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Erika and I had a fun weekend including some wine tasting with Zach, Karen and Melina, an 80’s themed birthday party for Joe, a cold early morning photowalk, the Porsche clutch giving out (again…), a woodworking project and dinner with the Stav’s….
All written in one sentence it seems like a busy weekend but it was [...]

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Erika and I have decided to celebrate the weekend in the relative warmth of Melbourne, FL…  despite the draw of being close to history in the making we went for convenience and making the most of some free southwest tickets to ‘get away’.
Good luck to all who may be trying to get into the city! [...]

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Who knew 3 weeks could go by so quick.  I had about 1.5 weeks off for the holidays and it was fantastic!  Christmas and the following weekend was spent visiting all of the family and Erika and I had a great time.  Our friends and family are wonderful and generous! – we got lots of [...]

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Or, Tony playing with camera’s and wine glasses… you be the judge!  :)

Hannukah candles through my wine glass… yes the B.A.G. itself!  (xmas tree in background)
  
                Our tree with presents!               My new wine stopper, thank you Erika!!!

Ok so I’m really proud of [...]

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It’s Christmas in DC and though I don’t know my neighboor to the right (our place is on the left) I can tell that we’ll get along.  That is after Erika and I go to the store and buy a bunch more lights for our windows.  We can’t be outdone of course!
We visited our tree [...]

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N.A.S. – Nikon Acquisition Syndrome…
I’m not the first and won’t be the last but my recent Nikon D80 purchase and rekindled interest in photography has led to three new-to-me lens purchases since September.  Luckily I got two screaming deals on older model lenses that are undervalued for their quality.  (thats what I keep telling myself!)  [...]

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Last night Erika and I went to a ‘Capitol Riverfront Brand Development Meeting’.  Capitol Riverfront is the name of the Business Improvement District (BID) here in the SE, Navy Yard, Ballpark area.  Oddly enough they are headquartered on the 10th floor of 1100 NJ Ave (Ryan’s building) and they apparently have a great model of [...]

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Erika, Sara and I went with the ever popular vampire theme,  football player, cheerleader and coach! We had a great time at Clarendon Grill with Breanna, Lauren and friends…. till next year!

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Between my lack of attention (untill last night) and the District of Columbia managing to get my name right on my drivers license and wrong on my voter registration card Mr. Robert DeFicippo got to vote this morning at the Van Ness Elementary School right out in front of the Navy Yard.
I have only myself [...]

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A couple pictures to get you into the right seasonal state of mind! Plus a couple other random ones I hadn’t gotten around to posting lately.  The Redskins managed to eek out a victory today which saved the football weekend! (not sure if you saw the VT or UT games – if not your lucky!)

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