Archive for June, 2008

We’re taking a summer break from the tinyness of the fun house. But we’ll have a big update soon.
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We celebrated a few birthdays–and the end of the school year–on Friday night. English teachers Melissa, Laura and Catie Who is this man of mystery in the cool shades?
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For those following family travel, my parents have not only reached their destination, but also surmounted multiple crises: lost luggage (recovered); ATM shenanigans (theoretically fixed); and e-mail obfuscation (seems to be fixed). They have not yet supplied photos of their on-going journey, but I hope to have some soon. My mother writes: Today we...
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Impromptu REM at Madison Square Garden
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Melissa experiments with the Wii Fit
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I rolled down to the Annex on the Megabus from New York. I would have prepared a longer review en route, but the Megabus I was on had neither outlets nor WiFi. (How easily I am spoiled.) It also didn’t have that nifty blue paint job that I’d witnessed (and that their Web site...
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Credit where due: Melissa’s flowers from school. (To explain Melissa’s casual attire: We helped a friend move this morning.)
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There’s a new bus in town. (This is Washington’s 11th and G pickup point for the Bolt Bus–and apparently for the “megabus” too)
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This is why it was a bad day to be on Metro: The storms disrupted Metrorail service during the afternoon rush. By 4:25 p.m., Metro had halted service on the Orange Line between East Falls Church and stations west to Vienna because of branches on the tracks, spokeswoman Candace Smith said. Shuttle buses took...
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Father’s Day is just around the corner, and we’ve got the #1 gift for dads and grandpas. It’s Blackman’s Coffin by Mark de Castrique. The recipient of starred reviews from both Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly, Blackman’s Coffin is the best way to say “I love you, Dad” this June. Give Blackman’s Coffin and...
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