A favorite phrase of President George H.W. Bush has been floating around my head. The “thousand points of light” campaign had its critics, but it’s alive and contagious in this neighborhood. Here on the Hill there are folks who can volunteer a lot, others who volunteer a few times a year, some who make sizable […]
Over the last two weeks, I have told the story and aftermath of an early attempt to film at the Capitol. Today, I want to look at a coda to this tale –one that particularly amuses me as a tour guide who has frequent interactions with the Capitol Police. As mentioned, one of the main […]
Happy happy! It is still early in the season but I bet your social calendar is packed, so I am just here to remind you to drink water and maybe grab a vegetable from the crudité platter. What else is happening this weekend? Tonight , support some folks who participated in this year’s NaNoWriMo, the month-long […]
The big news on Capitol Hill today was the lying-in-state of former President George H. W. Bush in the Rotunda of the Capitol. He is the 12th President to be accorded this honor, the first being President Lincoln in 1865. Most recently, Senator John McCain lay there. The last ex-President was Gerald Ford back in […]
December is certainly the season of light– for many. Unfortunately, there are many among us who grieve the loss of loved ones amidst the merriment and joy. Sadly, more and more of the bereaved have lost family members and friends to gun violence. December 14 marks six years of the Newtown tradgedy. Let that sink in. More […]