Washington — When was the last time you simply sat? This is a sketch about me, the Pope, and Louis CK. For once, Glenn was a little late and I was a little early. I sat on the bench in the Madison lobby watching the lunchers file past and out into the October day. My impulse was to check my email, the weather, the headlines. Glenn would arrive in anywhere from 30 seconds to 4 minutes, so of course I reach...
Washington — A couple of weeks ago I was lying in bed in my Airbnb, up to my ears in blankets, listening to the wind howl outside and seep in through cracks in the windows next to me. The heater in the hall outsid...
Washington — Throughout the day and the evening friends, acquaintances, even strangers would ask, “Were you outside at 2pm today? Wasn’t that the most beautiful light you’ve ever seen?” The cloud pattern seen ab...
Washington — We pop open the fourth bottle of house Prosecco at house pricing but the quality doesn’t matter right now: we are happy. The presidential debate is on the big screen and every time one of the candidat...
What are we all doing here anyway?
basket ball hooooooooooooooooooooop
Thoughts on refugees
It doesn't stop raining outside California
Liberty and freedom is what America stands for. We have a statue that towers above liberty island. The token of friendship France has bestowed upon us.
Indoor Tennis - The Kastles
Leelou, porch napping before the inevitable rainstorm.
Hearts on strings
Back in September, when I first moved to Washington - H street festival
Metro Thoughts
Until next time, land of the free! :p
Registration
More than anything I remember the shoes.
Excursion...s indeed.
Beyond Bollywood - A prismatic look at cultural history
Demolition, Jurrasic Style
Reconciliation
Abacus glitch.
Attention for sale. Choose your own adventure from the tree of drying eyes. Best to select the most dried pair so you can see clearer.
Is it Suntory Time™ yet?
Sometimes a station is just a station. Sometimes it's a landmark.
Pausing for a moment at The Corcoran
Rearranging Desk Chairs
Rearranging Desk Chairs on the Titanic
Feeling so incredibly cool biking in Washington, D.C. and using Capital Bikeshare for the first time.
Good morning, D.C.!
Him Hymn
Judge me not by the persuasion of my discourse, but by the integrity of my intention.
Arctic Plunge
I left work tonight chasing a sunset. The sky was beautiful and I had to find the source.
Everyday the Capitol looks different. The dramatic skies. The clustered tourists. What's old is new again.
Sometimes all you need is a nice day and an opening to find a slow-venture
Fresh bread, it has been too long! Welcome back.
Diffusion Filter
SharkDog
"I emptied my mind of all thought, and in its absence was light."
"Some suffer so much"
The office itself is charmless, but it's the people who hold themselves to such high standards that brought me back.
Slowly walking back over the paths you've previously taken is the best way to remember
Small things like asking about a special occasion because you are well dressed can really make a difference in service
After the bells
Awaiting the bells
Straight up
Boxes
All aboard the Northeast Regional, Union Station appears otherwise quiet, for the moment.
house of cards
With gems like this and Baked & Wired, I have to admit that part of me does love Georgetown.
When you are young, everyone goes out late. When you are young-ish with kids everyone goes out early. Everyone.
Warning: the cafeteria at the Library of Congress is not in the main building.
Unshakable feeling of dread and déjà vu.
Listening to my grandmother tell stories about her mother. Thinking about family and storytelling and relationships.
d.TOPS sucks you in with perceived competency and leaves you banging your head on your desk.
I work inside beautiful boxes.
My girlfriend's brother is fostering this dog, Leo. He's scared of men. But he loves the ladies.
Beer, bourbon and friends
My brother and I took a detour while biking back home. This city shines at night.
Outside Union Station. Waiting for the train with me, leaning in a corner, two ghosts.
DC is perhaps my least favorite place in the US.
Capitol Hill, Washington DC... Basking in the glory of Sunset.... taken from open bus
2012 was a changing year for me, a red letter year. An awakening that started with this song.