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Law School Graduation

September 15th, 2009 No Comments

Yep – we’re finally done with school. GW held commencement on the Mall. Rahm Emanuel spoke. He wasn’t good. There was a diploma ceremony at the Smith Center. It took forever to call 700-something names. Mom kept entertained by texting me, Joni and Trent and seeing how long it took for us to look down [...]

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DC Zoo

September 13th, 2009 1 Comment

Also on the list: the DC Zoo! I really liked that it was totally open: you just walk into it. Admission is free, and people seemed to use it as a shortcut through the blocks or as a jogging path. That panda loved his bamboo. Hungry, hungry.

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National Cathedral

September 13th, 2009 No Comments

Before leaving DC, Joni and I had a list of things we wanted to do. Seeing the National Cathedral was one of them. We happened to go after the funeral of a dignitary. It was a little awkward wearing shorts and being touristy with all the mourners milling around. While we were walking through, I [...]

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