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Away from road noise
A couple of weeks ago I went backpacking at Point Reyes National Seashore. This wasn't the first time I'd been to Pt. Reyes, but the last time was 15 years ago (this is, you might imagine, a common theme: back in 2001 my employer sent me to San Francisco many times and I became as familiar with the city as you can when you experience it in 4-hour ( Read more... ) -
On the veneration of ancient tupperware
Yesterday, I had some free time and instead of doing any of the thousand productive things I should have done at home, hopped on the metro and went to the Freer-Sackler Gallery. Because culture is totally more important than clean floors and being able to find things. Actually, I think that might be true ( Read more... ) -
On apologies and contraception
I have an uneasy relationship with apologies. To me, it often seems as if it's just assumed that saying "I'm sorry" or some equivalent is enough to absolve someone of any responsibility for their actions. Actually, according to Altemeyer's research that's exactly the case, with people who rely on prayer (without seeking to atone to those they have ( Read more... ) -
Occupy DC
I'm posting this for the people who don't follow my twitter feed, or just want to see it all in one place. What you're seeing are my tweets from this weekend and last weekend when I went to McPherson Square to see what OccupyDC is all about. Following the tweets are my overall impressions from each visit. I've added the numbering on the tweets so I ( Read more... ) -
Last Hurrah at Stacy's
“Must be nice to be a pigeon,” I said, taking another swig of coke and making a face. “You sure I can’t sell you on the idea of coffee? Nice, bitter, hot coffee that doesn’t taste like going down on a hooker from Candyland ( Read more... ) -
Tea, but no wine (Mad Science Tea, 6/11/2011)
`Have some wine,' the March Hare said in an encouraging tone ( Read more... ) -
Sipping beverage divine
Nobody knew whither, till ( Read more... ) -
Please redistribute and repost
Looking for something to do this Saturday ( Read more... ) -
SoHo Coffee & Tea - DuPont Circle
SoHo Coffee & Tea ( Read more... )