Victor Kiam was right

Since yesterday, 8 blocks of Constitution Avenue along the Mall in D.C. has been closed because of a strange man who drove a tractor into the Constitution Gardens pond. Although there was no mention of it when the drama  [more...]

At exactly this time — well, 3 hours ago on the east coast, actually — thirty-nine years ago, I was born. As my aunt Susie so kindly pointed out in a birthday card, in 1966: A new car cost $2,653 The  [more...]

Yes, summer is over, and we’ve entered autumn, my favorite season. When I got home last week, I traded in shorts and t-shirts for sweatshirts, especially in the morning. I hauled out a heavy bedspread and made up  [more...]