Thursday, December 31, 2015

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96th District, Virginia House of Delegates     December 31, 2015

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District Office:

1201 Jamestown Road

Williamsburg, VA 23185

757-223-9690

DelBPogge@house.virginia.gov

 

During Session:

General Assembly Building

Room 403

Capitol Square

Richmond, VA 23219

804-698-1096

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Norge, VA 23127
 
Legislative Aide
Amanda Johnston
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Start the New Year with 
Pancakes & Politics!

Delegate Brenda Pogge

Cordially invites you to enjoy

A Pancake Supper 
Featuring a Preview of the 
2016 General Assembly Session

Friday, January 8, 2016
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Capitol Pancake House
802 Capitol Landing Road
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185

Tickets: $10 per person. 
Sponsorships available!

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Friday, December 25, 2015

Merry Christmas!


96th District, Virginia House of Delegates                                        December 25, 2015

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(Outside of Session):

1201 Jamestown Road

Williamsburg, VA 23185

757-223-9690

DelBPogge@house.virginia.gov

 

Please send mail to:

P.O. Box 196

Norge, VA 23127
 
Legislative Aide
Amanda Johnston
Amanda@brendapogge.com
Dear Friends,

In our home, we celebrate Christmas. Whatever holiday you may observe this season, we wish you joy, peace, and a very happy holiday celebration! 


Merry Christmas and a
"Capitol" New Year!




"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given...and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."  
Isaiah 9:6

From all of us to all of you, 
Merry Christmas and a 
Happy New Year!

Brenda Pogge & Family

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Saturday, November 28, 2015

What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?


Dear Friends, 
 
You might recognize the line - it's from a sea shanty tune sung on old military vessels by the crew as they worked. So, what do you do with a drunken sailor? One of the proposed solutions of the song is to "...shave his belly with a rusty razor."
 
I propose something a little different: thank him.
 
I had better explain myself before I'm accused of hitting the sauce.
 
You see, in Colonial America, we loved our alcohol. 
Back then we believed alcohol could cure the sick and make strong those who were weak.

Many of our founding fathers drank - and quite frequently. John Adams, for example, began each day with a draft of hard cider. Jefferson imported his favorite brews from France. Sam Adams, at one point, even managed his father's brewery (the marketing folks behind that modern day brand all need to be given raises). Even John Hancock was accused of smuggling wine - and knowing him, it was likely true!
 
Not everyone was on board, of course. Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the Declaration and founders of American medicine, was actually one of the first to view alcoholism as a disease and an addiction. In the late 1700s, it was estimated that the annual consumption of alcohol for each person over 15 years of age was a whopping 40 gallons!
 
Yes, early Americans believed alcohol to be healthy - and given their circumstances, they weren't that far from the truth.
 
Here's why: there was a far more dangerous and worrisome drink - water.
 
One sip could make you seriously ill, and everyone knew it.
  
In fact, lack of drinkable water nearly wiped out the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, VA. George Percy wrote "cold water taken out of the river...was the destruction of many of our men."

 
Later, American history was nearly altered once again during the Revolutionary War. In the winter of 1777, George Washington suffered huge losses at Valley Forge when 3,000 soldiers were wiped out with illness and another 2,000 had to leave the army because they were so sick. That totaled over 40% of the men Washington had at Valley Forge! 

One of the causes of these illnesses was lack of clean drinking water
 
But the American colonists learned how to deal with their water situation. In Europe, polluted waterways were a much bigger problem, and so many Europeans drank alcohol instead. It made for an easy example for colonists to follow.
 
Of course, there's another drink that altered the course of American history in two huge ways. Think you know the answer?
 
 
 
In Liberty,
 
Matt Redhawk
Owner, My Patriot Supply 
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