Fire in the sky and the Basilica
Two of my favorite shots from the last two weeks were taken on my iPhone. First, the sunset over Snake Pond, Mass. (I posted this previously, but here it is again.) And second, the Basilica in DC.
Links of the Day, October 29
Turns out, I just needed a couple days to get back in the driver’s seat. 🙂 News The U.S. economy grew! Which apparently means the recession is officially over. The President signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law. Andre Agassi admits taking crystal meth back in 1997 and …
Life update
Well … here’s my first update since I moved here; three weeks have passed since I left the sunny shores of Southern California. I suppose it’s a measure of how busy things have been, or how disorienting being in a new place, making new friends, and settling into a new job have been, or just …
Links of the Day, September 8
Senator Al Franken draws a map of the US from memory: News Laura Bush approves of Obama’s remarks to school children on the importance of working hard, staying in school, etc. Human trafficking Combating child sex trafficking in the District. Miscellaneous Arianna Huffington sees the silver lining in Van Jones’s resignation.
Pasadena, CA ≠Columbia Heights, DC
A little bit about the area (thanks to Rose Berger, an associate editor at Sojourners): The population of Columbia Heights is ethnically predominantly black, with large Salvadoran, Ethiopian and Vietnamese contingents. In 2007, the population distribution of D.C. in general was 55.6% black, 36.3% white, 8.3% Hispanic (of any race), 5% other, and 3.1% Asian. …