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Downtown DC, 2014 The Washington Post had an interesting piece today about a possible new book by Steve Jobs. It prompted me to think about him.  Shortly after Steven Jobs died, I was walking past the Georgetown Apple store, and people were putting flowers and such in front of the store, tributes, and remembrances.  Jobs was wealthy, but he never seemed it. He seemed like a guy who liked his job, and the money was secondary to inconsequential. That's one of the reasons why he struck a chord.  He could have just been a talented CEO with good products, but he made people believe he was on his adventure while telling people to make their own adventures. That message mattered more than his products.  Maybe the iPhone changed the world, but that wasn't the point for Jobs. He was on a quest to be the best version of himself, and if he happened to change the world, so much for it. That's what resonates today.

Portrait Gallery, Dec. 9, 2022 

Eastern Market. Wish we had something like this in our neighborhood. 

Fireworks for sale, North Capitol Street, NW 

Washington DC, Gallery Place, Nov. 8, 2014 by Patrick Thibodeau

NYC Penn Station area Major cities, including NYC and DC, have adopted Vision Zero programs. The goal of this program is to eliminate all pedestrian and bicycle accidents through infrastructure improvements and enforcement. But the effort is running into inertia. People debate about what is statistically possible. This sets the Vision Zero goal up for frustration. The argument that Vision Zero is impossible to achieve muddies the limits of government resolve to make the investment. These same cities also have emission reduction goals as a separate endeavor. But Vision Zero and emission reductions are one and the same. We are looking at a scenario of a 7 degree fahrenheit increase by 2100. Life will truly be miserable if not impossible for many. By recognizing that we are heading, very quickly, into a catastrophe then building a robust bicycling infrastructure, investing further in mass transit, becomes far more urgent. Recently, a memorial ride was held for a man who w...

The new condos at Adams Mill and Colombia are changing the entire look of Adams Morgan's major Intersection. Photos show view from 18th. The space was previously occupied by a gas station.