DC Blogs Noted
The DC school department is dumping brand new school supplies, which Lonnie Bruner’s father finds very disturbing. He shares an email from his dad reporting about discarded
bags of “old school supplies” tossed in dumpster that found their way to some “old-timers” at a Maryland diner. Excerpt:No Dogs in the Market. Dogs are now banned from the Dupont Circle market, writes My Little Kitchen. Excerpt: I had a hint this was coming two weeks ago when I overheard one vendor telling another about some incident involving a dog and saying that dogs were to be banned from the market. I had assumed at the time that they were discussing a market other than Dupont Circle. Wishful thinking.For a depression-era guy whose family and friends struggled to overcome many obstacles so that we could share in the American dream, it is incomprehensible that someone would approve of dumping the very implements that got me where I am today.
A very good post about finding right balance in life and work: Maybe the goal shouldn't be having it all. Maybe it should be to have as much as you want -- professionally and personally. By Mommy at Work, in a post titled A tale of two colleagues.
Why people are single in DC. A thoughtful post by DC Pinays that sees the possibility of hope at a flower vendor. It starts: It has been said that if you're single in DC, chances are that you'll probably remain single for quite a while. True, I've only been single for a few months now and true, I've only been spending 90% of my time in DC for the past 2 weeks. But I think I'm starting to understand why this phenomenon occurs.
Vacation concluded. This is a critique of the city and its people by a tourist from New York. DC’ers were evidently on their best behavior during this traveler’s visit. He writes: People outside of New York are almost always nicer. This was true for DC, where people talked to you randomly without worry about pretense. On the subway, you’re not supposed to make eye contact with anyone. On the metro, if someone bumps your elbow they say excuse me or sorry. There’s a definite difference in culture. From Chronicles of Waqar.
About the photo: Scene from the French Quarter in New Orleans, where I spent last week, a city that remains one of the most beautiful in America. This is the anniversary week of Katrina and the media will be saturated with photos of damage. But I wanted to share a little scene from an area in the French Quarter that struck me, with its quaint A&P and lively arts community, as the perfect place to live. I didn’t want to leave. There are many areas of the city where flood damage extends for mile after mile, and the challenges facing its residents are monumental. But the French Quarter and central business district are in good condition, and many shops and restaurants along St. Charles Avenue as it winds up to Loyola, which is as far as I traveled in that direction, are back. You can help New Orleans by including a visit in your travel plans. You'll be rewarded by the city's charms as well as the thanks of its residents. – kob.
Important note concerning Blogger beta upgrade: Unless you have a compelling reason to do so, don’t upgrade to the Blogger beta if you get an invite. This concerns blogs in the live feed. The beta changes your feed URL and your blog will appear at an incorrect time in the feed. We can fix this by changing your feed URL but we will likely have to change it again once the beta ends. If you have already upgraded send a note and we will make the fix. There are other reasons for avoiding this upgrade -- please see: Sent from my dell desktop’s post on the upgrade.
posted by kob @ 12:46 AM
5 Comments:
Thanks again for the link...
oh boo i already converted to beta. I did notice my time was way off in the live feed! Know anyway to fix that?
Thank you thank you thank you for a beautiful pic of New Orleans! And for the emotion behind that. How wonderful to see something other than destruction. Bravo!
Michelle -- We will change your feed url this week and it should return it to normal.
Alejandra -- thanks - good post. Also see Beauty and the Beltway who posted something on this.
Reya -- Thanks. Love that city.
Agree with Reya. Kinda wish you had your own blog to write it up:-)
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