Musings

  • All is Fair in Love and Politics

    When Donald Trump was indicted on March 30, 2023, I learned about it through Twitter. The diversity in reactions to the news was incredible. There were legal experts analyzing the text of the indictments and journalists reporting live from the Manhattan courthouse. Some people were celebrating, while others were lamenting the current state of the political landscape. One person posted a local restaurant’s advertisement for drink specials: “When it arraigns,…

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  • Dining Alone

    I went out to eat alone earlier this week. I was craving my favorite dessert, butter cake, so I decided to head over to Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House in downtown D.C. for dinner. Having spent most of my day at a work conference,…

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