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Category Archives: Washington life
City celebrates Biden victory
My wife and I were walking Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown when we heard honking in the distance. Wonder what that was? Driving through Georgetown, we quickly learned Joe Biden won the presidential election. People were flooding the streets, cars … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Biden, Photo by Rick Snider, presidential election
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Finding Boss Shepherd’s tomb
Alexander Shepherd was one of the key people responsible for Washington being what it is today, but few know who “Boss” Shepherd was even if his statue is to the right of City Hall’s steps. Indeed, Shepherd is known as … Continue reading
Taking green energy in stride
Sidewalks – they’re not the friendliest of places around Washington. I once fell face down on the sidewalk when kicking a raised section near OPM. I wasn’t badly hurt, but that people actually walked around me without helping angered me … Continue reading
5 Questions with Washington biographer John Berlau
George Washington was more than our first president and leader of the Revolutionary War. He also became the nation’s richest man as a farmer and entrepreneur. John Berlau’s new book “George Washington, Entrepreneur” (St. Martin) takes a rare look at … Continue reading
Brookside Gardens markers remember sniper victims
I’d never been to Brookside Gardens until recently. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced me to find new places to visit away from the city and the free park adjacent to Wheaton Regional Park is a fine place to walk around … Continue reading
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Tagged Brookside Gardens, Photos by Rick Snider, sniper victims memorial
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Brookside Gardens
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Tagged Brookside Gardens, Photo by Rick Snider, Wheaton Regional Park
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Under the spreading Lincoln oak tree
An old stump is all that’s left of one of the older trees ever around Washington. The Lincoln Oak, named for president Abraham Lincoln meeting under its expansive branches with local military leaders during the Civil War, was destroyed by … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Indian Head rail trail
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Tagged Indian Head rail trail, Photo by Rick Snider, Wordless Wednesday
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My Year with Fitbit
Ever wonder how many steps you really walk? Do you come close to the so-called recommended 10,000 per day? Does more walking make a difference? I just finished one year with a Fitbit, a present my wife gave me as … Continue reading
Is it safe to come out?
It’s time to leave the bunkers. The crisis hasn’t passed. People are still getting sick. But, the economy is in shambles and people can’t take the isolation anymore. So ready or not, here we come. At least, some of us. … Continue reading
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Tagged Mount Vernon, Pandemic, Photo by Rick Snider, Washington D.C.
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