This post is one in a series of Ten 3-Mile Walks Around Washington, DC. The pins in the map below show where I stopped to take
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Life is Adventue!
VE Day 70th Anniversary – Warbirds’ DC Flyover
Friday May 8th was the 70th anniversary of VE Day. To commemorate the event, a massive flyover of 56 World War II era planes was
Steak Tartare at Lyon Hall
The social and food center of Arlington, VA’s universe is a neighborhood called Clarendon and one of the anchor restaurants there is Lyon Hall. It
tonemanblog Under Construction!
The tonemanblog is undergoing some changes. It will have a different look and will take a little while to reach its final form. In the
Spring in Washington, DC and The Elusive Cherry Blossoms
. After a relatively harsh winter, spring is finally here in Washington, DC. This means the pursuit of the DC’s cherry blossoms! The cherry blossoms are
Glorious Colorado!
My company has an office in Broomfield, Colorado, halfway between Denver and Boulder, and that gets me out there a few times a year. Last
The National Mall
This post is one in a series of Ten 3-Mile Walks Around Washington, DC. The pins in the map below show where I stopped to take
Recipes That Didn’t Age Well
This post is part of the series, “The History in My Grandmother’s Recipe Boxes“. The series includes some timeless classics. Some, however, are better markers
Tonto National Forest – Arizona’s Spectacular Desert Beauty
I have been in Tempe, AZ all week for work and on Friday drove an hour south to Florence to visit my “snowbird” mom. We
Meatloaf Through the Years – A Taste Test
This post is part of the series, “The History in My Grandmother’s Recipe Boxes“. It is not so much about the food and recipes as
The United States Air Force Memorial
This post is one in a series of Ten 3-Mile Walks Around Washington, DC. The pins in the map below show where I stopped to
Tortiére – French Canadian Classic
This is the first post in a new series, “The History in My Grandmother’s Recipe Boxes” I grew up eating a lot of Polish food
Washington DC’s Tidal Basin
This post is one in a series of Ten 3-Mile Walks Around Washington, DC. The pins in the map below show where I stopped
Some of What Happens in Vegas!
I had the good fortune to make a recent business trip to Las Vegas. It hasn’t been unseasonably cold in DC, but it is winter and
The US Capitol
This is the second in a series of 10 DC Walks. Click the link to see the rest! This weekend my wife joined me and we walked around
Texas BBQ, the Alamo, and the Riverwalk: A Quick Trip to San Antonio
I recently made a work trip to San Antonio. My company has an office there but it is 15 miles north of downtown. I knew
How to Make Cobbler – A Technique, Not a Recipe!
For years I have tried to make the dessert pictured above. There are lots of desserts that I consider a variation of a pie. There
Martin Luther King Day from 1984 to 2015
In January, 1984 I went to a celebratory concert at the Capital Center just outside Washington, DC. The star was Stevie Wonder and he had
The National Gallery of Art – Featuring the Only da Vinci in the United States
Thirty-five years ago on a college semester in Paris, I visited the Louvre. Like most tourists I made a beeline for the Mona Lisa and took
New Year’s Day at Arlington National Cemetery
A New Year’s Day walk at sunset through Arlington National Cemetery.
