#FAIL

This morning, something happened to me that I haven't experienced in my 20 years in DC. As I was standing on my ascending escalator step, trying to get out of Dupont Circle, the escalator just stopped. URRRCH!  ESCALATOR #FAIL. A loud, collective groan issued forth from the crowd, which had no choice but to start …

An April Fool

I HAVE ALWAYS HATED April Fool's Day. I fear being made the butt of some joke, of having others laugh at my expense. Even as a young girl, I tended to look on this day with dread, owing to no particular trama that I can recall. By college, my then-boyfriend must have smelled my fear, …

Responsibilities

As I mentioned in Saturday's post, Sunday was our big neighborhood hootenany.  Tucked away within our community is about 25 acres of land that includes a small lake.   It's our little secret.  Now, while this particular party is named after my street because it began on our very own cul-de-sac (that's French for "dead end"), …