Yea, I had been to DC a number of times-there was the trip during high school when we came here in November of 1995 when Clinton shut down the government and I got sick after eating some bad sushi and exposed my insides out all over the bathroom at the Pizzeria UNOin Georgetown, now located within walking distance of where I live now. Yes, I had even been to DC even more recently when I stayed with a college friend and attended one of his politically charged social functions. But this time I was going to be a sort of temporary resident in this town-this town which appears to be made up of people from everywhere, which leaves the question as to what actually makes up a person who is from here.

Here’s a plea to allow for a simplification of all of civilIzation’s complex ‘b’ ’s’ in order to clear the way for what might just be really important in life…Right On Man -submitted by Intervalist Mark G. Nugent-db

Dead Author’s Manual.”Would I have to be an idealist to say that men ought to only do what they enjoy and that choosing to do otherwise is a reflection of ones lack of a strong human instinct. I say that big brother is not watching you but has been dead for centuries and was born of authors who have forced a single packaged life for their ancestors.”-submitted by Intervalist Mark G. Nugent-db

The local media and their fascination with those natural occurrences in nature never ceases to amaze me. Headlines like “Tree fall on House” or the broadcast stock phrase “The White Stuff’ show just how vulnerable our complex civil-I-zation still apparently is to the unexpected wrath nature.

Nothing Left But Lies When highly rated Ted Koppelovich is silenced to make way for Stupid Tricks of wasting your time before you die it could mean lives lost…-submitted by Moderator of Letters, Daniel P. Beckmann