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Souvenir Photo Sunday: Ground

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Laura

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Souvenir Photo Saturday: Poison

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Laura

Seriously, what’s a word for “Throwback Thursday” that can be used on a Saturday or Sunday?

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Time Travel Tuesday Photos: Flying

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Laura

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Throwback Thursday Photos: Normal

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Laura

It’s time for another hiatus from substantive posts. Here are some photos:

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The Gift Shop We Have at Georgia Ave.

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Laura

The Georgia Ave-Petworth Metro station is the closest Metro station to President Lincoln’s Cottage (which was one of my Weekly Museum Visits) and to the 14th Street Graffiti Museum, which I have visited but not (yet) written about. President Lincoln’s … Continue reading →

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Everyone Has a Story: Abraham Lincoln (I Saw at Shaw)

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Laura

The Shaw-Howard U Metro station is near the Howard University Museum, which was one of my Weekly Museum Visits, as well as two museums I still need to visit (the National Hip-Hop Museum and Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic … Continue reading →

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Everyone Has a Story: Niccolo Machiavelli

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Laura

I have never read any of the writings of Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), the Italian philosopher most famous for The Prince, but I remember learning about him in ninth grade World History. Our teacher explained Machiavelli’s idea that power based on … Continue reading →

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Everyone Has a Story: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kamala Harris, and Sally Ride

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Laura

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kamala Harris, and Sally Ride were/are famous primarily not as authors (though being an attorney, judge, and Supreme Court Justice does involve a lot of writing). However, these three women – the subjects of Elizabeth Eby’s Wall … Continue reading →

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Everyone Has a Story: R.J. Palacio, Erica S. Perl, and Meg Medina

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Laura

At the 2023 National Book Festival held by the Library of Congress at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, I saw Meg Medina interview R.J. Palacio and Erica S. Perl about their collaboration on White Bird, a middle-grade novel about … Continue reading →

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Giant Hands Around the World

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Laura

My most recent blog post touched on some giant hand sculptures (see what I did there?). Here are some other giant hands I’ve encountered, in the DMV as well as in my travels elsewhere: At the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) … Continue reading →

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