Shutdown, Day 4: Frank Sinatra was a Monkey’s Uncle

“Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo. I do believe it, I do believe it’s true.” – Simon and Garfunkel, 1967 04 October 2013, Washington D.C.: As the US Federal Government continues to bicker about whether John Boehner and Barack Obama are both actually the biological sons of Frank Sinatra, the National Zoo […]

Shutdown, Day 3: The Monkeys Have the Phone Box

“If ‘pro’ is the opposite of ‘con,’ what is the opposite of progress?” – Paul Harvey 03 October 2013, Washington D.C.: As the US Federal Government continues to bicker about how many toppings they want on their healthcare reform, the National Zoo finds itself in the cross-hairs, forced to feed the animals in their care […]

Shutdown, Day 2: Fiscal Constraints Impact National Zoo

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. – Mark Twain 02 October 2013, Washington D.C.: As the US Federal Government continues to bicker about the budget, twerking, Obamacare, and whether Miley Cyrus would make a better ambassador to North Korea than Dennis Rodman, the National […]

Wake Me Up When the Shutdown Ends

OK, with all due respect, rights, and mad props to Green Day, I present for your reading and humming along pleasure my cheerful filk on one of their best songs. You can just please read, hum, and pretend you’re hearing Billie Jo Armstrong bitch at Congress.  (And not, you know, me.) Lyrics:  The fiscal year […]

Remembering

It was raining 4381 days ago today, pouring, a terrific lightning storm in the early evening outside the window to my home office.  I was watching the rain and lightning as I typed something (now long forgotten) under the window.  As I glanced up again at the pounding rain, I noticed the wireless router with […]