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ActivitiesTot Lot Halloween Party, October 31
Our cOmmunity2007 Annual Burleith Flea Market
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sAve the DAteNovember 9th Annual Burleith Community MeetingDuke Ellington School, 6:30 pm
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The BCA’s annual community meeting is Thursday, November 9th at Duke Ellington School. We will be enjoying food, plus entertainment by Ellington students, and we will be focusing on a long-term strategic plan for Burleith.
For your review, we will present an initial program, with each board member
discussing their particular area of interest. We welcome your input and involvement and will be conducting an additional focus meeting in January, with round table discussions. To anyone who has any ideas for the community’s long-term growth: please feel free to contact me with your thoughts.
BCA board elections will be held at the meeting as well. Burleith has a strong board working on your behalf and all current members have agreed to sign on for 2008 with some shifting of responsibilities.
I posted the following email on the Yahoo group and am repeating it here for those who are not online. In addition, please refer to the “Take Action” section of this newsletter for appropriate steps to take for disorderly conduct and noise issues.
Many of you may have noticed the increase in MPD’s activity in the area in the last few weeks. There has been an increase in noise and disorderly conduct and Cdr. Solberg has taken appropriate action. The board commends him for his decisiveness and willingness to address these issues.
The BCA board has worked diligently to create a system to address noise, disorderly conduct and quality-of-life issues, with good success. The board’s primary concern is the safety and well being of all the residents of Burleith.
With board member Judith McCaffrey’s leadership, many landlords have joined the BCA. They have expressed an interest in working on a deeper level with the community. In addition, many landlords are assisting us and working with their tenants to resolve any conduct issues.
We have found that the events of the last few weeks have had the benefit of opening up a dialogue with GU student leadership. At the last Alliance for Local Living meeting, I extended an invitation to GU Leadership to help us make this connection. Student leadership would benefit from having input from students who live in Burleith. Jeanne Lord, Chuck Vansant and Ray Danieli are great allies of the community and will continue to assist students and the BCA in this effort.
We are suggesting Burleith students participate in the community. An important step would be for GU students to join the Burleith Citizens Association. The BCA would welcome a student advisor to the board.
The BCA board is here to assist all residents and is open to your suggestions.
See you around the neighborhood, Lenore Rubino 202.262.1261 [email protected]
President’s Message
Board of DirectorsPresident LenoreRubino 262-1261VicePresident/Cleanupevents MarkGisler 342-1922Treasurer/Landlordissues JudithMcCaffrey 744-2004RecordingSecretary WalterHillabrant 338-6519CorrespondingSecretary/Membership JenniferJarratt 270-0903
Members at LargeANCliaison&pastpresident EdSolomon 337-2030Legal&taxadvisor DwaneStarlin 368-2737Eventplanning SarahWallerstein 250-0310Infrastructureissues MayVaughan 333-1280Newslettercoordinator PatDavies 337-0991
NewsletterEditor PatDavies 337-0991Editor LenoreRubino 262-1261Editorialadvisor MichaelFarquhar 338-2921Advertising SarahHarlan Circulation MarjorieWolfe 965-1699Design/layout HeatherWoods
Web siteWebmaster JenPerry 338-1201
WritetoboardmembersandtheBCAat:POBox32262,CalvertStreetStation2336WisconsinAve.NW,WashingtonDC20007|[email protected]
Burleith Citizens AssoCiAtion
Board Member: Mark Gisler
Editorial
Mark has resided on 35th and S Streets in Burleith since 1990. He shares a rowhouse with his wife Melanie, 9 year-old daughter Sylvia and 4 year-old son Max. The Gislers will soon attempt fill the void left by the death of their beloved chocolate lab Astro. Mark and his family like outdoor sports like tennis, swimming, biking and skiing. Indoors,
in their spare time, they can be found performing Karaoke songs at widely ranging levels of proficiency.
Mark is an attorney specializing in labor and employment law on behalf of labor organizations and individuals. His firm represents, among others, one of the major Postal Service unions, a bargaining
unit of engravers at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, various non-profit executives, and a professional basketball agent. Starting at the beginning of 2008, Mark’s firm will be known as Peer, Gan & Gisler LLP.
Mark’s pet community project is the Spring Cleanup, undertaken in conjunction with Georgetown University. A clean neighborhood not only looks nice, but it helps prevent garbage from polluting the rivers, bays and oceans when it enters the city’s storm drains. Cleaning up a neighborhood is a task that requires plenty of volunteers, something Burleith is fortunate to have (but could always use more!). Mark and Melanie also organize and host the annual Halloween party at the Corcoran tot lot.
