Eartha Kitt

This was a shocking and sad day here in Arlington, Virginia – our county board chairman Charles Monroe collapsed at this morning’s board meeting and died a few hours later of a massive stroke. He was only 46  [more...]

As I opened the door and stepped out of the garage just now, my foot smashed something crunchy. I realized immediately that I had just stepped on a snail, and was horrified — not because snails are gross and  [more...]

A story in today’s Washington Post notes that, according to census figures, the DC region has the second-highest income of any major metropolitan area in the country. I started to bemoan my move, until I realized  [more...]