Metro trains collide, 6 fatalities

Shocking, sad news today during rush hour.  Two metro train cars collided in NE Washington, DC around 5:00 tonight.  Apparently, one train was stopped when another train plowed into it from behind.  There were 70 casualties, with 6 being fatal.  It is the deadliest accident in Metro history.
For those who were worried, I am perfectly [...]

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Help DC Schoolkids!

My good friend Bindu, works for a great organization that provides afterschool and summer programming for under-served children in Washington, DC.  New Community for Children is currently in the midst of a new donor campaign.  For just $25, you can help school kids in DC get pencils and books they need, provide them with a [...]

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Ms. Jenny Martin, H.S., B.A., M.P.S.

From now on please refer to me as Ms. Jenny Martin, H.S., B.A., M.P.S.  I’ve worked really hard to earn these meager credentials, but should you feel the need to address me, that’s how I would prefer it.  You know, maybe it should be Jennifer instead of Jenny – to make things a little more [...]

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Arlington: The Rap

I found this YouTube video first thing this morning, and a few hours later it had gone totally viral.  Funniest thing I’ve seen in quite some time . . . and for the most part true.  For those who live out of state, most of the places you see in the video are either in [...]

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Stephen Colbert: guest editor of Newsweek

If you haven’t already heard, Stephen Colbert was the guest editor of this week’s Newsweek magazine.  The issue coincides with his trip to Iraq with the USO, where he is doing his show, The Colbert Report, for the troops stationed in Baghdad.  You should pick up the magazine, and watch his show as well.
The effort [...]

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My political journey

There are times in everyone’s life that he or she will never forget.  For instance, I’ll never forget the day my sister was born, my high school graduation and September 11, 2001. These are memories that I will always vividly remember, and I remember the emotions behind those memories – what thoughts ran through my [...]

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Beach Trip #1

I’ve been telling people ever since I graduated that my only real plans for the summer are to head to the beach, any beach for that matter.  Well, I’m off to a good start as Saturday was beach trip #1 of the summer!
The roommate and I headed down to Virginia Beach, and while I think [...]

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