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Winding Down

Posted on June 19, 2011 by djnpub

A little over two years ago, in one of my first posts, I wrote about the big decisions I had made to lead to my leaving home for what at the time was a one year assignment on the east … Continue reading →

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New York City — day 3

Posted on May 29, 2011 by djnpub

My last day in New York City, I followed some of Dan Jobe’s suggestions and took the double decker red Gray Line bus tours around the city. I had toyed with the idea of getting tickets to another play (would … Continue reading →

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New York City — day 2

Posted on May 28, 2011 by djnpub

After a great start to my trip to NYC, my second day was composed of a random walking exploration of midtown Manhattan. I began by walking up 5th Ave to St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Then I went over to Rockefeller Center. … Continue reading →

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New York City — day 1

Posted on May 27, 2011 by djnpub

Making some last minute plans, I finally made my way to New York City for the long holiday weekend. It turned out to be a great vacation. Following a somewhat late night of theater in DC at the Folger Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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Embassy Row and the National Cathedral

Posted on April 30, 2011 by djnpub

Seeing the Washington National Cathedral has been on my list for a long time, and as time is getting short I decided to make the trek up there. Since the last time I’d been on embassy row, to an event … Continue reading →

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Live Band Karaoke

Posted on March 16, 2011 by djnpub

While crossing the mall on my way home from work tonight, I got a call from Kathy who was at the bar in Hill Country, a new Texas style restaurant in our block that just opened this week, who asked … Continue reading →

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Caps Game

Posted on March 13, 2011 by djnpub

During a slow starting morning the day of the daylight savings switch-over, I got a call from my friend Kathy. She and her friend Donna were going to a Washington Capitals hockey game. The third member of their group had … Continue reading →

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Sightings

Posted on February 23, 2011 by djnpub

Today I rode down in my apartments elevator with Supreme Court justice Elena Kegan. She lives in the building. This is the second time I’ve seen here, the first time during the time of her confirmation hearings.

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Christmas 2010

Posted on December 25, 2010 by djnpub

I ended up staying in DC for Christmas. There were some snow flurries in the morning, so I’m counting it as a white Christmas. After a week of being sick it was pretty anticlimactic, but at least Christmas evening I … Continue reading →

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Annapolis and the Naval Adademy

Posted on March 6, 2010 by djnpub

LANL’s Mark Anderson rented a car for the weekend, so it gave us an opportunity to do some sightseeing away from the core of DC. We decided to go see the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. The naval academy … Continue reading →

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