Folks who saw my Facebook status this morning knew how big of a fan I was of the fact that we were on a “Federal Government Unscheduled Leave” day which means that if you can’t make it into work, you can take the day off. We had snow yesterday and then freezing rain last night [...]
It has been a pretty incredible two years with Barack Obama running and eventually winning, but on Tuesday evening, it became real. Tuesday evening, I had the pleasure of going to the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball which was televised on ABC. It was the first ball that Barack and Michelle danced at and frankly, was an [...]
It’s been almost a month since I broke my toe and today is the first day that I’m wearing real shoes again on both feet (and just in time with it being 11 degrees outside in Washington. Still a little pain, so I’m still wrapping it up, but at least I’ll have a little more [...]
Between Mitch and I, we’ve said this a few times before, but this time, I think I mean it. With my new blog kick and this new year, we’re pushing J Street big time. A short time ago, I posted this welcome statement: Dear loyal readers, Mitch and I have decided to resurrect and take [...]
There’s this great band out of Chicago called Office that just produces the most amazing stuff and I still can’t believe they aren’t as big as they are. Their lead, Scott Masson has just written, produced, and engineered their newest album, Mecca and best of all, Office is making this sucker available for free. It’s [...]
Admittedly, this was one of the most difficult things I’ve had to do in my life. For those unaware, I was asked to speak about Guy Smith and talk about his impact on interns. I barely made it through my speaking role without a tear. I could barely get my thoughts out as I shook, [...]
It’s been a long week, but a good one. I had a nice bit of time off at the beginning while I was still in San Francisco, especially seeing some good friends. I got some somber news when I got back to DC about Guy’s passing, but sharing stories and memories has helped. Rang in [...]
A lot of family members and friends of mine got iPhones for Christmas and perhaps the most common question I’ve gotten is “What are some good iPhone apps?” I love the fact that so many people are getting iPhones and that there are so many great applications out there now so I figured I’d go [...]
I figured I’d post an update of what I know and what’s going about Guy Smith since the last post I made generated a bit of interest. With his passing earlier this week, I wanted to keep you informed with a few things that are going on in support of his memory. First of all, those [...]
2008 was perhaps the most significant year of my life. Usually, when I write these kinds of things, I go in order of month. This time, I’m going by theme. 2008 didn’t happen so much on a timeline as it was more movements of a symphony. Perhaps the most significant part of 2008 was [...]