Archive of posts tagged Annandale

How to spend two days in suburban DC

Posted by on

I plan to arrive Thursday evening at my hotel, rent a car Friday morning, and head for Annandale just to see what it looks like. I haven’t been there since my family left three days after graduation in 1968. I have to go see our old neighborhood and house. I’m tempted to drive out Braddock …

Continue reading ‘How to spend two days in suburban DC’ »

Bicycle helmets

Posted by on

I just saw a Back to School ad showing a kid strapping on a helmet before he hopped on his bike to ride to school. I began riding a bike in New London, Connecticut, in 1957 or thereabouts and I rode one to school from fourth grade through my senior year of high school. Never …

Continue reading ‘Bicycle helmets’ »