Twice this summer I have seen a man playing bagpipes in seemingly random locations in Arlington. Once was in a parking lot off of Lee Highway and once was in a parking space beside a local elementary school. It occurs to me that perhaps he has to move around a lot because bagpipes make a [...]
I went home to the mountains this weekend. It was a pleasant, if too brief, trip, but that’s what I get for living and working 5 hours away. The weather was just enough cooler than northern Virginia for me to enjoy it and the scenery was beautiful as always.
Aaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhhhh. I understand that the stereotypical hillbilly exists today. I do. I know it all too well, but we are not all like that. Why is it okay to make fun of southern mountain people? Look at it this way: if someone asks you if it is okay to isolate a population, pick out its [...]
This is interesting and a really good idea. But. As someone who has all sort of issues with disembodied hands, amputations, phantom limbs and whatnot, I am not sure I could have these in my house. (Note, when I initially typed that I typed “hose†instead of “house†and I want to make it very [...]