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On the road to recovery (July 19, 2007)
Two older black men in dark sunglasses and sports coats climb the steps of the Portrait Gallery and sit down on a stone bench to eat lunch. One is barrel chested and the other, rail thin, walks with a cane.... ... (continued)
Letters to Cleveland Parkers (April 19, 2007) Dear scowling lady in CVS, Please don't hold it against me that I am checking out before you. After all, I got to the cashier first, so I am ahead of you in line. That is how things work here!... ... (continued)
A really great hair day (April 07, 2007) I hate looking for hair salons/stylists and I stick with the same person forever if I like him (or her). When I first moved back to DC in 1996 I started seeing a guy named Billy at a place called... ... (continued)
Washington's black squirrels (February 27, 2007) Grandpa (a.k.a. my dad) came for his weekly visit today. Toward the end of his visit we went for a short walk in the neighborhood. "You have the blackest squirrels down here," he remarked. I couldn't remember the story of... ... (continued)
