Bilbo's Random Thought Collection

Yesterday, voters in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District went to the polls to select a successor to the late  Congressman Gerry Connolly,...

In the wake of the presidential election, there's been a lot of commentary on both the left and the right about what the results say abo...

It's finally here. All the tens of millions of dollars wasted on misleading attack ads, signs, flags, rallies, and stupid hats have come...

I never thought I'd say this, but Der Furor's crowd has finally suggested something I could support.  Recent reports indicate that s...

Today, Tuesday, November 7th, 2023, is Election Day. Many people view elections like today's to be relatively minor, with local offices ...

This is it, folks. It's Election Day, the one day on which YOU - one American citizen - get to formally and officially commit your voic...

Those of you who are my friends on Facebook, and those of you who were readers of this blog as far back as 2016, know that I work as a volun...

This is going to be a little long and rambling, so bear with me. It's one of those topics I know will be loved and hated in equal measu...

Today is election day here in Virginia and across the country. Here in the Old Dominion, we will vote for, among other positions, a new Gov...

You may remember last month, Dear Readers, that I was summoned for jury duty at the local Circuit Court. In Fairfax County, the way it work...

Yes, Dear Readers, yours truly has been summoned to report for jury duty at the Fairfax County Circuit Court today. I need to report to the...

Yesterday, as you may recall, we had our primary election here in Virginia, where voters went to the polls to elect the candidates who will...

No post today - I'm working as an election officer at my local precinct from 5:00 AM until everything is packed and accounted for tonig...

One of the stock scenes in spy movies involves the steely-eyed secret police agent confronting a hapless citizen and demanding to see his o...

One of my favorite songs is a John Denver ditty from back in the 70's called "Late Night Radio," which includes this line - ...

In the biblical book of Revelation, verses 1 through 8 of Chapter 6 introduce the figures we know today as the Four Horsemen of the Apocaly...

There was a minor stir last week when President Obama suggested that one way to help minimize the influence of big money donors on our elec...

Rant alert ... The huge, screaming headline on CNN as I write this is "U.S. Officials: American Died Fighting for ISIS." W...

Today is Election Day here in The Old Dominion*, and those of us who care will be electing a governor, an attorney general, and various oth...

Do you mind if I philosophize for a moment? Of course you don't. Of course, it's my blog, so I'll do it anyway, but I thought...