Tag Archives: DC

The Lansburgh Crew

Posted on February 7, 2011 by djnpub

Among the nice surprises about my apartment building are the periodic social events sponsored at local bars and restaurants that have enabled me to get to know some of my neighbors and develop some nice friendships. Recently we did a … Continue reading →

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Candide

Posted on December 30, 2010 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the next play in Shakespeare Theater Company’s season, a production of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, the musical version of the play by Voltaire. It is a satirical comedy rebutting the philosophy of “Optimism”. It was a nice production, … Continue reading →

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Washington Politics is Funny

Posted on December 29, 2010 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the next “play” in the Woolly Mammoth season, A Girl’s Guide to Washington Politics. This wasn’t a play at all, but a collection of comedy sketches put on by Chicago’s The Second City. It was very entertaining. … Continue reading →

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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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House of Gold

Posted on November 24, 2010 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the second play of the season at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre, House of Gold. This play was pretty avant garde, loosely inspired by the JonBenet Ramsey case. As Andi described it, it was very “Woolly”. While the … Continue reading →

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Henry VIII

Posted on November 4, 2010 by djnpub

Tonight I again took advantage of the rich Shakespeare offerings in DC and saw the rarely performed The Life of King Henry VIII at the Folger Theatre, one of my favorite venues. Hard to believe this was my 10th Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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Washington Monument

Posted on October 13, 2010 by djnpub

After 16 months in DC, I finally made it up the Washington Monument. A very impressive structure with some amazing views. I’m sure I already have more pictures including this structure than anything else in DC. After working through the … Continue reading →

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White House Tour

Posted on October 12, 2010 by djnpub

Today, Rita and I got a tour of the White House. It took a lot of doing (on Rita’s part) to arrange for the tour, but it was worthwhile. We entered from the southeast side and entered through the East … Continue reading →

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Arlington National Cemetery Revisited

Posted on October 11, 2010 by djnpub

After a day of recuperation from the long hike around the national memorials, Rita and I went to Arlington National Cemetery. This time I took a more direct route up the hill. We visited the graves of the Kennedy’s then … Continue reading →

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National Memorials With Rita

Posted on October 9, 2010 by djnpub

I made another tour around the major national memorials, this time while Rita was visiting. We did the big loop, walking from my apartment, through the sculpture garden, down the mall, over to the Jefferson Memorial, and around the tidal … Continue reading →

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