Daily Archives: 08/02/2006

office rodents and the calming power of coffee

Two completely unrelated things…. sorta. Y’see, there’s construction going on at my office, three floors up from my basement desk. During this time, there’s been a lot of ruckus (whole walls torn out, for example), as well as a lot of wholesale propping of twin-sets of fire doors. Somehow, during all of this, some mice

stadium deal: on again

So the DC Council Linda Cropp decided to salvage the stadium lease deal, after all: The dramatic about-face came at 12:40 this morning after the council added its own price cap to the lease, limiting the District’s spending to $611 million for the project along the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington. With the cap in

cd playback 2006: days 11 & 12

I figured I’d lump these two together, just to be tidy. U: UNCUT Presents… (June 2004) – Various Artists V: Live At The Village Vanguard – Chucho Valdés W: Defying Gravity – Cheryl Wheeler An eclectic mix from the UK two nights ago, followed by some intoxicating, Latin-infused jazz piano mastery to start yesterday evening.