Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse Now, Snotorious B.I.G. call it what you will, the blizzard of 2010 was pretty miserable for us. If you don’t follow my Twitter Feed/Facebook Wall, you might not know that last week’s snow storm was pretty traumatic for the family. Besides 55″ of snow, we had a town truck catch fire in front …
Category Archives: Washington DC
Mini-Bar
On Friday night, Kim and I had the great pleasure of eating at the Mini-Bar by José Andrés. A six-seat dining experience nestled within Café Atlantico, Kim had to work a bit to get reservations (call one month in advance @10 am). We were rewarded for our efforts by a 28-course tasting menu of “molecular …
Seagull Century 2007
I had the great opportunity to ride in the 2007 Seagull Century. I completed the 100-mile ride in just about 10 hours. A few comments: Carry the supplies to fix a flat tire, even if you don’t know how to actually change a tire. I was happy to help someone who had broken down and …
Global warming…
I can’t believe that some boneheads in a school district placed absurd restrictions on showing ‘An Inconvenient Truth‘ just because global warming is a theory. For christ’s sake it’s 63 degrees in the middle of January and I only live about 100 miles south of Valley Forge (you remember the place where the Revolutionary Army …
One fine day
I’ve always liked Sundays; especially if I can get my butt in gear early and make something of the day. I’ve always thought of sunday morning as the time when the city belongs to native Washingtonians; the legions who are only here because of the Government are no where to be found. Eastern Market is …
WHFS redux
Driving to dinner tonight, I was surprised to hear Neci, once of WHFS fame, back on the airwaves at 105.7FM. As a little background, WHFS 99.1 FM went off the air on January 12th, 2004 at noon, replaced by an all-spanish format station. In the ensuing ,angry fans protested, and Live 105.7FM in Balitmore picked …