Happy St. Patrick’s Day weekend to you! How auspicious to start the weekend with this “holiday.” In my childhood we still had some relatives around connected to the Emerald Isle, so to celebrate our shared heritage we ate craggy scones and listened to Irish music while the grownups ended their meal with Irish coffee, a whisky/coffee/whipped cream concoction which required […]
Good morning sunshine! Lovely to see you. Of course we’re all discombobulated from the loss of one tiny hour yesterday. It will take until next weekend to get back into the groove of things. This sunny day helps take the edge off of the misery and it should help our collective circadian rhythms get back […]
Mid-February is here, and with it, a promise of a mini-break to celebrate those forty-four great (and not-so-great) Americans who have headed the Executive branch of government. Woo, Presidents’ Day! Let’s face it: you will be sleeping and then saving your energy so you can hate on Tuesday with renewed vigor. Until then, let’s find […]
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 […]
Ah the quiet days of August. Congress is out, the last family vacations are under way before the start of school, and it’s hot and muggy so few people want to be outdoors. Oh, are you still here too? If you plan on hanging around the Hill this coming weekend, here are few fun things […]