Am I happy Team USA has moved on to the next stage of the World Cup? Absolutely. Does yesterday’s result typify everything ridiculous about a soccer tournament? Again, yes. Scenario one doesn’t pan out. Scenario two doesn’t pan out. Yet, … Continue reading
I’ll admit it. I’ve jumped on the bandwagon. As I do for a few weeks every four years, I’ve begun to care about soccer. Yes, I was heartbroken Sunday evening as much of America was. (And seriously, this “extra time” … Continue reading
Over the weekend I got to visit the President Woodrow Wilson House (www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org) in Northwest D.C. Story goes that Wilson really is the only president to stay in Washington after his term in office, though he died only three years … Continue reading
As of 6:51 a.m. EDT tomorrow, summer officially begins. Basketball’s over, hockey’s over, and school’s out for, well, you know. From here on in it’s baseball and barbecues, and playing outside even after it’s dark. ‘Tis the season!
For eight years after graduating I waited for my alma mater to offer a doctoral program in public affairs. Well, several more years down the line it finally did, a little too late for yours truly. Here’s a snippet from … Continue reading
‘Round these parts, today is the first real day of summer vacation (weekends don’t count). Summer vacation doesn’t mean as much when you’re an adult, does it? Growing up with two parents who were schoolteachers I was 18 before I … Continue reading
I neglected to mention the other day that I did receive a birthday card from my House of Delegates member, David Ramadan. You know, just David saying hello. Uh huh. My representative, a “Republican,” from the oldest standing legislative body … Continue reading
There are few things that make me so smugly happy in the morning than reading about a nice, fat defeat for the Republican establishment. Nice job, Virginia! And for God’s sake, keep up the good work.
Obviously birthdays mean more when you’re a kid, but I’ve spent the last decade and a half trying to reverse that trend. A birthday’s a birthday, and should be celebrated. And as singer-songwriter Regina Spektor says, 32’s just a god … Continue reading
It has surprised many of my students over the years, whether they were old enough to be my parents or young enough to be my kids, that American military action the first year and a half of its involvement in … Continue reading