On my way on the train from DC to Boston....just left NY Penn Station. The few times I've gone in and out of Penn have all been since I read Conquering Gothem, a fabulous history of the building of Penn Station and, even more impressively, the building of the tunnels to get there. (If you want to read some reviews, of it, have a look at AmazonThe ( Read more... )

So... I started calling contra dances about 8 years ago when I was in Knoxville, TN, but didn't start calling full evenings until after I moved to NC, and since then have been calling on a pretty regular basis. Tonight, I got a chance to call back in Knoxville. It was good to see some familiar faces, but the dance left me feeling kinda run down ( Read more... )

Note: I apologize in advance for the long post. I tried to do an LJ cut, both in the editor and by hand, and it wouldn't take either way. I already had everything typed though, so here it is anyway. Grrrr.

I've been doing a lot of traveling recently, but haven't managed to get much writing done. Earlier this month, I had a fun trip up to ( Read more... )

For any of you folks between the VA/NC line and north of DC, Becky and I will be coming north to see folks and for me to call the contra dance at Glen Echo Park, north of DC. We'll be down at Lake Gaston Friday night and Saturday morning, and then coming to Northern VA Saturday early afternoon, probably stopping at some wineries on the way -- ( Read more... )

I had it all planned out. Take the train up to Fredericksburg, VA to visit a friend, who would then give me a ride down to the contra dance I'm calling in Richmond tomorrow, go visit Virginia wineries on Sunday afternoon, and then take the train home Monday ( Read more... )