Browsing archives for January 20th, 2009

Quick Thoughts

Uncategorized 20 January 2009 | 0 Comments

I’m back from the swearing in and the parade.  I’ve taken a warm shower, but I’m still thawing out-I was standing in the cold from 4:45 am ’til 2, with only a 10 minute sit in the warming tent.  At one point, before the sun came up, I was contemplating how the PIC would compensate [...]

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So Long, George!

Uncategorized 20 January 2009 | 0 Comments

Buh-Bye!

Inauguration Day Somewhere-Between-Live-and-Comatose Blogging

Uncategorized 20 January 2009 | 0 Comments

Hey, you guys remember Shawn? Yeah, neither do I, really, but he’s back from London and at the crack of dawn this morning he jimmied the lock on my patio door (especially impressive since I live on the second floor), plopped himself down on the couch and started watching the inauguration coverage. So meh, when [...]

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Indie Retailer of the Day: Designs by K Zukowski

Art, Indie Retailers 20 January 2009 | 3 Comments

I had to check our archives to make sure we hadn’t already featured K. Zukowski’s art because it is right up our metaphorical alley (which, if you’re curious, is behind our metaphorical Thai restaurant). K. Zukowski’s art prints are created using original designs and vintage images. The prints are compatible in size and design- and [...]

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Hope: The View from DC

Election08 20 January 2009 | 0 Comments

It’s 3:30 in the morning, and I’m drinking coffee before I head down to the Lincoln Memorial.  In approximately eight hours, Barack Obama will take the oath of office and America will have our first black president.  It is nearly impossible not to feel a thrill as I write those words.  How fitting and how [...]

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