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RepORt SuSpiciOuS Activity Emergency call 911 Non-emergency call 311 Get a good look at the details: height, clothing, car make/color, etc.
RepORt illegAl Dumping On pARk pROpeRty Call the U.S. Park Police at: 619-7300 any time of day. If possible, write down car’s license plate number.
neighbORhOOD nOiSe? First, call 311 (Metro Police) Second, if a weekend disturbance is created by Georgetown University students, call the hotline: 687-8413 (Students Neighborhood Assistance) Third, send e-mails to: [email protected] and [email protected]
infRAStRuctuRAl pROblemS Have you seen a street light out, broken sidewalk, or other problem in Burleith? Report it by calling 727-1000, or using the DC City Services web site: http://dc.gov/registration/login.asp Login using the Burleith User Account. By using one user ID and password, we can track all problems from our neighborhood. UserID: burleith1 Password: burleith1To report clogged or flooded storm drains, visit the DCWASA site: http://www.dcwasa.com/report_problem
be infORmeD. be pRepAReD. In an emergency, this site will provide real-time instructions to District residents and visitors. Join the Alert DC System http://eic.rrc.dc.gov/eic/site/default.asp
RODent cOntROl For complaints about rodents, call the Department of Health 727-1000
RegiSteR tO vOte Registration forms are available at libraries, police stations and fire houses. Forms must be postmarked at least 30 days before an election for you to vote in that election. For more information call: 727-2525
fRee emeRgency meDicAl help The Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service (GERMS) provides 24 hour-7 days-a-week free quality emergency medical services and transportation to the residents of Burleith. For help, call 687-HELP (687-4357).
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Senior “Village” in Burleith The Palisades and Foxhall Village have combined to examine the prospect of a Senior “Village” similar to the original such “Village” organized in Boston a few years ago. The principal behind the concept is that seniors who wish to remain in their homes rather than move to a retirement community organize to look after each other in emergencies, to have a doctor and/or nurse on call, to make various services available in the event of need.
Spearheading the Palisades/Foxhall project is Alicia Juarrero ([email protected]). Corinna Metcalf has been in contact with Alicia Juarrero who says Burleith would be welcome to join the Palisades/Foxhall. Ms. Juarrero requested that we send her the names and e-mails of anyone in Burleith who would be interested.
Anyone interested in this project, please send your name, phone number and e-mail address to either Corinna Metcalf at 202/338-6309 or [email protected], or to Sorrell Caplan at 202/342-2230 or [email protected]. We will then forward the names to Ms. Juarrero and keep you informed.
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: MIE N YUBy Corinna Lothar
Walking into Mie N Yu is almost like stepping into the Arabian Nights: gauzy curtains, silken pillows, paintings of lovely ladies, art objects from the Asian world, multi level dining areas which include “birds’ nest” tables in between floors, and even a Turkish-style tent room.
The throbbing music and noisy chatter coming from the bar serve as a reminder that we are in Washington D.C., year 2007.
But atmosphere is one thing; food is another. And the cuisine, inspired by Asian Silk Road concepts, is superb. Chef Tim Elliott uses special events as the inspiration for his special $55 six-course tasting menus. Earlier this year it was a Chinese-themed menu. Until the end of May, it’s a wonderful Japanese inspired menu. Coming up is a Thai type menu. Some of the dishes from each tasting are incorporated into the restaurant’s regular menu.
We started a recent dinner with an appetizer of crab Rangoon. Deep fried wonton shells incorporate the sweet crabmeat. They are crisp and light, beautifully married with a hot, creamy wasabi mustard sauce.
Excellent beef in a citrusy sauce with ginger is a marvelous main course. Duck is another fine preparation: small pieces of duck breast are fork tender and accompanied by a little bok choi and dumplings (gyoza) filled with a duck and sour cherry combination.
For dessert, try the sweet potato cheesecake. The crust is made of ginger snaps, the icing of coconut milk. It’s served with a dollop of whipped cream and a few streaks of slightly tart pomegranate molasses. Delicious.
The lunch menu includes pitas and unusual sandwiches as well as a three-course menu for $20.
Mie N Yu has an extensive, well-chosen international wine list. Prices are on the dear side. There are special wine events, paired with Silk Road appetizers, several times a month. Information on these events is available at www.mienyu.com.
Mie N Yu is fun. Diners are made to feel welcome, service is attentive, and the food is both unusual and very good.
