Sixty-four years ago today, my grandparents were married. Whew! That’s a lifetime together, is it not? They met in Augusta, GA, and courted in a wartime romance. Grandma was a pretty teenager who liked to dance and who worked in a munitions factory. Grandpa was an athletic young teacher, who was in the Army and [...]
Archive for December, 2009
When I’m 64
Posted in Posts, tagged anniversary on December 23, 2009 | Comments Off
#snOMG
Posted in Posts, tagged snOMG snowpocalypse weather on December 23, 2009 | Comments Off
Wow, East Coast. That was a lot of snow, wasn’t it? While I was driving home from dinner with friends on Friday night, the flakes began to fall. I backed in to a convenient, flat parking space, and hunkered down to wait out our first major snow in six years. I mostly used the time [...]
OMG, I’m Old
Posted in Posts, tagged birthday on December 16, 2009 | Comments Off
Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to my fearless City Captain, the DMBosstone himself. Happy birthday to Jane Austen! (With or without zombies.) Happy birthday to the Boston Tea Party. Happy Independence Day to Bahrainis everywhere. Happy birthday to you, Crazy Mark, wherever you are. Ha! You’re 40! But my personal favorite event to happen [...]
Bonjour, tout le monde
Posted in Posts, tagged french on December 15, 2009 | Comments Off
I’m feeling French today; the iPod was throwing out another Weasel-y leitmotif yesterday that put me in mind of all the years that I studied la langue française. It all started in the 6th grade in Mo-town, when my mom enrolled me in a language class for kids, on the main campus. I can still [...]
I Lurv Christmas Trees
Posted in Posts, tagged christmas on December 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Well folks, it’s been a while, I know. A busy week! Last Saturday saw me at the National Theatre with the family, where we thoroughly enjoyed Jersey Boys. By far the best road show I’ve seen since moving to DC (yes, I am a Broadway snob). Granted, it’s easier to have a successful road production [...]
Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very-Bad News
Posted in Posts, tagged atwt, television on December 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The world will stop turning in September, 2010. After Guiding Light was canceled this year, I sort of knew this was coming, since ATWT was also a Procter & Gamble production. Sigh. I record the show every day, and generally have a few hours of catch-up on a weekend every couple of months, to clear [...]
I’m happy and sad for you
Posted in Posts, tagged christmas on December 4, 2009 | Comments Off
Happy: Friday! Sad: Waking up to the news that Tai Shan has to go away. And really soon. Happy: Payday! Sad: Missed the first bus. Happy: Got on the Metro and a dad was reading stories to his 2 little girls (with voices), trying on their hats and mittens, and generally being silly. So much [...]
Tai Shan, We Bear-ly Knew You
Posted in Posts, tagged panda, tai shan, zoo on December 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
*cross-posted from dc.metblogs.com This morning the National Zoo announced the sad news that Tai Shan, DC’s beloved baby Giant Panda, will be returned to China early next year. Most in DC have loved the little guy since before he was even born. We helped to name him (remember? Tai Shan, meaning “Peaceful Mountain,” was chosen [...]
Bumbles Bounce
Posted in Posts, tagged meetings, movies on December 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Whew! Today was a day of meetings, meetings, meetings. I noticed that about half of the folks at the first meeting brought their smartphones and answered calls, wrote emails, etc. I did not bring mine; it stayed in my purse at my desk, where it belongs. Instead I just brought a notepad and a pen. [...]
Dept of Badly-Dressed Men
Posted in Posts, tagged fashion on December 2, 2009 | Comments Off
What, you thought they had begun hibernating for the winter? Oh no, my friends. Deck the halls with trouser folly! I walked behind this gentleman for the final few blocks of yesterday morning’s commute: Yes. His trousers really are that short. His jacket sleeves really are that long. And you can’t see very well in [...]
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