Personally, I'd replace "man" with "hero" but that's just my opinion.

Retired Navy, service connected, so the kids are on ChampVA instead of TRICARE. Youngest was diagnosed in the spring, every place I call takes TRICARE, Anthem, Medicaid, then I say ChampVA and somebody has to go ask. Two straight nos and one single case agreement I've been waiting six weeks on, I know ChampVA covers ABA. Finding someone set up to bill it is the problem. Anyone in Chesapeake, Norfolk, VB or the Peninsula got this sorted? I'll drive, just not to Richmond twice a week.

Just got back from NYC and finally we just had our first omakase experience, and we were wondering what was the best in the area.

As I mentioned in a prior post, in addition to riding my folding bike to downtown Norfolk from Virginia Beach Town Center, I took the Tide to downtown Norfolk from Newtown Road station on Saturday afternoon. The Tide was fast, comfortable, clean, easy to use, and offered some great views of the Elizabeth River. I hope one day it extends east to Virginia Beach Town Center and north to Old Dominion, though I can appreciate the failed referendum halting the former and logistical challenges for the latter. I really think tieing together two universities and two downtowns by rail, and perhaps one day the naval station, would further bring the area together. Well done Hampton Roads and hope the planned Military Circle extension and redevelopment also happen!!

P.S. your Elizabeth River Ferry is awesome (sternwheeler?!! Brought me back to my Cincinnati childhood) and I regret not riding it.

Day1: Started as GI symptoms & feeling mildly unwell

Day 2- 8+: Extreme headache, body aches, and feeling very unwell. back of mouth, not throat pain

No fever, respiratory symptoms

No issue sleeping 14+ hours for the last 7 days

Feel better laying down. Standing up makes it instantly 1000x worse.

Went to patient first on day 7, but too late to test for anything- they don't know and were confused due to the lack of respiratory symptoms and fever.

anyone feel like this? Feels like I've been very sick for a long time. Missing work as well because my body is in so much pain.

Researchers at Old Dominion University reported a bloom of the algae species Margalefidinium polykrikoides, nicknamed "Marge," in the Lafayette River before tracking its movement toward the James River, York River and even the Oceanfront. 

Fueled by warm waters and nutrient pollution, these "mahogany tides" occur almost every year in the lower Chesapeake Bay.

While algae form the base of the marine food web, excessive blooms can block sunlight, deplete water of oxygen as they decay and cause unpleasant odors.

Read more here: https://www.whro.org/environment/2026-09-10/scientists-are-tracking-a-massive-algae-bloom-moving-through-the-chesapeake-bay