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Chivalry, Thy Name is Bubba
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Robin is an award-winning journalist who specializes in humorous essays for newspapers and magazines. Her essays have been collected in the popular gift book, “Chivalry, Thy Name Is Bubba.” Formerly a feature writer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Robin recently produced a new collection of essays called “Bush Hogs and Other Swine."
Visiting Royalty in Crozier
Whose cat is this?
Charming kitty found wandering along Lee Road in Crozier 5/2/12 and accosting passers-by. Fat, friendly, very chatty. Have alerted animal control and local vets.
Email me if you know where this lost cat lives.
I'm gearing up to appear on a panel at the Festival of the Book this week. Please come cheer me on! Wednesday, March 21 at 2 p.m. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main, Charlottesville. The panel is called, "The Art of the Essay." See you there!
This 80-degree weather in early March reminds me of the winter it wasn't so warm...
We have a little mud puddle that we dignify with the word “pond.” It’s fed by the runoff from a hill and about every third winter it gets enough ice to skate on. Tuesday it was 10...
We have sage brush-sized dust bunnies rolling around our house.
It’s true that, over time, people forget about the intensity of painful events. Case in point: For the past month, we have had workmen in the house, stripping paint, repairing stuff, painting and wallpapering. All the while, we have camped out in a ten by twelve room with a small tv,...
Flash! Truck fire on Lee Road last night was NOT my vehicle!
We used to laugh about tire fires, not because we are indifferent to environmental disasters, but because the people associated with one, when interviewed on television, invariably referred to the event as a “tar far.” But tar fars seem less...
Snowballs and sleds: Goochland Feb. 20, 2012
...or hay fever?
It's hard to diagnose your runny nose and sneezing correctly in this weather.
Jonquils and bare feet -- Four days later -- Goochland Feb. 24, 2012
Men worry about accessorizing, too.
The other day I got in the car with a bunch of men to go to a quasi-social business dinner at a law firm.
Actually, I guess you would say it was a law office. A “firm” implies 75 or 80 attorneys and dozens of para-legals, all churning out billable hours on the 17th...
Ideal Valentine's Day gift.
Valentine’s Day has gotten totally out of hand. The image of St. Valentine’s Day is cherubs, hearts and flowers, a frilly, silly day of affection. In reality, Valentine’s Day, like its evil twin, New Year’s Eve, is a monster of unrealistic expectations and...
The theme of this year's Super Bowl is "beer"
I often think how blessed we are as a nation to have an institution that so perfectly reflects the American psyche and our deep attachment to tradition (by which I mean beer). I’m speaking of course about the Super Bowl.
On February 5, a hush will fall over the land as the...