Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
At 4am on Tuesday, some obnoxious chiming noise woke me with a start. For a minute or so I was completely disoriented: Where am I? Why am I up this early? Whose bed is this? Then it all came in like a jolt: it’s Inauguration Day! I leapt out of bed and started getting ready…
Here’s my video of the exact moment when Obama was sworn into office on the US Capitol steps, from my cheap seats on the National Mall. Such a moving, powerful moment for the two million or so of us on the grounds of the Mall. By contrast, check out the video of the crowd reaction…
Here’s my mostly unedited photoset from today’s incredible inauguration of Barack Obama from the National Mall in Washington DC. It was an amazing moment in history, which I’m not in any condition to write much about now since the feeling in my extremities is just starting to return from nearly 10 hours in the freezing…
I had a remarkable day in Washington DC for Martin Luther King Jr Day. It started out with a wonderful series of performances at the National Cathedral to celebrate Dr King, including spoken word, drumming, a choir, hip hop violin playing and more. So inspiring and fun. The National Cathedral has always been one of…