Published on
October 24, 2008 in
Politics.
Tags: 2008, Barack Obama, change, conservatives, election, Huffington Post, independents, video, vote, voting.
I am generally not a very political person. That is not to say I don’t follow it or have an opinion on matters. The “politics” category was just added to this blog yesterday. Four years ago, I was gathered at my friend Aaron’s place watching the elections with a handful of friends. I imagine, if someone walked by his house during this time, they would have seen the same thing repeated on every street in America – silhouettes of Americans yelling at the television, laughing, jumping up and down, eating food, and hushing each other as the polls were updated.
I strongly believe that this election is the most important of our lifetimes so far, and perhaps ever. I dropped off my ballot today and couldn’t be more proud to do so. For me the choice was easy, but for many it’s a struggle between what they’ve traditionally believed and voted for and what they know is right in their hearts and minds. Check out this wonderfully inspiring series of videos from conservatives and independents, explaining why they are voting for Obama.
| via Huffington Post |
At DCA now getting ready to leave our nation’s capital. But don’t worry, I still have one more stop – Five Guys burgers! Let’s see if this east coast In-N-Out killer has what it takes.
Update: We didn’t plan ahead and they are not in our terminal 
Published on
October 5, 2008 in
Art, Culture, Events, Friends, Music, Science, Technology and Travel.
Tags: DC, jazz, monuments, National Mall, Smithsonian.
We spent the entire day around the mall checking out the museums and monuments. We even caught part of the Duke Ellington jazz festival which just happened to be on the Washington Monument lawn. Damn! We ate at Cafe Atlantico for lunch and had pizza at Pizza Paradisio for dinner. I got some imitation Pinkberry for dessert. It was OK but the west has it on lock.
After the wedding we headed back north and returned the car to Regan airport. This turned out to be a great idea because it saved us the hassle of having to find parking or pay nearly thirty dollars to park at the hotel overnight. We took the train back to the hotel, took a break then I was able to convince Liz to walk to U street to get a late night snack at the infamous Ben’s Chili Bowl. It was well worth the walk and the long line inside. The place reminded me of The Hat back home; a great local joint. The walk back was much quicker. It’s amazing how the landscape and people change depending on where you walk. Tip: don’t stay near your hotel. To out and explore!
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