Odds and Ends
I've been horrible about updating this blog lately, and I apologize. I seem to alternate between being very busy and being very bored -- neither of which are conducive to posting. Here are a few brief points, each of which deserves a full post of its own, but sadly won't receive one.
- A couple months ago I took advantage of a day of free walking tours in DC; I chose one on Embassy Row near my condo and one in SW showing the first large-scale effort at urban renewal in this country. Both were fascinating and tremendous fun. The woman who owned the Hope Diamond lived 3 blocks up my street.
- I wrote an article on running MySQL on a Mac and had it published by TidBITS weekly newsletter. It has been posted online here.
- I saw Dave Eggers give a lecture at George Mason University. He was great.
- I finally made it through the entire reopened American Art Museum. To my surprise, the 3rd floor has stacks (the art equivalent of library storage)!
- When cheering on the Marine Corps Marathon I got to watch a runner propose to his girlfriend about 10 feet down the road from me. Very funny.
- The Hold Steady put on one of the best shows I've seen in a long time a few weeks ago at the Black Cat. Perhaps one of the top 10 shows I've ever seen.
- I've been working a lot lately which means I haven't spent too much time outside enjoying the unseasonable weather. Hitting 74 yesterday was almost too extreme, however.
- I'm off to North Carolina for a week to visit my parents and grandmother for the holidays. It should be a nice change of pace.
1 Comments:
At 9:55 AM, Joyce B. Sousa said…
I finally got around to reading this post. Some very interesting activities. Congratulations on your published article.
I wonder how it felt to watch the Marine mamrathon. DId you relive it? That was a painful but wondeerful day for you.
And, since I am so late on this whole thing--the visit was great.
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