Went to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire last night at the lovely Uptown, the last grand movie palace in DC (read a wonderful assessment of DC movie houses here). Both sprite and I went to the theatre immediately after work to queue up. Though we’d bought tickets weeks in advance, it was …
When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) became minority leader in the House of Representatives in 2002, I had high hopes that she’d overcome the novelty of being the first female leader of the House Democrats and would actually lead. It’s something that her redecessor, Rep. Dick Gephardt, failed to do many, many times. Then I heard …
At 2:00 pm today, it was 75 degrees outside, with strong winds and some sprinkling rain. As I write this (4:10 pm), it’s 57 degrees, still windy, and lots of rain. The wind is from the southwest, so the front still hasn’t completely passed. Tomorrow morning, the low will be close to 40, if not …
Now that I’m back on the bike, I’ve started to compile a list of things I’d like to replace or upgrade on the LeMond (in rough order of preference): new brake pads carbon fiber forks (especially since I noticed that the left-hand dropout on my current chromoly forks is a little bent after the crash) …
It’s a crazy world these days, and blogs are a wonderful way of voicing concerns, opinions and ideas in a format where these things can be read and discussed by a great number of people all over the world. The blogosphere has become an essential part of global discourse, and its rapid rise has caught …
…. because an Aussie just won the Country Music Association’s “Entertainer of the Year” award.
People who know me are well aware that sprite and I haven’t gotten married because we feel it would be unfair to our friends in long-term same-sex relationships who cannot do the same. Sam has suggested to me that the civil and religious aspects of marriage be separated, making each marriage a civil ceremony that …
That’s the sound of a happy paper shredder. Last night, sprite and I spent over 4 hours going through boxes and bags of amassed papers and crap. The mass shred, instigated by us noticing some cat vomit on a wicker basket, was quite theraputic: revisiting things that were kept, either due to an “I know …
Activity: road cycling Location: Glen Echo, MD > Seneca, MD Distance: 46.5 miles Duration: 2:45 Weather: sunny, 54 degrees Avg HR: 142 (est.) Type: aerobic My first Potomac Pedalers ride since the accident. Felt good, but I didn’t go the whole way to Poolesville because I didn’t want to go too far over 44 miles. …
Today is Veterans Day, or Remembrance Day over in the UK. Also known as Armistice Day, it marks November 11, 1918, the end of World War I.As sprite noted in her post today, we experienced Remembrance Day, English style, back in 2001. The two minutes of stone silence (save for the whirring of a car …
