Help out a local family this Thanksgiving by participating in the Thanksgiving basket drive for homeless and low income families sponsored by Capitol Hill Group Ministry . An annual tradition for CHGM, the basket drive is a simple way to help other families “enjoy a bountiful harvest at Thanksgiving.” How can you help? Putting together […]
There is something just a little awkward about a weekend that is preceded by a Federal holiday in the middle of the week: you resent very much having to go back to work for just one day, only to turn back around and get into your weekend mode once again. Having said that, please go […]
So, last week I wrote about how buying pie equals doing good this Thanksgiving. All you have to do is buy a pie through Slice of Life by November 18, pick it up at your neighborhood CVS, and you’ll support Food & Friends efforts to feed needy Washingtonians this Thanksgiving. Now I’ll appeal to your […]
One of the things we take for granted on the Hill is the vast intellectual treasures and historic marvels at our disposal. A visit to The Folger Library’s Elizabethan Theatre for a performance of Shakespeare’s tragic and power-saturated Henry VIII reminded me of both Saturday night. The run of this production of Henry VIII has […]
The great thing about moving the clocks back on Sunday morning was the extra hour of sleep. But now it’s dark earlier, which makes for a sad trade-off. Then again, the 7:30 am sunrises were a bit rough. There is something very unmotivating about it still being dark when I leave the gym after finishing […]