-
Join 628 other subscribers
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- November 2015
- August 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: Life in D.C.
Obama Doctrine
This article in The Atlantic provides insight on how President Obama’s worldview shapes his approach to foreign policy and national security. Whether you agree or disagree with POTUS, it’s worth about an hour of your time. Here’s the nut graf, buried a … Continue reading
Restaurant Review: Founding Farmers
I delayed a visit to Founding Farmers for nearly eight years until I learned about its crown-jewel dinner entree: a slab of chicken fried steak served with a donut. A friggin’ donut for dinner. Goin’ once, twice … sold! Founding Farmers is another … Continue reading
Restaurant Review: Marble and Rye
I love whiskey. I also love alliteration, which makes Whiskey Wednesdays at Marble & Rye in Arlington doubleplusgood. This Columbia Pike neighborhood location supplanted the locally beloved RedRocks pizza joint in late November and boasted two big-ticket items on the Chairman’s goody-goody list: whiskey and wood-fired … Continue reading
Sidestepping Holiday Traffic Hell, East Coast Style
Oy! Here’s a good WaPost Q&A on how holiday travelers can avoid or, more likely, mitigate D.C.’s dreadful traffic. Big shocker: Many questions on how to suck a golf ball through the I-95 garden hose. Good luck.
Dangerously Delicious Pies
Chairman does pies, not cakes or puddings. Hence the wife’s visit to Dangerously Delicious, a D.C. pie joint that has made area foodie nerds hyperventilate with delight. The below pie welcomed me into my kitchen on my birthday weekend several … Continue reading
Truman’s Hump Day Song of the Week: The End
Here’s Wednesday’s one-two hump day journalism punch: – For some insight into President Obama’s favorite JV team, read “What ISIS Really Wants” by Graeme Wood in this month’s edition of The Atlantic. A little hint, Mr. President – it’s going to … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Life in D.C., Music
Tagged the atlantic, the doors, the end, truman's hump day song of the week, what isis really wants
1 Comment
Chairman 2.0
Welcome back, comrades. I got busy with work and real life, so this little hobby took a backseat over the past few months. Just as well, it was a blessing in disguise. The break gave me a chance to collect my … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Life in D.C., Media, Politics
Tagged american sniper, chairman mao, hipsters, isil, islamic state, ramon morris, unbreakable, wyatt martin
Leave a comment
Truman’s Hump Day Song of the Week: Money Talks
The War on Poverty was as doomed to failure as practically other ethereal “war” a president declares against an idea, act or condition. With that in mind, here are two interesting reads for all you interested nerds out there. The … Continue reading
Posted in Life in D.C., Politics
Tagged hump day song of the week, lyndon johnson, money talks, Truman, war on poverty
Leave a comment
9/11 + 13
Thirteen years ago, American Airlines Flight 77 followed Columbia Pike in Arlington and accelerated as it descended, clipping a rooftop antenna at the Sheraton Hotel, zooming over a portion of the National Cemetery, skimming just above traffic on Interstate 395 and knocking … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Life in D.C., Military, Music
Tagged 9/11, bruce springsteen, the rising
Leave a comment
Chairman Does D.C. 