When you live in a battleground state and your precinct captain calls you to canvass for the democrats, you can’t really say “no”. So I didn’t. Which is why for the last two nights I’ve been out with my clipboard and my list of names and addresses knocking on doors. The first night went well. […]
Since the revised Newseum opened last spring we’d been waiting to see it, but had held off until the weekend that the Stewarts were all in town. In was worth the wait. The designers made excellent use of the space so it is open and airy and the top floor incorporates a long balcony with […]
John and I had a pleasant time at Caitlin’s softball game and left knowing rain was on the way, but not how bad it would be. As the very excited radio announcers pointed out two storms were coming from different directions and would meet over the Washington area. It sounded like the rain might end […]
If you are riding your bike you really shouldn’t answer your phone when it rings. The first time I did it was Sunday when Stewart called and it was clear and sunny and I glided to a stop to chat with him in the shade so that worked out okay.
The second time I answered […]
Al Gore’s speech calling for a conversion of the power grid to all renewable energy sources within 10 years was rather buried in today’s Post and NY Times. This is a shame because it is a powerful idea that needs to be acted upon. It is clear that the US needs to move away from […]
Our little chicks are all away this week. Caroline working at Star Island; John at Cousins Camp in Potomac where he goes to Bullis soccer camp and then comes back for swimming in Granddad’s pool and reading Calvin and Hobbes; and Caitlin is at field hockey camp at VCU. We’ve really only had a couple […]
We were away for about 10 days and my garden is showing it. The front flower garden is full of weeds. I’ve pulled out a large trashcan full of the big ones, but from the front I haven’t made much of a dent in the crab grass. Before I attack that I’ve been waiting for […]
One of the best things about a week at Star Island is how it revs you up mentally and leaves you with new ideas to think about. Our week was full of great conversations and group discussions leaving us with the following:
The rose colored glasses through which I’d been viewing Obama and that had started […]