Could Virginia be getting smarter? September 2, 2008

I had a discussion with 3 strangers in a bar about how America was smart inside the beltway but the reason that candidates could get elected with catchphrases and by spending a lot of money on advertising was because a lot of Middle America is stupid.
One woman said, “no, Middle America isn’t dumb, that’s just what [...]

Why I love the Print Media September 2, 2008

I have a confession to make: Even though I find it rewarding that these words are transmitted to the internet to a mass audience, my dream would be if these words could be written and transmitted to you via the print media. The print media is losing out to the world of blogs and other forms of internet [...]

The Maryland state fair vs. a Midwestern state fair September 2, 2008

In the last 2 weeks, I’ve attempted to visit three state fairs (Indiana, Minnesota, and Maryland) and successfully made it to two of them (didn’t catch the Indiana State Fair, they closed an hour early the day I arrived). To put this in context, I was recently on a road trip where I passed through Indiana and [...]

If you interviewed your idol (Dave Barry) in a forrest, did it make a sound? August 20, 2008

By Orrin
I had the opportunity to interview my idol recently but it might not have counted unless I did something with the interview, and while the interview and the related event might be outdated, the least I can do is publish the information from my D.C. blog in the interview.
So nevertheless, I recently met someone who [...]

An appreciation for the metro August 20, 2008

By Orrin
If you’re ever thinking to yourself as you travel up the escalator at Rosslyn, “man, this escalator is so big, it’s probably the biggest in the world. Well, it actually was the biggest in the Western hemisphere at one point, so not that far off.
Few people might not realize that our metro is one of [...]

Legg Mason tennis classic coming up July 14, 2008

One of Washington area’s biggest sporting events the Legg Mason tennis classic, is being held at Rock Creek park this August from August 9th to August 17th. It is one of the stops on the World Tennis Association’s tour in the leadup to the U.S. Open which covers 6 cities in North America for the [...]

Gold in Northern Virginia June 4, 2008

If your head is filled with excitement from National Treasure 2, Indiana Jones, and the annual Washington Post treasure hunt that took place a couple weeks ago, how about an actual treasure hunt.
In 1755, legend has it that General Edward ”I Was a Lousy General but at Least a Major East-West Highway in Northern Virginia is Named After Me” Braddock [...]

The Kansas Jayhawks come to D.C. June 4, 2008

The Kansas Jayhawks who won this year’s national basketball championship by a hair, came to D.C. tonight and will be in town for two days. How do I know this? Pure coincidence, I was at my local gym which happens to be located in the Key Bridge Marriott, and lo and behold, a large crowd [...]

Hows Your News is coming to Washington D.C. this week May 28, 2008

With my severe A.D.D. I like to think of myself as a disabled journalists, but there is a truly inspirational group of journalists out there with mental down syndrome and cerebral palsy who travel across the country in a program called “How’s Your News” conducting interviews. This week they’re in Washington, and from what I understand they’ll be [...]

Spam Baiting May 20, 2008

Next time you see one of those messages in your in-box from someone in Africa who’s asking for your credit card information so you can help them with their crippling disease or project in Africa, why not get creative with them rather than deleting it? There are some people who have done just that with [...]