“Sorry, I’m not going to be able to work it. I have cancer,” was the response one workaholic contributor to Running Through Rain had to start telling colleagues. They were calling at 5 a.m. with questions while he was on long term disability dealing with his illness.
I promptly shared this with my D.C. stressed colleagues and […]
Entries from March 2008
Workaholics Not So Anonymous
March 31st, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: 2008
“We don’t use 911. We use Smith & Wesson.”
March 27th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Welcome to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. John Deer Tractors, $300,000 steers, cowboy hats, angry bulls, signs such as the one above, and the worlds largest belt buckles, e-v-e-r, were just a few of the sights I took in this past weekend.
Yes, you read right, I spent last weekend hanging out with the cows.
And I’m […]
Tags: Wild West · 2008 · Travels
She’s bbbaaaccckkk. Gina Chersevani at Tallula.
March 24th, 2008 · Comments Off
Hear ye, hear ye, the bar tender(ess) with the mostest has resurfaced. Two months ago, I pulled up a chair at Penn Quarter’s beloved Rasika and promptly experienced one of the most disappointing cocktail hours of my life. Instead of receiving one of Gina Chersevani’s, their well known bartender, copyrighted masterpieces, a pear and vanilla […]
Tags: 2008 · Northern Virginia · D.C. · Restaurants
YEEHAW. And such.
March 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Green is so my color.
March 17th, 2008 · Comments Off
“Who cares that St. Patrick’s Day falls during the work week, and on a Monday no less? We’re celebrating anyway! So tip your hat to Ireland’s patron saint, ring in the day with beer, festivities, food, and, oh yeah, more beer at some of these area hotspots. And remember to offer the toast, ‘Erin go […]
DC. Like Only Residents See It.
March 11th, 2008 · Comments Off
Despite popular belief, there is more to D.C. than federal buildings, political sightings, and random violence. See it for yourself here, or go to the DCist Exposed Photography Show that is running March 7-15, 2008 at the Civilian Art Projects, which is located at 406 7th St. NW, 3rd Floor, in Washington, D.C.’s Penn Quarter.
May original, […]
“You’ve Got To See My Ice Cubes”
March 8th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Now there’s something you don’t hear everyday. But then Café 8 isn’t your everyday restaurant. It’s you’re any day restaurant.
Thursday night I arrived at its doors destitute and hungry. In other words, lawyered-out. Café 8 posted week day hours until 10 p.m. We walked in at 9:30 p.m. They happily seated us by a roaring […]
Tags: 2008 · D.C. · Restaurants
More Kinky
March 7th, 2008 · Comments Off
Now that I’ve shared with you my new hero, I know you’re wondering how he, who shares the same last name as a Nobel Prize winning economist, ended up with the first name “Kinky.” O.K., maybe you’re not, but I was. Click play for the answer to that and all of your other unasked questions.
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Tags: 2008 · Authors · Writing
When the Martinis Won’t Fix It
March 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Took a drive up America’s spine recently. It was one of those, “I can’t be here,” “me either,” kind of trips. So we threw hastily packed bags into the trunk, three dollar gas into the tank, and found ourselves driving.
We were on a road trip. We were off to escape. And we were “escaping” by […]

