Monthly Archives: June 2011

Tuesday, June 29, 2011  I’M HOME AFTER a happy-hour session with some colleagues and former colleagues at a bar/restaurant near work.  I’m happy to say that, according to my calculations, I have managed to stay within my Weight Watchers point … Continue reading →

Sunday, June 26, 2011 IT’S A BIT past 7 in the evening and I am again sitting in the outdoor area of Java House. The weather is unbelievably mild. So mild, in fact, that I’m drinking regular hot coffee instead … Continue reading →

Sunday, June 26, 2011 IN AN OTHERWISE good column about how and why The Washington Post passed on the article by Jose Antonio Vargas detailing how he’d lived and worked in this country as an illegal alien, ombudsman Patrick Pexton … Continue reading →

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 AFTER WORK I went on another long bike ride and came come just in time to watch my new favorite show, “Made in Spain” with chef Jose Andres (or Made in Espain, as he says it). … Continue reading →

SO MUCH FOR good intentions. The plan was to get up early, as usual, have a quick breakfast and then, to go out for a bike ride before the heat started setting in. I had gone on a bike ride … Continue reading →