High Fructose Corn Syrup — which the corn refiners are trying to get renamed to “corn sugar” — has been in the news a lot lately. I’m not fond of ingesting, or letting my son ingest, things that have been found to contain mercury, so we’re trying to stay away from HFCS. And so we’ve been reading labels. Lots and lots of labels.First on the list to go was factory-produced breads. Believe it or not, most of them contain HFCS. So now we buy what they bake on the premises at Wegmans.

Corn Flakes (yes, plain Corn Flakes!) is no longer welcome in our house due to the pernicious presence. Amazingly, Wegmans Brand Marshmallow Treasures is HFCS-free. I can’t pronounce everything else it contains, but it doesn’t have that.

Cheerios is HFCS-free. Yay Cheerios!

Old Dominion Root Beer has no HFCS. It is made from cane sugar and honey. And it used to be produced locally. I miss Old Dominion, don’t you?

Global Foods Mart has an enormous offering of packaged foods that don’t contain HFCS.

In general, the fresher and less packaged the product, the less likely it will be to contain HFCS. Just read the labels.

Go check out what Stevens has to say about Boehner’s visit to our fair county at www.withoutsupervision.com.

Where they put the White House on lock-down? And there were arrests?

Yeah, neither did I. But apparently, there was.

Any coverage from WaPo? Nope.

In 1996, Air Force Col. Jeffery R. Barnett published a book predicting how wars would be prosecuted in 2010.

Now, Barnett is engaged in an uphill battle far different from the ones he imagined: He is running to unseat Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) in the 10th Congressional District.

Read the rest here!!

My favorite part is where he promises to walk the whole district every two years. That appeals to my canvassing heart.

If you’d like to meet Jeff in person, his schedule is after the jump

Barnett for Congress Public Schedule: September 20 – September 27  

Tuesday, September 21

Jeff attends Back-to-School Night at Chantilly High School

6:30 – 7:30 PM

4201 Stringfellow Rd. Chantilly, VA 20151

Wednesday, September 22

Jeff greets commuters at Dulles North Park-and-Ride

5:30-8:30 AM

Rt. 606 and Rt. 634, next to the Dulles Greenway

Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce: Candidates Night

5:30 – 7:00 PM

Tysons Corner Marriott

1960-A Chain Bridge Rd. McLean, VA 22102

Sully District Council of Citizens’ Associations: Candidates Night

7:30 – 8:30 PM

Sully District Government Center

4900 Stonecroft Blvd. Chantilly, VA 20151

Thursday, September 23

Jeff greets commuters at Leesburg Park-and-Ride

5:30 AM – 8:30 AM

19730 Sycolin Rd. Leesburg, VA 20175

Jeff appears on NTD TV

Broadcast TV Channel 50.3 / Verizon FIOS 482

8:00 – 9:00 PM

Friday, September 24

Jeff appears on The Kojo Nnamdi Show / The Politics Hour

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 88.5 FM WAMU (National Public Radio)

Saturday, September 25

Jeff attends Dulles Plane Pull

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Dulles International Airport

Manassas Meet-and-Greet

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

A Taste of Heaven Tea Room

8671 Phoenix Dr. Manassas, VA 20110

Jeff attends Lovettsville Oktoberfest

3:30 – 5:30 PM

Downtown Lovettsville, VA

Monday, September 27

Jeff greets Commuters at Poplar Tree Park-and-Ride

5:30 – 8:30 AM

4718 Stringfellow Rd. Chantilly, VA 20151

…to speak on the CBPO tonight at Public Input. Are you one of them? Consider this an open thread on what you plan to say or on what you hear there.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who enjoys this season.

via comics.com

Christmas displays (yes); staggered terms (no); pay raises for the BOS and perhaps to go to a full-time board (come back with more info); give school overage back to the teachers to cover the furlough days (no).

And that’s just a start.

I’m home sick today, so I’ve been watching the whole thing. I am fascinated.

Where: Board Room at the Government Center

When: 7:30

Special guest: Tony Howard of the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce. He’ll give a talk and then take questions!

Stevens and other members of the BOS will talk about the Chesapeake Bay Protection act and will take questions. By the way, did you know that the LCRC is against the CBPA? Resolutions against things that will help the environment that start out with

WHEREAS, the Loudoun County Republican Committee strongly supports clean air and clean water,

And then goes on to say, basically, but not if it means we have to personally do anything about it. always strike me as amusing.

Someone from Jeff Barnett’s campaign will be there to give us an update, but Jeff himself will be at Herndon’s Town Hall Meeting.

As always, LCDC meetings are open to the public, with published agendas and minutes and whatnot.

I will not be in attendance tonight, as it is Back to School Night at my son’s school! But if you can attend, I’m sure you’ll be in for an interesting and dynamic meeting.

Thank you Peter, Paul & Mary!!

NOM’s been playing Peter, Paul, & Mary’s version of “This Land is Your Land” at their gatherings.

Peter Yarrow has written a letter asking them to stop. I’ve signed the letter thanking Peter, Paul & Mary at that link.

Read more about it here

JEFF BARNETT FOR CONGRESS PUBLIC SCHEDULE: 8/30 – 9/4

Monday, August 30th

Town Hall Meeting, 7:00 – 8:30 PM (Press Availability)

Public Safety Building, 1080 Coverstone Drive, Winchester, VA 22602

Tuesday, August 31st

Shenandoah University Political Mixer, 6:15 – 7:30 PM

Clement Dining Room, Shenandoah University, Winchester

Wednesday, September 1st

Town Hall Meeting, 7:00 – 8:30 PM (Press Availability)

Warrenton-Fauquier Visitor Center, 33 N. Calhoun St., Warrenton, VA

Thursday, September 2nd

Town Hall Meeting: 7:00 – 8:30 PM (Press Availability)

Herndon Fortnightly Library, 768 Center St., Herndon, VA

Friday, September 3rd

Jeff Barnett’s 10th District Walking Tour, Day 1: Gore to Winchester

Telephone Press Conference, 9:00 AM (Call Patrick Dorsey for Information)

Winchester Campaign Office Grand Opening: 5:45 PM (Press Availability)

Corner of Braddock and Wolfe Streets, Winchester, VA

Meet-and-Greet Reception, 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Eugene B. Smith Gallery, 25 N. Loudoun St., Winchester, VA

Saturday, September 4th

Jeff Barnett’s 10th District Walking Tour, Day 2: Winchester to Berryville

Dinner Meet-and-Greet, 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Camino Real Restaurant, 16 Crow St., Berryville, VA

I hope to see you at one or more of these events!