10551. The
National Harbor is not a good place to watch the Fourth of July (Washington)
D.C. fireworks;
10552. You shouldn’t waste your life in insecure relationships. Either trust each other 100% or leave;
10553. If someone ghosts you, respect the dead and move on;
10554. You won’t have a healthy relationship with someone else if you have a toxic relationship with yourself;
10555. Stop searching for the right person and focus on becoming the right person;
10556. Your self-love must always be stronger than your desire to be loved by others;
10557. The people you allow into your life are contagious. Choose wisely and cut quickly;
10558. I can say I’ve been on a date with a TV chef;
10559. Apparently, (Chef) Deme Vergos Kahn is friends with (Chef) José Andrés;
10560. Arthur Kahn assisted in the representation of John Erlichman, assistant to President Nixon, in federal criminal and civil cases arising from his involvement in (the) Watergate( scandal);
10561. I can say I’ve met someone who married 20 years her senior;
10562. Apparently, Deme Vergos Kahn’s dating app(lication)s (specifically Bumble) are run by her 16 year-old daughter;
10563. Ocean City, Maryland, reminds me of a bigger and cleaner Virginia Beach;
10564. Seacrets (Seacrets.com) in Ocean City(, Maryland,) is pretty fun. . . . There’s something for everyone there;
10565. The crab cake sandwich at “The Bar & Grill at the Inlet( Lodge)” (in Ocean City, Maryland) is (pretty) tasty;
10566. According to our cabbie, the place to be/go on Friday nights in Ocean City(, Maryland,) is Fager’s Island (Fagers.com) and Seacrets on Saturday nights;
10567. Apparently, walking up 3 flights of stairs is a major accomplishment for some 22 year-olds in Ocean City(, Maryland);
10568. I can say I’ve met (and shaken hands) with the Secretary of Commerce( and the former governor of Rhode Island), Gina Raimondo. . . . I’m a little taller than she is;
10569. The beach in Ocean City(, Maryland) has a (very) small strip of rocks/shells you have to walk over/through to get into the ocean;
10570. Fractured Prune doughnuts (FracturedPrune.com) come out hot and fresh. . . . They’re tasty;
10571. Kohr Bros. (KohrBros.com) has a kid size (frozen custard) that isn’t listed on the menu;
10572. Sand (from the beach) can get caught in your intergluteal cleft/butt crack. . . . Who knew?
10573. The Belgian chocolate soufflé cake at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK.com) is (pretty) tasty. . . . It’s better with (vanilla Haagen-Dazs) ice cream;
10574. Denis Lawson (i.e., Wedge Antilles) is Ewan McGregor’s (i.e., Obi-Wan/Ben Kenobi) (real life) uncle;
10575. May we stop seeing ourselves through the eyes of people that never saw us;
10576. Everything you experience has no intrinsic meaning other than the meaning that you give to it;
10577. We seldom admit the seductive comfort of hopelessness. It saves us from ambiguity. It has an answer for every question: “There’s just no point.” Hope, on the other hand, is messy. If it might all work out then we have things to do. We must weather the possibility of happiness;
10578. The longer it takes you to admit when you are wrong, the more attached you are to being perfect;
10579. The more attached to being perfect, the more you will hate yourself;
10580. Nobody is perfect. We all get it wrong. And that’s perfect;
10581. The first step that leads to our identity in life is usually not “I know who I am,” but rather “I know who I’m not.” Process of elimination;
10582. Too many options can make a tyrant out of any of us so we should get rid of the excess in our lives that keep us from being more of ourselves. When we decrease the options that don’t feed us, we, eventually, almost accidentally, have more options in front of us that do;
10583. Knowing who we are is hard. Eliminate who we’re not first and we’ll find ourselves where we need to be;
10584. We cannot fully appreciate the light without the shadows. We have to be thrown off balance to find our footing. It’s better to jump than fall;
10585. The future is the monster not the boogeyman under the bed. The past is just something we’re trying to outrun tomorrow. The monster is the future . . . the unknown . . . the boundaries not yet crossed . . . the challenge not yet met . . . the potential not yet realized . . . the dragon not yet tamed. On a one-way collision course with no turning back, the future, the monster, is always waiting for us and always sees us coming. We should lift our heads, look it in the eye and watch it heed;
10586. Things can change at any minute. And all we’ve really got are our experiences, our relationships and our beautiful, aging, ever evolving selves. We can choose to be frustrated by that or we can choose to embrace it as our power;
10587. Blagden Alley (in D.C.) really is an alley;
10588. Causa/Bar Amazonia (CausaDC.com) in D.C. automatically adds a 20% gratuity/service fee to your bill/check;
10589. Tangy lemon lime Topo Chico (hard seltzer) tastes like a Creamsicle( to me);
10590. Calico (CalicoDC.com) in D.C. (also) automatically adds a 20% gratuity/service fee to your bill/check;
10591. Throwing out your lower back is no joke;
10592. Remember that once you dreamed of being where you are now;
10593. We are not here to tolerate our differences, we are here to accept them;
10594. We are not here to celebrate our sameness, we are here to salute our distinctions;
10595. We are not born into equal circumstances or with equal abilities, but we should have equal opportunity;
10956. Cool is a natural law. If it was cool for that time then it is cool for all time. A fad is just a branch on cool’s trunk, a fashionable fling whose 15 minutes can never abide, no matter how long s/eh trends to try. Cool stands the test of time because cool never tries. Cool just is;
10597. After hurting/straining my (lower) back, I have a better appreciation for being able to get/move around;
10598. Zach de la Rocha (the lead singer of “Rage Against the Machine”) drinks (hot) tea;
10599. (I can say) I’ve seen “Rage Against the Machine” live( in concert);
