Monthly Archives: February 2005

Sent an email to my hometown Crystal City Soccer Club asking if they needed any youth coaches for the Spring season. I’m hoping my varsity soccer stint in HS plus my four years of camp couseloring qualifies me. I couldn’t … Continue reading →

Went to see “Black Milk,” playing at the Studio Theatre, on Thursday. The play is set in post-communist Russia and portrays the life of two swindlers in a small town’s train station. The scenes represent the conflict between good and … Continue reading →

Last night’s West Wing Wednesday was held at a new venue: Amy and Chu’s place. We, as a group, guessed the mystery woman in the episode was a hooker (keyed from the use of the word “professional”), but she turned … Continue reading →

Chicklet and I were lotteried out of Avenue Q, so we went to see Fiddler On The Roof (starring Harvey Fierstein). Mr Fierstein was pretty good, though I feel that whoever played Tevye when I saw the musical as a … Continue reading →

I’m in NYC today, where I just finished my first real inside-strategy campaign meeting. I sat right next to Mandy Grunwald! Plus, I actually contributed one original and insightful idea, which was one more than expected. Now I’m 10 minutes … Continue reading →

I’m off to New York this evening for a business trip. On the train ride, we’ll be skirting Pennsylvania, where Junior Senator Rick Santorum (R-Gay Basher) looks to be in some trouble with his constituents. State Treasurer Bob Casey leads … Continue reading →

Friday night I went to dinner with the ‘rents plus an uncle who was in town. We went to a Lebanese joint in Pentagon Row, which included the neat feature of backgammon at the tables. The glass over the table … Continue reading →

From Hotline’s Wakeup Call: The DCCC “seems to have adopted a new and very basic recruiting tactic” for ’06: “Simply call the Republican Member you are hoping to beat and ask him who the best candidate would be to run … Continue reading →

More on Oklahoma City later; the more pressing issue is how people make their PB&J sandwiches. (This contentious issue came up on the ski trip.) Please vote for: 1) Peanut butter on side A, jelly on side B, close the … Continue reading →

Oklahoma is a great place but next time I come here I will not bring a vegetarian to the cattle capital of the country!! -Michael