Archive for the ‘Inauguration’ Category
Credit Crisis Explained
This is so far the best non-technical primer on one of the significant root-causes of the recession that I have seen. Well worth the 10 minutes if you are still wondering how the bigger pieces fit together. The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
My Inauguration Story: Part 3
Originally Posted on nsipress.com This picture of yours truly was taken just before 6:00am. I may look underdressed, but I was not cold. As mentioned in the previous post the crowd was excited, jubilant, celebratory and generally very agreeable There was much joking and laughter. That was a very good thing because, in contrast [...]
In: Inauguration · Tagged with: Barack Obama, Blue Line, Law Enforcement, National Mall, security, United States Capitol
My Inauguration Adventure: Part Deux
Originally posted on nsipress.com The Walk Exiting Union Station was not a big deal despite the large number of people. Upon emerging, however, it became clear that most of them had no idea where they should be going. The Capitol Dome is clearly visible from that location, and many people started heading straight for it. [...]
In: Inauguration · Tagged with: Blue Gate, Capitol Hill, Inauguration, Rayburn House Office Building, security, Union Station, United States Capitol, Washington
My Inauguration Adventure Story: Part 1
Originally posted on nsipress.com I’ll save the stories about the day before (picking up the tickets, the WI Congressional Reception, etc) for another time. Everybody seems most interested, unsurprisingly, in “The Moment”. It took hours to achieve “The Moment”. Early AM I was staying in Potomac, MD and so was gauranteed an early morning on [...]
In: Inauguration · Tagged with: Blue Gate, inauguration story, PIC, WMATA
In a (little-bitty) Nutshell
I read this last week in the Economist, and had to share. It’s an apt summary, with a typical Economist dash of humor. I wonder though, if the last sentence (which coaxed one of those irrepressible laughing noises out of me) was intended to be funny. Relentless partisanship led to the politicisation of almost [...]
