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Brrrrrr

Do I follow the snow or does the snow follow me?
I left DC shortly after the storm of the century.  I arrived in Wisconsin the day before two feet of snow fell.  A month later, I arrived back in DC the day after a snow emergency to find my building without heat or water.  Yesterday, [...]

Review of Principles

1,000 65-year-olds were asked what they would do differently if they could live their lives over again.  Three things emerged that the 65-year-olds would overwhelmingly change about the way they had lived:
1.  They would have taken the time to ask the important questions.
2.  They would have taken more risks in work and in love.
3.  They [...]

Happy Holidays!

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Storm of the Century

It’s been called the storm of the century on the east coast. Eighteen inches were dumped on DC in a 24-hr period.  In Wisconsin, we used to call this a dusting.
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Healthcare in America or WANTED: a European Husband

When I returned from Greece, I made an appointment to see my doctor.  I had to wait five weeks to get in to see her.  When the appointment date arrived, I sat in the waiting room for 2 hrs and 45 min. before the doctor could see me.  The doctor spent fifteen minutes with me [...]

Santarchy

Santarchy is like a Christmas-themed Halloween.

This past Saturday hundreds of Washingtonians met up on the national mall dressed up as Santas, elves, abominable snowman, and ice queens, with the goal of running around town giving gifts, singing songs, riding merry-go-rounds, and deciding who’s naughty or nice.

Who could resist?
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Let it Snow

How DC looked on Thursday when I was out shooting photographs:

It was one of those days that could best be described as perfect.  The weather was a perfect 65 degrees F, there wasn’t a drop of humidity in the air — a rare occurrence in DC — and the sky was perfectly blue.
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