Random observations and ramblings from DC…

I have encountered more people talking to themselves than anywhere else I have been and I’m not just talking about homeless people. It’s people in line at a restaurant, waiting for the Metro, sitting at a bar and of course the homeless man down the street.

This woman didn’t find it as funny as I did when I gave her a flat tire on one of the ridiculously long escalators out of a Metro station. I find it funny…

Humidity and excessive heat and this little Jew don’t get along. There’s no escaping the oppressive heat. In Colorado where it’s a dry heat you can go into the shade and it’s much cooler…not here! The heat sticks to you! I make the same comment every day; I can’t believe I’m sweating this much! I guess I understand why so many people talk to themselves…It’s the HEAT!

People in DC consider themselves much nicer and friendlier than people in NYC. I have heard this comment in one form or another multiple times in the last week.

People think I’m upset even when I’m not…I’m going to blame that on the heat too even though I know it’s not the case. I just look like a curmudgeon sometimes, and by sometimes, I mean often.

When you first meet someone, don’t tell them that you are a great bullshitter. It doesn’t build trust or confidence. (is bullshitter really not a word? If not, it should be added to the dictionary next year. This might be my lasting contribution to society.)

And finally, friends keep telling me that DC has the highest rate of AIDS in the US. Thanks everyone.