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Friday, around 7PM, Metro Center was crowded with people, and a WMATA guy was driving a huge floor-cleaning machine back and forth around the packed Shady Grove platform, pushing people out of the way, dangerously close to the platform edge. Hey Metro, this couldn’t wait till later in the evening, like not right after the […]
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was in town yesterday to pay a visit to our neighbor at 16th and Penn NW (funny guy from Texas, you should meet him sometime). Now, much has been made of a supposedly offensive statement he made — “I am reminded of the great talent of the- of our Philippine-Americans when I […]
(Lamppost and Clouds uploaded by brownpau.) Half-lit lamp post across from the Watergate under dark, thundery storm clouds on a Monday afternoon. Hopefully this will be my last photo of storm clouds over DC for a while.
I’ve been informed by a few people that posting a comment to my site is nearly impossible nowadays, usually resulting in Movable Type timing out, throwing an Error 500, and dumping core. I can’t trace the problem, but I hope it’s something that gets fixed when I can finally move the site to a more […]
(Rainbow uploaded by brownpau.) Rainbow between thunderstorms, seen from Foggy Bottom.
(Department of the Interior uploaded by brownpau.) Nice, sunny, breezy afternoon for a stroll. Passing by the Department of the Interior while walking home from work.
Capitol Dome and clouds, a small, short mobile panorama. (Dome and Sky uploaded by brownpau.)
Animal Control was able to trap and contain this feral backhoe before it killed anyone by luring it into a cage with the help of a decoy mini-tractor. (Caged Construction Vehicles uploaded by brownpau.)
Vine-covered tower, Embassy of Morocco near Dupont Circle. (Castle-VINE-ea uploaded by brownpau.)
Amy and I spent most of Memorial Day relaxing at home, though we did go out for a few hours to grab a sushi lunch at Mary Surratt’s boarding house (AKA Wok and Roll), browse the Reynolds Center, and walk around the Haupt Garden. The Fortune I don’t normally have a high degree of trust […]