Author Archives: JJD
Vanessa in DC
Vanessa flew in from Chicago last night and is staying with me for a weekend in DC. I think she had planned the trip in hopes of seeing the famous cherry blossoms but, alas, the weather has been cold enough that almost none of the trees are in bloom. At least the sun finally came […]
The Henrys IV
Shakespeare wrote two plays about Henry IV of England — winningly titled Henry IV Part 1 and Henry IV Part 2 — and the Shakespeare Theatre Company is currently performing both of them. I saw the first one last week, the second one last night. Seeing them back to back like that really brought out […]
And the winner is . . .
AMAZON!! That’s right, folks, the winner of this year’s contest for who gets to employ the charming young lawyer known as yours truly is Amazon. The competition was stiff, with companies from DC, New York, Colorado, California and Washington vying for my loyalty and the law firm putting up a valiant last-minute effort to avoid losing […]
Weekend in Colorado
Following closely on the heels of my trip to Seattle, I flew out to Colorado for some meetings at the US Olympic Committee. The USOC is based in Colorado Springs, which is only an hour south of Denver. Naturally I took advantage of the adjacent weekend to explore the area and play with Amanda and […]
Weekend in Seattle
The other day I flew out to Seattle for some meetings at Amazon and managed to tack on a day after the meetings to explore the town. I hadn’t been to Seattle since I was in high school, and I’d forgotten what a cool place it is. The first day, when I was in meetings, […]
Shakespeare, deep in the heart of Virginia
One of the problems with trying to see all of Shakespeare’s plays performed is that some of them are, well, kind of weird and not all that good (and may not have been written by him in the first place) — and as a result they are rarely performed. Take Timon of Athens, for example. Shakespeare’s authorship is […]
26 hours in El Paso
A few weeks ago my friend Amy told me that she and Kristin (our mutual friend who lives in El Paso, Texas) were planning a week-long backpacking trip to a place called Big Bend — a national park along the border in western Texas. They wanted to know if I was interested in joining them. […]
I may be going to hell now
So, I go to the gym tonight in the middle of the alleged snowstorm of the century, and on the way home I learn a valuable life lesson: Snow is super bad for my eternal salvation. I mean, here I am looking at the footprints in the snow and judging all the people who have […]
I hadn’t realized it was so obvious
Conversation this morning with the Southwest Airlines agent as I checked my luggage for the flight to Boise: Agent: Your bag is a little over the weight limit; you’ll need to take something out. (I think for a minute, then remove a redweld folder containing some files from work.) Agent: That’ll do it. Geez, what […]
Lake Tahoe
Today Lady and I drove over to Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe. The weather couldn’t have been better — bright and sunny, not much of a breeze. The snow-covered mountains sparkled white, and the sky and lake were a deep, rich blue. I knew Lake Tahoe was supposed to be beautiful, but I hadn’t expected this. […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 