The Washington DC area has been getting a little snow lately.

OK, a whole lot of snow. Tons of it. Way too much of the white stuff for many (according to weather barometers, Facebook and Twitter).

But take heart, our snow-bound friends and family, the sun shall shine again someday.

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Green will return…

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From sea to shining sea.

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Soon enough, the snows of February will melt away, Terra Firma will sprout anew, and the smell of fresh-cut grass will fill the air.

Until then, stay warm, and contemplate the question begged by this sign:

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What, exactly, is at the “back of green,” and where is it? If it’s not the end of the rainbow…

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Yup. We’re thinking “white.”

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Super Bowl Truffles

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I”m in a pool for the Super Bowl. It’s a fund-raiser for Haiti, with half the money going directly to aid, and the other half being distributed to a few lucky winners in the pool.
It’s my first sports pool, and I don’t get football, but still, I’m kind of excited.

Here’s my understanding of how it [...]

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A Few Questions, If You Don’t Mind…

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Why do horses like to stand head to rump? Is it that they’re more interested in keeping a mutual eye out for predators on each horizon, or are they just the strong silent type who would rather not chat?

Does he think they match because they’re both white?

What do you get for your $1.95? Do they [...]

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Almost Viral

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Between Rick and me, we have several muses, one cartoonist (with one dialogue consultant always close at hand), two photographers, two musicians, one professional speaker, two cooks, one oil painter, two videographers, two restaurant critics, two writers, two editors, and one policeman.

Rick is the policeman.
Every blog that seeks to establish itself anywhere close to the [...]

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Pelican Point Therapy

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You know those days that start out ordinary and just stay that way from the first morning speed bump in the parking lot to the last tomato truck in front of you on the uphill drive home?

Soon followed by the unwelcome reflection, “So, this is it? Is that all there is?”

Fluorescent lighting overhead, an itchy [...]

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Big Box Gridlock

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An open letter to the woman who rammed her plus-size shopping cart into my Achilles tendon yesterday.
Dear Wham-Bam-Shopping-Ma’am:
I hold this truth to be self evident: at Costco, all people shop as equals, and each is entitled to the pursuit of life, case lots of corn dogs, and the shortest line at the check-out stand.

I make [...]

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Too. Much. Winter. Beauty.

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At least I put my outdoor woolies on first this time.

Yes, this is the same old building on our neighbor’s property we posted a different photo of in our last posting. But around here, life and art is always full of new possibilities: new light, new snow, new angles of perspective.
So this day, I went [...]

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