The Night Wieners
Be sure to check out the new blog from Librarian and Lifting genius Josh Hanagarne: Night Wieners. It is a blog about writing. Check it out. A clip: Here’s the … Continue reading The Night Wieners
Author: Mark
I write, I read, I lift heavy things, and drink fermented beverages. Just not at the same time. I work in the computer industry, and blog for no good reason at all.
I don’t believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein, or Superman
It was getting hot again. The rain was pretty short at night, and didn’t cool things much. We got up and the streets were dry, and getting warm early. We … Continue reading I don’t believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein, or Superman
Happy Birthday HST
“As far as I’m concerned, it’s a damned shame that a field as potentially dynamic and vital as journalism should be overrun with dullards, bums, and hacks, hag-ridden with myopia, … Continue reading Happy Birthday HST
Drip dry, no starch
The upside of the storm was that it cooled the city down considerably. But we didn’t want to get caught out in something like that again. We tried to sleep … Continue reading Drip dry, no starch
National Maul
We had a 9:30am appointment with our congresswoman, and we didn’t want to be late. We had a Capitol Building tour scheduled with Susan DelBene’s office. We had contacted her … Continue reading National Maul
Tighten your Beltway
Sasha woke with a case of Guliani’s Revenge, and was not looking good. We were supposed to catch the bus down to Washington D.C., but I thought that might be … Continue reading Tighten your Beltway
Soho, So Good.
One of the advantages of our bus tour was that we got a pretty good description of the neighborhoods and what they had to check out; so we decided to … Continue reading Soho, So Good.
Jerkin’ Back and Fourth
It was the 4th of July! Independence Day! (Note: As we learned only a few days earlier on our tour, The Declaration of Independence was actually signed on July 2nd. … Continue reading Jerkin’ Back and Fourth
It’s not easy being green
We got up extra early to get to the Today show. It was interesting to be out while the rest of the city was still sleeping. Even the cabbies were … Continue reading It’s not easy being green
Meg Ryan didn’t show
Our first stop was the top of the Empire State Building. We got tickets online and walked over early. Lines were shorter early in the day, but I still picked … Continue reading Meg Ryan didn’t show
Plissken? I thought you were dead.
New York! We were up early to get a cab over to the bus stop for our ride up to Manhattan. We didn’t trust the local trains to get us … Continue reading Plissken? I thought you were dead.
Cognitive Dissonance 