Sometimes it’s easy to forget how good we have it.

One of the most popular requests for Ireland is the self-drive program.

On the weekend of April 11-13, we had our very successful second annual Ms. Wheelchair Virginia Program at WWRC

A few weeks ago I met up with some Army recruiters to talk to college students about opportunities in the military.

I spent this past weekend completely immersed in a tale of the American Civil War, the Battle of the Wilderness to be specific.

This island paradise, in the Gulf Stream, is the northern most coral reef in the Atlantic Ocean with a nautical history spanning more than 500 years.

“You look like you already have skin cancer,” my friend told me Sunday.

This line of work gets dirty. It’s not all sitting behind a desk.

The first thing you notice is the natural light. It floods down halls from huge exterior windows. It streams down from skylights. It washes into classrooms from both exterior and interior portals.

Several times this column has discussed the importance of regular laboratory screenings as part of routine physical examinations. This past week, three patients in my practice were dramatic reminders of the incredible benefit of routine blood testing.

Let me say first, that I am not an apologist for Culpeper County Public Schools although, to be completely transparent, my wife does work at the central office.

Do you want to give your child a great start? Do you want your child to succeed in reading and writing? How about math, science, and geography?

Do you realize that the oldest living person just turned 115 years of age?

More than 20 years ago when I first began researching Culpeper’s rich Civil War history, I was fortunate to meet a truly memorable lady—a lady in the truest sense of that distinguished term. It is a fact that Sallie Ratrie Witten, the matriarch of Auburn, helped set the model for Culpeper graciousness, geniality and unselfishness of spirit.

Last week we opened Pandora’s Box with a question, “What is more important, the storyteller, the story itself, or the telling of it?”

More and more we are receiving requests to plan a long weekend with girlfriends, best friends, sisters, daughters and mothers.

So I’m watching ‘Idol’ last night and a friend and I were talking about one of the contestants who — week after week — has continuously showcased an amazing set of pipes.

One of the unique features of turfgrasses is that, unlike most other plants in the landscape, lawn grasses tolerate regular mowing at amazingly close clipping heights.

Oberammergau is a town in Germany’s Bavarian area with a name that has become synonymous with the “Passion Play” performed there every 10 years.

I am obsessed — maybe possessed — by the essence of history in all its forms be they personal, communal or institutional.

Of all the vital decisions made by Civil War commanders, one of the more pivotal judgments of the entire war was rendered here in Culpeper.

About two weeks ago, I sat for the few minutes I had and thought as I normally do, “What am I going to write about this month?”

How many people can a house touch emotionally?

If you’ve kept up with local news in the past few weeks, you’ve probably noticed the string of house fires across the county.

We all seem to feel the need, this time of year, to do some spring cleaning in our homes.

Last week part of my column included material from one I wrote two and a half years ago on veterinary practice names.

The smell of a wine is, of course, closely related to its taste.

“I almost missed the e-mail inviting me to play in the concert,” Lindsay Johnson told me over the phone a couple days before Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood performed at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville

All I can say is when Keith Urban holds your hand, looks you in the eye and says, “Hi there, thanks for coming,” you lose your mind.

I’ll admit it. I am not a spontaneous person. I like to plan my days, make my “to do lists” and cross out tasks accomplished.