THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, December 10, 1995 TAG: 9512080160
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Long : 116 lines
Sunday, Nov. 26
11 p.m. - Route 44 near Rosemont Road exit.
The driver of a yellow Mustang LX obviously has an interest in the ``Star Wars'' movies. The license tag reads ``EVL JEDI.''
- Larry W. Brown
Friday, Dec. 1
6 p.m. - Pembroke Mall.
Four young cousins recognize a neighbor and run to greet him.
Mikey Bellavance, 6, holds a letter addressed to Santa in his hand. His 4-year-old sister, Kimberly, stands next to him. Their cousins, John-John, 5, and Charles O'Roarke, 3, are with them. John-John also holds a Santa letter.
``These are for Santa,'' says Mikey and excitedly lists all the requests in their letter. ``And Kimberly is getting (some Pocahontas item their neighbor doesn't understand).''
John-John, a kindergartner, jumps in with his gift list.
And what is Charles going to get from Santa, he is asked?
``He's not getting anything. He can't write,'' says John-John.
Charles is momentarily upset, but quickly recovers.
``Will you write Santa for me?'' he asks his older neighbor.
- Gary Edwards
Sunday, Dec. 3
6:30 p.m. - Windsor Woods.
A family in a station wagon rides around the neighborhood checking out the Christmas lights. The car turns into a court that has several houses in a row glowing with lights.
One yard in particular is heavily decorated with Christmas yard ornaments.
``Look! A Nativity scene!'' says Mom, as the wagon passes in front of the house and stops. ``Awww, there's baby Jesus.''
``You sure don't see many of those around anymore,'' answers Dad.
As the car pulls away from the scene a little voice from the back seat says, ``Bye bye, baby Seesus.''
- Lori A. Denney
Monday, Dec. 4
1:30 p.m - a shopping center on Independence Boulevard.
A female Salvation Army bell ringer is chanting a strange Holiday message to patrons walking down the sidewalk of the shopping center.
``Nineteen more days to give and we won't `bug' you no more!''
- Patty Jenkins
5:30 p.m. - A drugstore in Haygood Shopping Center.
A woman in her mid-to-late 20s holds an armful of items. She places them on the counter. Noticing that the middle-age man behind her has a single purchase, she tells him to go ahead of her.
He thanks her and steps around her toward the cashier.
The cashier picks up one of the woman's items and runs it through the scanner. She looks at the man with confusion as he extends his purchase toward her.
``Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you all were together,'' the cashier says.
``I'm flattered,'' says the man.
``I am, too,'' says the woman.
The man smiles broadly and says, ``Now, I really am flattered.''
- Gary Edwards
10 a.m. - Central Fidelity.
A red van in the drive-through sports a silly sticker on its windshield. Around a drawing of a wheelchair on a surfboard are the words: Surfing Impaired: too old - too fat - don't care.
- Holly Wester
2 p.m. - Dunwoody subdivision.
The license plate of a yellow Volvo station wagon makes perfect sense during the holiday shopping season. It reads: NO BUKS.
- Holly Wester
Tuesday, Dec. 5
12:40 p.m. - Wendy's.
A car waiting at the drive-through express window on Independence Boulevard has an interesting bumper sticker.
``Meat is Murder!''
- Patty Jenkins
Wednesday, Dec. 6
8:15 a.m. - South Boulevard near Mount Trashmore.
A black and white duck lies motionless in the middle of the busy road. Its neck is twisted to one side and its feathers are strewn about on the pavement.
Another duck, also black and white, is on the side of the road furiously pacing back and forth.
The duck stops and stretches its neck to look over at the obviously familiar carcass, then continues its roadside routine to and fro as drivers swerve to miss the lifeless body in the road.
- Lori A. Denney
10:45 a.m. - A public speaking class at Tidewater Community.
Six students arrive early and wait outside the door for the previous class to end.
``Did anyone study for the final?'' a student with a blue baseball cap asks. ``Today's the day,'' his voice echoes down the hallway, reaching students who are obviously doing some last minute cramming.
``If you don't know it by now you won't know it at all,'' responds another student who anxiously looks at her notes.
``I read the first chapter in the textbook,'' says a third young person.
``There's a textbook for this class?'' says yet another student.
- Michelle Mizal
12:10 p.m. - An office on Virginia Beach Boulevard.
A female employee is tying the knot Dec. 30, and the wedding has been the talk of the office all morning.
A few co-workers begin tossing around gift ideas, but no one knows where she is registered.
Her answer: ``Hecht's, the Center for the Arts and HQ.'' The blond bride-to-be thinks for a moment then adds, ``We're new home owners - you know how it is.''
- Holly Wester ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by STEVE EARLEY
Diamonds on the water
A low-angled sun leaves a sparkling effect Tuesday as these fall
fishermen cast for a jewel of a catch off a sandy point at Lynnhaven
Inlet just inside the Lesner Bridge across Shore Drive.
by CNB