10600. Zach de la Rocha is intense on stage (even with a broken leg);
10552. You shouldn’t waste your life in insecure relationships. Either trust each other 100% or leave;
10553. If someone ghosts you, respect the dead and move on;
10554. You won’t have a healthy relationship with someone else if you have a toxic relationship with yourself;
10555. Stop searching for the right person and focus on becoming the right person;
10556. Your self-love must always be stronger than your desire to be loved by others;
10557. The people you allow into your life are contagious. Choose wisely and cut quickly;
10558. I can say I’ve been on a date with a TV chef;
10559. Apparently, (Chef) Deme Vergos Kahn is friends with (Chef) José Andrés;
10560. Arthur Kahn assisted in the representation of John Erlichman, assistant to President Nixon, in federal criminal and civil cases arising from his involvement in (the) Watergate( scandal);
10561. I can say I’ve met someone who married 20 years her senior;
10562. Apparently, Deme Vergos Kahn’s dating app(lication)s (specifically Bumble) are run by her 16 year-old daughter;
10563. Ocean City, Maryland, reminds me of a bigger and cleaner Virginia Beach;
10564. Seacrets (Seacrets.com) in Ocean City(, Maryland,) is pretty fun. . . . There’s something for everyone there;
10565. The crab cake sandwich at “The Bar & Grill at the Inlet( Lodge)” (in Ocean City, Maryland) is (pretty) tasty;
10566. According to our cabbie, the place to be/go on Friday nights in Ocean City(, Maryland,) is Fager’s Island (Fagers.com) and Seacrets on Saturday nights;
10567. Apparently, walking up 3 flights of stairs is a major accomplishment for some 22 year-olds in Ocean City(, Maryland);
10568. I can say I’ve met (and shaken hands) with the Secretary of Commerce( and the former governor of Rhode Island), Gina Raimondo. . . . I’m a little taller than she is;
10569. The beach in Ocean City(, Maryland) has a (very) small strip of rocks/shells you have to walk over/through to get into the ocean;
10570. Fractured Prune doughnuts (FracturedPrune.com) come out hot and fresh. . . . They’re tasty;
10571. Kohr Bros. (KohrBros.com) has a kid size (frozen custard) that isn’t listed on the menu;
10572. Sand (from the beach) can get caught in your intergluteal cleft/butt crack. . . . Who knew?
10573. The Belgian chocolate soufflé cake at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK.com) is (pretty) tasty. . . . It’s better with (vanilla Haagen-Dazs) ice cream;
10574. Denis Lawson (i.e., Wedge Antilles) is Ewan McGregor’s (i.e., Obi-Wan/Ben Kenobi) (real life) uncle;
10575. May we stop seeing ourselves through the eyes of people that never saw us;
10576. Everything you experience has no intrinsic meaning other than the meaning that you give to it;
10577. We seldom admit the seductive comfort of hopelessness. It saves us from ambiguity. It has an answer for every question: “There’s just no point.” Hope, on the other hand, is messy. If it might all work out then we have things to do. We must weather the possibility of happiness;
10578. The longer it takes you to admit when you are wrong, the more attached you are to being perfect;
10579. The more attached to being perfect, the more you will hate yourself;
10580. Nobody is perfect. We all get it wrong. And that’s perfect;
10581. The first step that leads to our identity in life is usually not “I know who I am,” but rather “I know who I’m not.” Process of elimination;
10582. Too many options can make a tyrant out of any of us so we should get rid of the excess in our lives that keep us from being more of ourselves. When we decrease the options that don’t feed us, we, eventually, almost accidentally, have more options in front of us that do;
10583. Knowing who we are is hard. Eliminate who we’re not first and we’ll find ourselves where we need to be;
10584. We cannot fully appreciate the light without the shadows. We have to be thrown off balance to find our footing. It’s better to jump than fall;
10585. The future is the monster not the boogeyman under the bed. The past is just something we’re trying to outrun tomorrow. The monster is the future . . . the unknown . . . the boundaries not yet crossed . . . the challenge not yet met . . . the potential not yet realized . . . the dragon not yet tamed. On a one-way collision course with no turning back, the future, the monster, is always waiting for us and always sees us coming. We should lift our heads, look it in the eye and watch it heed;
10586. Things can change at any minute. And all we’ve really got are our experiences, our relationships and our beautiful, aging, ever evolving selves. We can choose to be frustrated by that or we can choose to embrace it as our power;
10587. Blagden Alley (in D.C.) really is an alley;
10588. Causa/Bar Amazonia (CausaDC.com) in D.C. automatically adds a 20% gratuity/service fee to your bill/check;
10589. Tangy lemon lime Topo Chico (hard seltzer) tastes like a Creamsicle( to me);
10590. Calico (CalicoDC.com) in D.C. (also) automatically adds a 20% gratuity/service fee to your bill/check;
10591. Throwing out your lower back is no joke;
10592. Remember that once you dreamed of being where you are now;
10593. We are not here to tolerate our differences, we are here to accept them;
10594. We are not here to celebrate our sameness, we are here to salute our distinctions;
10595. We are not born into equal circumstances or with equal abilities, but we should have equal opportunity;
10956. Cool is a natural law. If it was cool for that time then it is cool for all time. A fad is just a branch on cool’s trunk, a fashionable fling whose 15 minutes can never abide, no matter how long s/eh trends to try. Cool stands the test of time because cool never tries. Cool just is;
10597. After hurting/straining my (lower) back, I have a better appreciation for being able to get/move around;
10598. Zach de la Rocha (the lead singer of “Rage Against the Machine”) drinks (hot) tea;
10599. (I can say) I’ve seen “Rage Against the Machine” live( in concert);
10600. Zach de la Rocha is intense on stage (even with a broken leg);
