February 21st, 2007
The American Institute of Architects announced the results of its annual poll and named the top 150 favorite structures across the United States.
Here are the Top Ten on the list:
Empire State Building
The White House
Washington National Cathedral
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Golden Gate Bridge
U.S. Capitol
Lincoln Memorial
Biltmore Estates
Chrysler Building
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
As I browsed through the list, I noticed that although […]
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February 19th, 2007
February 19th is Presidents Day, a federal holiday here in the United States.
Originally, the holiday was designated as Washington’s Birthday, and was celebrated on George Washington’s actual date of birth, February 22nd. In 1971, however, as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, the holiday was moved to the third Monday in February. The holiday […]
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February 13th, 2007
Gerald R. Ford was the 38th President of the United States, and when he died last December 26th, politicians from both parties lauded the legacy left by the man who elected to Congress from the State of Michigan, but not to the presidency nor the vice presidency. For that, and for his pardoning of former […]
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January 20th, 2007
While diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, let’s not over look the beauty and sheer sexiness of a ruby.
On a recent visit to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC, I had the opportunity to see the Carmen Lucia Ruby, a 23.1 carat Burmese ruby. Burmese rubies of this size are […]
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January 15th, 2007
Details: Today is the anniversary of the dedication of The Pentagon.
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the US Department of Defense, and although it’s mailing address is Washington DC, the complex is actually located in Arlington, Virginia. It is one of the largest buildings in the world, and has five side, five floors above ground, and two basement levels.
Photo […]
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December 4th, 2006
A little bragging rights for my home state right now —-
Washington State sent a 65-foot Pacific Silver Fir tree, from our Olympic National Forest, to the “other” Washington for the Capitol Christmas Tree. With the theme “A Gift from the Evergreen State,” the tree is decorated with 3,000 Washington state themed ornaments made by area […]
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November 24th, 2006
When you think of the day after Thanksgiving, what comes to mind?
Relaxing around the house and eating leftovers? Watching football? Listening to holiday music and putting up the holiday decorations? Or are you one of the many, many people who will be heading out to the stores for the kick off of the holiday shopping […]
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October 26th, 2006
Yes, this is a shameless plug for two new b5media travel blogs, one written by yours truly, and the other by my friend (and frequently photo contributor), Jon Rochetti. I hope you’ll give a look to both of the new blogs.
Travelers and residents of Washington, on either coast, have a new resource with the addition of two new […]
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September 15th, 2006
With a theme of Nature’s Bounty, you’d expect a wide variety of travel writing, and this month’s Travel Blog Carnival didn’t disappoint.
I contributed my post about the beautiful Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens just outside of Washington DC.
A very big thanks to Trip Hub for sponsoring this roundup of great travel writing. Be sure to go read […]
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September 11th, 2006
Where were you on 9/11?
The question doesn’t need a lot of other detail, or further explanation. It’s the kind of question that shaped a generation, just like previous questions: Where were you when the President was shot? Where were you when you heard about Pearl Harbor?
I was in Southern California five years ago. I had […]
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