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Got Amy some dahlias at the farmers market. (Dahlias.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
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Outside Wachovia bank in Georgetown. Maybe they mean ‘ATM area?’ (AMT.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
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Outside the Hirshhorn. (Hirsh.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
Recent Reading: In Our Image, America’s Empire in the Philippines
Stanley Karnow is better known for his work on “Vietnam,” but his book on the Philippines “In Our Image” of course touches closer to home for me. Just the first chapter provides an excellent and comprehensive nutshell summary of the Philippines under Spanish rule, from Magellan to the Spanish-American war, a skillful encapsulation of over […]
Watergate Liquidation Sale
Liquidation sale at the Watergate Hotel before they start renovating. (WGHsale.jpg uploaded by brownpau.) Update: More info on the liquidation sale here.
Harpers Ferry Honeymoon
Two months since our wedding, Amy and I still had not gone on a honeymoon for lack of time and money; so we decided to go on a quick weekend getaway to Harpers Ferry, WV, that famous little historical town at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers. To stay relatively cheap and completely […]
Caturday!
(Hiding from the Vacuum uploaded by amy kow.) Today’s Pandora photo comes to you courtesy Amy’s shiny new Flickr photostream. These are Pandora’s tail and paws as she flees under the couch from the noise of a vacuum cleaner. (She does likewise during thunderstorms.)
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View of Harpers Ferry from Overlook Cliffs on the Maryland Heights Trail. It’s nice up here. (HarpersFerry uploaded by brownpau.)
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Point of Rocks. Upon seeing this MARC rail stop, my first thought was, “What’s the point of rocks?” (PntRocks.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
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On a MARC train (Brunswick Line) to West Virginia for a belated weekend honeymoon in historic Harpers Ferry. (Train2WV.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)