Category: DC

The Bird

Some lady gave me the middle finger this morning, so I wrote about it.

Posted on August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 by MegPosted in cars, city life, DC, driving, language, Life Lessons, nature vs. nurture, Old enough to know better, perspective, rant, social norms, The kindness of strangersLeave a comment

Take me out to the ballgame

We went to see the Washington Nationals last night. I lucked into four tickets through work, so Steve and I brought Seth and Ross. It was hot and steamy and sticky, almost unbearably so, but we were very brave and (mostly) stoically suffered through it until the middle of the 8th inning, at which point … Continue reading Take me out to the ballgame

Posted on July 6, 2018July 6, 2018 by MegPosted in cause and effect, DC, kids, Memories, motherhood, parenthood, singing, sleep, sports, This explains a lot1 Comment

Come hear Handel’s “Messiah”

IT'S TIME AGAIN FOR shameless self-promotion. Well, it isn't exactly self-promotion: I am part of a much larger group, the National Philharmonic Chorale, and we are presenting Handel's Messiah on December 16 and 17, 2017. Together with the National Philharmonic, and four fabulous soloists, we do the whole thing, start to finish. (Well, most of … Continue reading Come hear Handel’s “Messiah”