Posts tagged: DC

I feel the earth move under my feet…

yep, i felt my first earthquake while standing in the hall at work talking to the guys. I know all the California folk are snickering over their lattes, but for us this was a once in a century quake.

Tuesday August 23rd, 2011 in , , | No Comments »

Cherry Blossoms

The groundhog has predicted an early spring.  The days are finally getting longer, the air is a little less frigid, and the cherry blossoms are out in force. Tim and I headed down to the tidal basin to enjoy a nice stroll and see the sights.  We did it early enough that it wasn’t completely […]

Tuesday March 29th, 2011 in , , | No Comments »

Headcount

According to Wikipedia (which said according to CBS news (which said according to AirPhotosLive.com)), 215,000 people came to see the Rally. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally_to_Restore_Sanity_and/or_Fear Good thing they abandoned the headcount concept… Sandy and I came late so we’d probably be numbers like 198,215 and 198,216.

Sunday October 31st, 2010 in , , | No Comments »

Rally to Restore Sanity

After weeks of waiting, Sandy and I set out this morning to see Jon Stewart (and Stephen Colbert) Rally on the National Mall. For those of you who have been in a news black hole, the Rally to Restore Sanity was announced a month and a half ago by Jon on his show.  Jon’s nemesis, […]

Saturday October 30th, 2010 in , , | No Comments »