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Washington, DC, July 2, 2015, 2:06:45pm.
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Posts Tagged ‘DC’
Gray Day in Washington, DC
Sunday, July 26th, 2015Storm Cloud Over the Potomac
Sunday, June 1st, 2014.
This is the belated posting of a photograph taken on Friday, March 28, 2014 at 5:12 pm. At that time I was in my car, stuck in traffic on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, between Roslyn, Virginia and Georgetown in DC. The view is to the north, upriver, with Virginia on the left, DC on the right, and the Potomac below.
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Clouds over DC
Friday, November 8th, 2013These clouds — looking like a flotilla of cotton puffs moored in cool blue space — brought magic to the sky above downtown Washington, DC, in the early afternoon of Thursday, November 6, 2013.
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Dusk Over Glover Park
Friday, June 28th, 2013.
I snapped this photo on June 16, 2013, at 8:48:22 pm, standing in the open field near the entrance to Glover Park at 39th and W Streets, NW, in Washington, DC. This was the view facing due north.
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Everything that grows holds in perfection but a little moment.
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012Well, make that three little moments, at least for one special peach on the tree in my backyard.
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June 19:
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Reserve Your Cleared Parking Space Now!
Sunday, February 14th, 2010Photos of a “reserved” parking spot on my street in Washington, DC, February 13, 2010. It’s nice to see the tradition of using two metal lawn chairs as space savers is being upheld, well into the 21st century.
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So here’s the difference between Philadelphia (where I grew up) and Washington, DC (where I live): In Philadelphia it is understood that if you take the time to clear a parking space in front of your house after a snow storm, you then have a valid claim to its exclusive use. Sweat equity confers upon you that right and interest. Digging out gives you dibs. No questions asked.
But in Washington, questions are asked, ethics are examined, situational nuances are parsed. Commentators turn to Locke and Hobbes for guidance. See, for example, the lively discussion engendered by the article: “Can Shovelers “Reserve” Parking Spots They Clear?” in the Washington Post, here; additional views here and here. BTW, WaPo’s online poll, which has received 5000+ votes so far, finds 76% answering “Yes”. The reaction is more even-handed (but less even-tempered) in the dozens of comments posted by readers.
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UPDATE, December 11, 2016: The Oxford University Faculty of Law requested permission to reproduce the third photo to illustrate its announcement of an April 2017 event, “From Collective Legal Consciousness to Legal Consciousness of Collective Dissent.” https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/events/collective-legal-consciousness-legal-consciousness-collective-dissent
The Money Is Flowing
Saturday, June 20th, 2009Saw this sign earlier today at the entrance to Delacarlia Parkway, a one-mile stretch of concrete roadway in Northwest DC, badly in need of repair.
