Tales, trails and tails of a corporate drop-out
It’s become helpful to be a bit strategic about our downtime/time away. With Ames’ schedule neither come about often enough. I found an event and location that would fit both our needs–a target for her, an interesting place to visit for me and the pups and close enough to not be a hassle. While spring … Read moreFredericksburg 1/2
Better late than not-at-all continues to be the theme for a few more weeks of catch-up. By my suggestion (insistence?) we went all-in for local Memorial Day Festivities. A little hokey and a little serious, a little forgetful and a lot memorable, we found it all. For 26 years now the Rolling Thunder have been … Read moreMemorable Memorial Day (Weekend)
It’s been awhile since I’ve been lost in a library. In fact I’m unsure if I’ve ever been lost in one. I have a newly set goal to learn enough about my newest library that I no longer get lost. Wandering down in the tunnels between the Jefferson and Madison buildings of the Library of … Read moreLibrary of Congress – Reader
Been a long time, my limited cranial capacity has been overloaded for weeks and I’ve long forgotten more than I can recall that I wanted to report. That said….we gotta start somewhere. Today was the first day of a week of big, big decisions coming out of the current session of the Supreme Court. I … Read moreLucky Number 28
Our neighborhood is carved out of the hills and marshes of northeastern VA. Although everyone seems to call it Northern VA. Giant, hulking apartment buildings and acres of concrete, glass and steel have risen out of rich fertile soil that could likely grow about anything planted. Just a couple blocks away are street inclines of … Read moreSam and the Squirrels