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Wanted: a Digital Piano for the Apartment

August 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I learned in December that I still love playing the piano.   I hadn’t played in years but the many feet of snow outside inspired me to sit in the warm basement and remember how to play.  Since then I’ve been thinking more about it and recently a few piano playing friends pointed me in this […]

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Tags: art · audio · family · music · quality of life

Persepolis: See it and Avoid the Front of the Theater so the Subtitles are Legible.

January 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Friday night came quickly this week with the full schedule at work and at school so it was a rewarding break to visit the independent movie theater in Bethesda, Maryland tonight. Lena arranged a night of Persian food followed by Persepolis, a movie about a young girl’s experience during the Islamic Revolution.
It’s late and […]

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Tags: DC Life · entertainment · quality of life

A Night of Modern Dance: LEVYdance

January 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Tonight I saw LEVYdance perform at Dance Place and it was a great experience. The above photo is from “if this small space” where Scott Marlowe danced inside of a ~8 foot rectangle of light (there are more excerpts of it on the front page of the LEVYdance web site). The most impressive […]

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Tags: DC Life · art · entertainment · quality of life

Donate Your Car and Get $500 Driving Credit

November 28th, 2007 · No Comments

If you’ve been thinking about going car-free in Washington, DC then this is an excellent time because you’ll give up an automobile and you’ll get something tangible back. Specifically you’ll get a free lifetime membership to Zipcar and $500 worth of driving credit. To be clear though, you’ve got to donate the car […]

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Tags: DC Life · quality of life

How to Forget Credit Cards and Save Money

November 20th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Jewelery shops have been on my mind recently and I’m happy to see a way to save some money when I make my purchases. According to the New York Times yesterday, Jewelery retailers are looking for ways to reduce costs and one of those ways is to have people use methods of payment besides […]

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Tags: Efficiency · How To · quality of life · technology

Free Compliments Make Me Smile

September 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Here’s another fun web site that might make the world that much happier — a site that does one thing: give compliments. When you visit you’ll get a compliment that matches you. And if you do not just refresh the page until you do!
ComplimentBot 4000 via Geeksugar

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Tags: quality of life · technology