ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The second snowfall of 2012 is another small one and it came with ice. We have just about an inch of snow here in the West End.
Beautiful powder starting falling here around 10 p.m. last night. Sadly, by this morning, it was covered in a icy glaze. There is currently no [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Yesterday’s snowfall was surprisingly measurable. I took several readings with the same method I always use (a yard stick in one hand, camera in the other) and all came in over 1½ inches. I grabbed this photo (sorry for the blurry) as the median of the readings. Let’s go with 1.75 inches, [...]
Every year, I go places and list them. The primary criteria are 1.) Having a sit-down meal 2.) spending the night in that location.
Alexandria, Va.
Arlington, Va.
Burke, Va.
Fairfax, Va.
Falls Church, Va.
Franconia, Va.
McLean, Va.
Reston, Va.
Vienna, Va.
Annapolis, Md.
Baltimore, Md.
Columbia, Md.
Crownsville, Md.
Ellicot City, Md.
Poolesville, Md.
Avalon, N.J.
Ocean City, N.J.
Stone Harbor, N.J.
Wildwood Crest, N.J.
Woodstown, N.J.
Belleville, Pa.
Burnham, Pa.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Hershey, Pa.
Hummelstown, Pa.
Lewistown, Pa.
Mercersburg, [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — On Sunday, my father treated several of us to lunch at old favorite, Chadwick’s in Old Town. I arrived a little late because I needed to park at the public garage near city hall. I arrived just as the waiter was taking drink orders, so when I heard that DC Brau, the [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — This winter, I decided I would finally make chili for the first time. Erica beat me to it earlier in the season with a pretty good first effort on her own part. Still, I wanted to try it for myself and when it was my turn, skip the beans.
# 1½ lbs [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — This winter was the season of the crock pot in our home. In all, we used it about ten times and tried several recipes. This one, Crock Pot Chicken, comes is based on one from food.com. @scrappled who also blogs about Penn State/Big Ten football, beer and music at Slow States, was [...]
Every year, I tally up where I went. The standard criteria are either spending the night or enjoying a sit down (non-fast food) meal. Hiking somewhere or going apple-picking, Christmas tree hunting, etc. counts too.
Alexandria, Va.
Arlington, Va.
Berryville, Va.
Fairfax, Va.
Falls Church, Va.
Markham, Va.
Purcellville, Va.
Reston, Va.
Round Hill, Va.
Tysons Corner, Va.
Vienna, Va.
Washington, D.C.
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Boston, Ma.
Cambridge, Ma.
Watertown, [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The first snow storm of the 2010-2011 season dropped 2 1/8 inches of beautiful white power onto an already frozen ground in the West End. The early rush hour yesterday was not too bad, but getting out of Tysons Corner was a bit of a chore.
Every year, I celebrate the first snow [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – I was at the Kenmore Ave. Magruder’s on Saturday morning to get a few items for brunch when I noticed a package of Capitol Half-Smokes Sausages. I mentioned it to the Ombudsman, who was down from greater Boston, and a store employee interjected that they had just been stocked. I was not [...]
New traffic signals make it safer for pedestrians – USA Today
The HAWK (High intensity Activated crossWalK) traffic signal on Van Dorn Street near my condo was featured the story linked above. HAWK signals are getting more common now, but the one near me was the first on the East Coast. HAWK signals originated in Tucson, [...]
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