Sad to say, it looks like I will not make my stated goal, but…
Sad to say, it appears that I will NOT make my stated goal of having the J27 photo set up before my next DC trip on February 14. However, this is because other factors over which I have no control are...
View ArticleIt got a little hairy at one point, but I made it…
I am pleased to say that I am home safe and sound once again, back from my 87th DC trip since I started doing these things back in 2004. This trip was moved up two days due to an impending snowstorm,...
View ArticleI wonder if he’s been puffing on the magic dragon…
So I’m on the Metro, on Breda 3040. I got on at Mt. Vernon Square, and rode all the way to Huntington. Most people board the Yellow Line at Gallery Pl-Chinatown or L’Enfant Plaza. Those who want seats...
View ArticleNow let’s travel to Breda 3040…
As promised, I have posted the videos of the man singing on the Metro to YouTube. And here you are: Singing “Age of Aquarius” Singing “Puff the Magic Dragon” The images itself are somewhat unimportant,...
View ArticleAt this early hour, we’re up, and you know what that means…
It is 3:30 AM on Saturday, March 17, 2007 as I am writing this. And you know what that means, right? Yes, that’s right – I’m going to Washington DC, and it must be something important if I’m going on a...
View ArticleYou were just on TV – Fox News
First of all, hello from the Infoshop, where I just now met David Rovics. The protest went swimmingly. I got off the Metro at Foggy Bottom, headed down to the main rally site, and eventually found the...
View Article“Booger” is a word, but “burqa” isn’t?
First off, hello from Pentagon City. I’ve had a fun day today. I rode out to New Carrollton on the Metro and then around to Fort Totten and then to the Infoshop. And at times, I’ve been playing...
View ArticleLost two farecards in one day!
And when it was all said and done, my performance when it came to Metro on this last DC trip was horrible. Never before have I lost two all-day passes in the same day. Now, I’ve had farecard problems...
View ArticleHello from… Rosslyn?
Yeah. Hello from Rosslyn. I’ve found out that Rosslyn Center is just teeming with wireless access points. CommuterStore on the second floor has a free wireless hotspot, and it works in most of the...
View ArticleAnd it looks like I know where I’m going to be living in DC…
As things presently stand, it looks like I’m going to be living in Wheaton, Maryland. The apartment is going to be nice. It’s got one bedroom and one bathroom, a good-sized living room, an eat-in...
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Bet you haven’t seen this before…
I’ll bet you haven’t seen this destination on Metro trains before: Yeah, Twinbrook. This was on the side of CAF 5071, as well as 5070, its mate. The other four cars on this six-car train displayed the...
View ArticleNow I really know where I’m living!
After the first apartment deal fell through, and we found out what a bunch of slimeballs they were, I found another apartment up the road from the other one, and I can move in immediately. And unlike...
View ArticleThis time it’s really happening!
It only took, what, two years to make it up, but we are finally going to run the DC trip that was originally scheduled for February 2, 2005. This will be the trip where I take Katie with me to...
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The final DC trip…
The final DC trip in my every-two-weeks DC trip routine that I had maintained for almost three and a half years happened on May 8. On that final trip, it was highly appropriate that I tied up the final...
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Looking at some old photos from 2002…
Sometimes, it’s fun to look back at old photos. The world changes, after all, and sometimes, old photos document things that don’t exist anymore. For whatever reason, Elyse and I were looking at my...
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