Going to extremes

Today I came across a gallery of photographs from the great depression on the NPR website. What’s interesting about these photos is that fact that they’re in color, unusual for 1939-43. That was the era when  [more...]

The missing May 6 post there in the calendar reminds me of a missing tooth. Which segues nicely into today’s activities – I’m just about to hop in the car and drive off to Front Royal, Virginia to  [more...]

Well, the fun part is over. Tomorrow morning the entire Washington area will go back to work. Instead of news coverage of a city still and quiet, except for the sound of kids sledding, the 11 pm news is filled with doom  [more...]