallpaper or frou-frou lug ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/history-pieced-back-together-photo-photo Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Athlethes have never been my role models. I don't live like they do off the field (although I once saw Minnesota Twins baseball player Michael Cudd ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/time-heals-all-wounds-or-so-they-say Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:04:48 -0400 I wrote a song. It's called andquot;Mr. Riley Had a Microphone.andquot; It's to the tune of the popular children's ditty, andquot;Miss Susie Ha ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/citys-censors-inspired-ditty-cuz-what-they-did-was Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:02:42 -0400 NEAR THE CORNER of Azalea Garden and Princess Anne roads in Norfolk, flies buzz around trash on the sidewalk. Abandoned and half-eaten bagels are str ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/these-times-simple-sign-has-message-all-us Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 A surefire way to ensure youandrsquo;re a living, breathing human is to look closely at the surcharges on event tickets. A $6 fee for parking. Mi ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/please-donate-charity-my-choice Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:51:28 -0400 EVERYONE'S spending a lot of time worrying about fuel costs, but the bigger problem may be that increased gas prices are flat out wasting our time. ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/high-gas-prices-are-causing-us-waste-away Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:37:07 -0400 In the last couple of months, more and more of my friends have mentioned Postsecret.com, a Web site that requires participants to write down their in ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/these-secrets-are-out-about-hampton-roads Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:27:41 -0400 IT WAS THE BEST of times, it was the worst of times. It was also a dark and stormy night. And finally, it was summer. I mean - it is also summer. ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/if-you-finish-reading-column-you-could-win-tv Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 HERE'S WHAT I learned browsing the local Hallmark shop looking for Father's Day cards: Fathers are lousy at taking directions. They're not so great ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/dad-doofus-dont-believe-what-you-read-cards Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 IN URBAN LIVING, if you're not making noise, you're griping about it. After the Afr'Am Fest in Norfolk's Town Point Park last month, downtown resid ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/amid-city-din-why-target-joyful-noise Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:21:07 -0400