Former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) civilian contractor and leaker of secrets, Edward Snowden is now a Russian citizen. Congratulations? From Military.com: Russian President Vladimir Putin ... Continue Reading
Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, died today. She was 96. Queen Elizabeth reigned for 70 years. She's the only monarch most Britons have ever known. Replacing her on the throne will be her ... Continue Reading
Show the current date in WordPress without a plugin
I wanted a way of displaying the current date in WordPress. Ideally, I wanted to use a shortcode that would display it. After I checked out the built-in shortcodes native to WordPress, and verified ... Continue Reading
Happy birthday America!
Today is the 246th year anniversary of the United States becoming its own country. Before July 4, 1976, the original 13 states were English colonies. If it wasn't for a bunch of slave owning white ... Continue Reading
Finally, Lids returns to the Valley Mall
Lids is returning to the Valley Mall, the Hagerstown region's premiere indoor shopping experience. It's about time. The mall had a Lids store for as long as I can remember. It then suddenly shut ... Continue Reading
Three killed in mass shooting in Smithsburg, Maryland
At around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, a lone gunman entered Columbia Machine, a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Maryland and shot four people, killing three. After fleeing the scene, a member of the ... Continue Reading