Weather in DC was in the upper 60s yesterday, and sunny. And in the middle of the afternoon a bunch of us stepped outside for a chipwich from Scoops2U. Seeing as how I didn’t go out for lunch, it was the perfect break to at least get a taste of…
DC’s schizophrenic weather continues with today’s forecast calling for snow. Snow? This after the incredibly beautiful day yesterday. Granted, I still needed a jacket yesterday, and when I sat down by the pool in front of the Capitol reading my hands got more than a little cold holding my book,…
I came across an interesting article from the Publisher’s Weekly twitter feed on independent bookstores many weeks ago. Obviously a hot topic for the past couple of years (and now adding to that the role of bookstores in general). Where I lived growing up, there were not too many independent…
Wow. That’s really all I’ve got. Before, of course, I get into the gushing. So I did already talk briefly about him, back when I first got tickets to his concert. But here’s the thing. No matter how good a recording is, there is just nothing comparable to a live…
Looking for something new to get into the holiday spirit? Over the last weekend I made it back out to the National Zoo after dark to see the zoo lit up like…well, kind of like a long, winding Christmas tree. Many of the paths leading off to see the animals…