After moving to Silver Spring this past week I was looking forward to seeing a well known local tradition. The Discovery Channel is located in downtown Silver Spring and every year they bring out Chompie, the giant inflatable shark that emerges every year to celebrate Shark Week. Unfortunately, Chompie will not be making his annual [...]
After more than a decade living in Washington, my sister moved to a new home last weekend just over the border in Silver Spring, Maryland. After considerably less time in DC (less than three months) I moved with her. Now instead of sleeping on the living room floor of Amy’s one-bedroom apartment, I have my [...]
Tomorrow I’ll be moving to Silver Spring, Maryland so today was possibly the last time commuting to and from the Van Ness Metro station. So now is the last time for me to logically mention something I’ve noticed over the past three months on the Red Line. Most people know about standard escalator etiquette: Stand [...]
Yesterday I got on the Metro Red Line at Farragut North. Whenever possible, I get on the 2nd car at the middle door because I know that it will conveniently let off right in front of the only platform escalator where I get off at the Van Ness station. This particular day the train arrived [...]
Today I took this photo of The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC. More specifically, I took 4 photos with my simple cell phone camera and stitched them together later, using Microsoft ICE. Not bad for a dinky cell phone lens. This photo was taken from the 9th floor of the office [...]