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We are in the south

How do you know you are in the south?
In DC, shuttle drivers are mute and angry-looking.
At the Raleigh-Durham airport we were greeted by Fran, the Hertz courtesy shuttle, who gave us a hearty welcome to North Carolina. Fran was lovely, making sure everyone on the bus knew where they were going, and doling out directions [...]

The perks of DCA

Last night Matt and I waited in several rush hour runway traffic jams at Reagan National airport, but we had an excellent view. (As I took these pictures, Matt said, “You look like a tourist!” The sacrifices I make for blogging.)

28 things I’m thankful for on my 28th birthday

I got this idea from my favorite author blog earlier this month, and thought I would give it a shot. It turned out to be a nice way to spend an hour of my birthday morning. Thinking of 28 good things was the easy part—the hard part was cutting the extras. Here they are, in [...]

Fortuitous events and an early birthday present

Amtrak’s Acela Express is a nice train that provides business class service and rapid speeds between DC and Philadelphia, perfect for my travel needs. In fact, I traveled so much last year I made “select” status, which I took advantage of this afternoon on my way home by using a free upgrade voucher to [...]

Satisfying summer weekend

It is officially June, the mosquitoes have hatched, I have a few plants in the ground, and yesterday the sky over our house looked like this:

The type of storm you can hear growling in approach, turns the sky green, and sets off tornado warnings in the burbs. For those who aren’t weather map geeks (as [...]