Just got back from lunch with my co-workers. We ate at Cafe Antonios (Herndon, next to where Bamyan used to be and near the K-Mart). I had a seafood salad special an garlic mashed potatoes, and it was remarkably good. Every one I was with was a member of the clean plate club, and the […]
It is astonishing that our Virginia Republican controlled House of Delegates is willing to continue to refuse compromise and block any sort of transportation relief for Virginians stuck in traffic. Perhaps they believe that voters will forget by November 2009 when they are up for election again… Heck, perhaps they are correct and voters will […]
Last Sunday, and I picked up fellow SGI member Ros in Centreville, took her to Vienna Metro and we rode in to Farragut North, then caught a bus to the brand new Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Washington, DC Cultural Center at 3417 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. It is a lovely building, and we had an inspiring […]
Reminder if you live in Virginia, go vote tomorrow! Here is my non-partisan, unbiased page (there is only one of those – normally I rant and/or rave a lot): https://blog.scottnolan.org/virginia-congressional-primary-june-10th/ The 8th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts all have bipartisan primary elections. In Virginia, you are not registered with any party, so any registered voter […]
Both cats are sleeping, I am trying to cool down from a grueling hot bike ride up Bull Run Mountain and back down. If you are outside for long, be sure to drink plenty of water and wear sunblock.
Worldgate area in Herndon, VA just got hammered with driving rain and 40-50 knot winds. Visibility is severely restricted (as seen from the 7th floor windows at work) and it looks like traffic on the toll road (VA-267) is stopped for lack of visibility. Get your flashlights and unplug your computers – power is fluctuating […]
Erci and Kate went to the Vintage Virginia Wine Festival with me today. We had some spectacular tastings of James River and Horton and Valhalla wines, then we got drenched in rain. I mean soaked through to our nickers and such that everything in our bags and purses was soaked right through. At one point […]
Sunday is the last day it will be open to the public. They are having a party on Memorial Day, and then you must find another nearby Hard Times for your chilli-fix. Rumors are that the company/person who owns all the property where Hard Times is located is doubling the rents and squeezing businesses out. […]
Maryland voters in the 4th Congressional District will get to vote in a special election on June 17th, 2008. You can register to vote, and still vote on the 17th so long as you register on or before 9:00pm May 30th. Go register if you live in Maryland’s 4th CD. Per Maryland’s State Board of […]
From 11 to 4 both Saturday and Sunday of this weekend, there will be dozens of living history and battle re-enactor groups gathered at Marietta Manor, in Bowie, Maryland for a timeline event. If you have any interest in history, swords, guns, historic clothing, the lives of people in other times; if you want to […]
