His Onlyness » Washington & Maryland http://www.hisonlyness.com life, food, adventure Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:56:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Tourists in Washington D.C. http://www.hisonlyness.com/2009/08/10/tourists-in-washington-d-c/ http://www.hisonlyness.com/2009/08/10/tourists-in-washington-d-c/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:23:48 +0000 hisonlyness http://www.hisonlyness.com/?p=229 My mom and I explored D.C. and all it had to offer.  We spent the whole day at the capitol and took a tour of the House and the Senate and even went to Boxer’s office, got passes and sat in the gallery for half an hour and listened to the proceedings.  It was exciting to be there but, as usual, there weren’t many senators present.  We also went to the Newseum and saw the 4D movie.  4D because your other sense like touch and smell are also stimulated.  Finally, we had to make a stop at the rear of the White House to see the new organic garden.

The capitol from the national gallery

The capitol from the national gallery

The dome between the houses of Congress

The dome between the houses of Congress

Courthouse under construction

from the Newseum

from the Newseum

the vegetable garden

the vegetable garden

]]> http://www.hisonlyness.com/2009/08/10/tourists-in-washington-d-c/feed/ 1 A Cool Coatrack http://www.hisonlyness.com/2009/08/10/a-cool-coatrack/ http://www.hisonlyness.com/2009/08/10/a-cool-coatrack/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:13:53 +0000 hisonlyness http://www.hisonlyness.com/?p=226 I really like this coat rack…  It’s a giant tree sticker or decal with hooks in the branches to hang stuff on.  Easy and saves space.

space-saving coatrack

space-saving coatrack

]]> http://www.hisonlyness.com/2009/08/10/a-cool-coatrack/feed/ 0 My Grandpa Turns 90! http://www.hisonlyness.com/2009/08/10/my-grandpa-turns-90/ http://www.hisonlyness.com/2009/08/10/my-grandpa-turns-90/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:10:59 +0000 hisonlyness http://www.hisonlyness.com/?p=223 The whole reason for my trip was to celebrate my Grandpa turning 90.  We had three days of intense celebration during which time I learned that I’m distantly related to a mobster and a boxer.  I also learned how my grandparents met:  My grandmother went to party at a friends apartment and my grandpa was there and there were no more chairs left to sit in so my grandfather said she could sit on his lap.  They got married a few years later.  High school sweethearts!  More about the mobster later….

The 90th birthday cake

The 90th birthday cake

]]> http://www.hisonlyness.com/2009/08/10/my-grandpa-turns-90/feed/ 0 The Chesapeake – True Relaxation… and Fresh Blue Crab http://www.hisonlyness.com/2009/08/10/the-chesapeake-true-relaxation-and-fresh-blue-crab/ http://www.hisonlyness.com/2009/08/10/the-chesapeake-true-relaxation-and-fresh-blue-crab/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:34:35 +0000 hisonlyness http://www.hisonlyness.com/?p=206 I spent a night at the Chesapeake with my mom and some family friends.  We kayaked, caught crabs, cooked, gorged and relaxed.  Who would have thought catching crab was so easy?

reminiscent of "The Birds"

reminiscent of "The Birds"

the Chesapeake jellyfish infestation

the Chesapeake jellyfish infestation

the elders on the Chesapeake

the elders on the Chesapeake

extracting the captured blue crabs

extracting the captured blue crabs

dinner!

dinner!

simply prepared - they don't stay blue...

simply prepared - they don't stay blue...

watching the Chesapeake sunset from my kayak

watching the Chesapeake sunset from my kayak

breakfast

breakfast

Ms. Bordow adventuring in her sturdy ship

Ms. Bordow adventuring in her sturdy ship

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