MAHDI: Clearing the Capitol
The glaring white Capitol building basked under the Washingtonian sunlight as we slowly moved away from the Visitor’s Center entrance. According to a nearby officer, a suspicious package had been detected in the building. Tours and any other visitors would be turned away indefinitely. This was the first time I had really seen a security [...]
MARASCO: Girl Meets Reality
Isn’t it frustrating when grandpa blames the TV for not turning on, when actually he’s switching the dining room lights on and off? Don’t you put your face in your palm when uncle Bart says there hasn’t been a single good film produced since 1964? What about when great Aunt Carroll says that everyone was, [...]
GIRL, 20: Party Fowl
The best feature of fresh eggs is eating them (and obviously coloring them when our lord and savior resurrects himself), but watching them come into existence is just as gratifying, especially when the hens are personal acquaintances. When I was younger, my parents thought it would be fun to adopt six chickens of diverse breeds [...]
FONTANA: Slug Bug Red, no Punch Buggie Back
You see a red Volkswagen Beetle, a bug as there more commonly known, and what do you do? Well, it’s simple really: Step one: Clench your fist. Step two: Prepare to punch the person standing next to you (friend, family, foe or stranger) And step three — the most controversial step of this entire, elaborate, [...]
MARK: The Holy Church of Baseball
When I was young, my dad and I had a routine for every Yankee game we went to: Buy a program in the lobby, a hot dog in the 3rd inning and a bag of peanuts in the bottom of the 7th. We kept score faithfully, so long as the Yanks were winning, that is. [...]
