August in Washington can seem like a big pile of blah. Despite our best efforts, the pace of the city is still set by those crazy Congressmen, and when the Hill departs en masse, the rest of us tend to go on mental vacation. While there is something to be said for the occasional lazy…
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Fanny Pack Backlash
Not everyone appreciated my tourist diatribe, especially the fanny pack lovers hiding out there. See below. It’s war DC Style is Real! When Googling the history of the fanny pack, one finds that amazingly enough, it is unknown who first fashioned this convenient, hands-free carrying device, so fondly displayed across the bums of many throughout…
Sigh, Satisfied Shrug, Smile. It’s Independence Day in DC.
Ahh, Independence Day. The blazing heat, the cookouts, the booze. Togetherness. And then there’s the fireworks. Everyone knows about the iconic show on the Mall, the Washington Monument serving as stoic backdrop. Thousands of cheering, sweaty people. This is our Times Square on New Year’s Eve. The National Park Service put on a grand pyrotechnic…
At Last, The Gibson
It may just be that all liberal arts majors who come to DC have a soft spot for The Great Gatsby. Where are my nights filled with dancing and sophistication? they ask, as they dolefully shuffle along the halls in their internships. Where the beautiful yearning for something unattainable? Where the delicate cocktails served next…
Nothing Better: Taylor Gourmet
Is there anything more American than a sandwich? And I mean that in the best possible way, not like American or American. I contend there is not. A panini by any other name would not be as sweet. These mountainous Philly-style sandwiches at Taylor will eat those sad cold cut imitators for lunch. Taylor opened on…
Vienna: City of Shade Trees and Murmurs
Vienna is beautiful. And quiet. Like in a Ferregamo boutique, Should I even be here? Walking in the manicured but not annoyingly perfect (that is, British) park and around the central shopping area, everything was just delightful. Large crowds gathered around street performers, respectable older citizens drifted in and out of churches, and the general…
Hidden Gem: Hard Times Cafe
Old Town Alexandria is super cute and a wonderful place to visit, but even I needed a break after a few hours. Yes, there was plentiful and free parking. Yes, the shops were distinctive and semi-reasonable. But it was exhausting keeping up that pace of constant delight. I stopped into Hard Times Cafe at the…
Ode to Bikram
My body aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My senses, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains Ninety minutes past, and the instructor’s words had sunk: ‘Tis not through envy of that happy lot, But being too happy in feeling next to nothing, That thou, plane of…
On Round 2, Oriental East Is Perfection
Like I always have to remind myself, it pays to do your homework. Careful research and planning can keep you from being disappointed by reality. I had heard about the wonders of Oriental East in Silver Spring. I had heard about the carts of dim sum weaving through tables of happy diners, distributing sticky rice…
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