This is a really well done new construction on 11th St. I believe near U St.
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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Dang, now that they mention it, who would feed my fish? Do they have insurance that would take care of that?
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As I was walking home from work a young lad perhaps 15 or 16 was walking past me with his girlfriend. This was the one sentence I overheard him say: “I’ll never forget the first time I saw my moms locked up”. Or something like that. My God. I could not imagine my life if my mom had been in jail and in this case on more than one occasion. There but for the grace of God… I grew up in New York with my Mom and Dad driving me to soccer games every weekend. I am who I am now, not because there is anything in my DNA, or because my parents were rich (both civil servants), but because I had fantastic parents who raised me properly and did everything in their means to give me a good childhood. You know former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak once famously said, if I were born Palestinian I would probably be a terrorist. And if I had seen my mom locked up I would probably be selling drugs and toting a gun or at least in someway “off track”. I’m not saying this particular kid is mixed up in the game but I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case. On a lesser note, it also makes me think about the littering problem. If a kid like that is littering what the hell does he care about tossing trash on the ground when his mom is in jail. Maybe he simply wasn’t taught that littering disrespects his neighborhood. I’m just saying the incident gave me pause and made me realize it is not fair just to automatically blame the kids who are mixed up in a rough lifestyle, its something to think about. I suppose this is where mentoring could really help…maybe the only thing that could help.
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What do you think about this third level? Do you think it is period or a newer construction made to look Victorian? (Ed. note: I’m not sure if that is actually in the Victorian style but I didn’t know what else to call it!)
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This is the sign out front of a tattoo parlor located at you guessed it, 926 U Street, NW. Incidentally, I’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo lately but I couldn’t decide what I wanted to get. Well, I think that question has finally been answered…
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Hate changing your porch lightbulbs? Hate the environment and don’t want to purchase the new environmentally friendly longer lasting bulbs? Perhaps kicking it old school would be a good choice. This house sports a gas fed porch light. It’s kind of hard to tell from the photo but it looks great. I’ve also noticed a whole block of row homes on 13th St, just north of Logan Circle has the gas fed lights out front as well. Perhaps this is becoming a trend? I wonder how difficult they are to maintain. Personally, I think I would kill myself. I am one of few people (thankfully) who tried to change my stove hood without turning off the electricity first. Why? Because I didn’t want to reset all the clocks! And yes, I got the shock of a lifetime. I also re-lit my boiler one year with out turning off the gas all the way, so perhaps this is not the light for me… What do you guys think pretty cool or more trouble than it’s worth?
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Someone mentioned this restaurant in a previous post’s comments section. Apparently it is owned and operated by Ethiopians and there was some speculation that perhaps Italy’s occupation of Ethiopia may have been an influence. Anyone else know the story behind this restaurant or have eaten here? Most importantly, how’s the food?
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I had really been looking forward to checking out the 9th and U St. Flea Market…little did I know. The photo above almost cost me a serious ass kicking. I’m kind of like Vinny Testaverde, one more ass kicking and it will do me some serious permanent damage. So even though that is not the greatest picture you have to appreciate it just a little bit given the circumstances. You see when I tried to take the above picture the proprietor of the stand beneath it pretty much freaked out. And her very large friend advised me not to take any photos. After some serious pleading – alright fine – crying, I promised only to capture the sign and not any of her merchandise for sale. So please ignore the jackets in the picture for my own safety. Please. (more…)
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This Brightwood resident tests out her new oven. I’d say it was a success.
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Expo located at 1928 9th St. is fixing to be a pretty cool scene. Anyone heard the about this place? It looks like it still may have a long time to go…