Red Nose

Here are the top 10 snowfalls in DC history*: 1. January 27-28, 1922 ... 28 inches This snowfall resulted in the Knickerbocker Theater disaster, where the weight of the snow collapsed the roof of the Knickerbocker movie palace, killing 98 people. Here is a picture of my Pop, at age 13, posing in the snow outside his house during that storm. You can see how deep it was! 2. February 11-13, 1899 ... 20.5 inches... Read more →

My, my. It's been over a week since Mom died; almost a week since the funeral. I am okay. Well, except for the bronchitis. Yeah, ain't that about a bitch? I started sniffling a week ago, at the visitations, and knew, just knew, that I was coming down with something or other. So I loaded up with the 'Quils and Kleenex and cough drops and got myself through the visits, the hugging and handholding, the... Read more →