Mie N Yu | 3125 M St. NW | 333-6122
BCA Secretary travels to the top of the world
Working on a Department of Education project, Walter Hillabrant, a long-time Burleith resident and Recording Secretary of the BCA, traveled to Barrow, Alaska, in April. Barrow is the northernmost inhabited location in North America. With an Inupiat guide, Walter visited Point Barrow on the Arctic Ocean, with Chukchi Sea to the west and Beaufort Sea to the east. Walter describes the “beach” at Point Barrow. “The beach was all snow and ice; just snow and ice—not a grain of sand anywhere to be seen. And the sea was the same: no water, no waves. There were discontinuities in the level of the frozen sea; discontinuities that looked pretty much like waves—frozen waves. Not a patch of blue water as far as the eye could see.”
Walter says that the Inupiat people were preparing to go whaling as the ice was breaking up about 20 miles out in the Arctic Ocean. Whale meat and blubber (muktuk) are staples for the Inupiat. They move their sealskin boats, not kayaks, over the sea ice on sleds, travelling for 2-3 days to get to open water. The work is dangerous as a crew hunts Bowhead whales weighing 25 tons or more with hand-thrown harpoons, Polar Bears are not afraid of humans and perceive them as prey, and sudden changes in the ice can crush the boat and/or the hunting party when they are camped on the ice.
Offering classic, regional and contemporary French cuisine, Bistrot Lepic & Wine Bar has become a part of Georgetown’s culinary landscape.
At the Wine Bar, you will feel as comfortable and relaxed as you would at your home.
And you can always gather your friends for a private dinner in our new Wine Room, showcasing a 500 bottles custom made wine cellar.
Bistrot Lepic and Wine Bar has been awarded one of the Ten Best Restaurant in the Country by Bon Appetit and Top 40 by Zagat.
Bistrot Lepic and Wine Bar
Open Daily for lunch and dinner
1736 Wisconsin Ave NW • Washington, DC 20007Tel: 202 333 0111
[email protected] • www.Bistrotlepic.com
Offering classic, regional and contemporary French cuisine, Bistrot Lepic & Wine Bar has become a part of Georgetown’s culinary landscape.
At the Wine Bar, you will feel as comfortable and relaxed as you would at your home.
And you can always gather your friends for a private dinner in our new Wine Room, showcasing a 500 bottles custom made wine cellar.
Bistrot Lepic and Wine Bar has been awarded one of the Ten Best Restaurant in the Country by Bon Appetit and Top 40 by Zagat.
Bistrot Lepic and Wine Bar
Open Daily for lunch and dinner
1736 Wisconsin Ave NW • Washington, DC 20007Tel: 202 333 0111
[email protected] • www.Bistrotlepic.com
The Burleith Citizens Associations (BCA) is in the process of establishing the Burleith Community Fund in order to receive a 501 (c) (3) designation from the Internal Revenue Service. The designation will allow individuals to make contributions, which would be tax deductible. In addition, the designation will allow the BCF to apply for certain grants that will benefit the community.
The BCF will be used to provide financial support for projects, which promote charitable activities, cultural enrichment, community education and service, economic improvement, and environmental enhancement for the residents of Burleith.
When the BCA was formed it was given the designation of a 501 (c) (4), or non-profit civic association status. This status does not permit income tax deductibility for contributions and limits the ability to make grants.
The BCA Board felt that this limitation should be removed in order to benefit the community. As a consequence, the BCA Board elected to follow the example of the Palisades Citizens Association, which has been using the same format or approach since 1999. The formation and IRS process should take approximately six months.Dwane Starlin, [email protected]
Bca Board approves Formation of Second Entity
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Chrysanthemums are in bloom at Dumbarton Oaks Through October ($) 2-6pm 339-6401; www.doaks.org
ANC 2E Public Meeting6:30 pm. Georgetown Visitation, Heritage Room, 35th and Volta Place. 338-7427; www.anc2e.com
Alliance for Local LivingDiscussion of off-campus GU student living issues, 6:30-8 pm. GU’s Leavey Hall. Chuck VanSant; 687-3199; [email protected]
Behind-the-Scenes Tour ($) 1:30 pm Learn about renovation at house and historic garage, Tudor Place; 965-0400; www.tudorplace.org
Chamber Music 7:30-9 pm,Friday Morning Music Club, Dumbarton House; 337-2288 x450; www.dumbartonhouse.orgGraham Nash Concert ($) 6 pm. Interfaith celebration in honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Washington Natl. Cathedral; www.cathedral.org or www.ticketmaster.com
Lafayette Conference ($) Explore LaFayette’s impact on America. Co-sponsored with French-American Cultural Alliance. Tudor Place
Artists’ Studio ($) 2-4 pm.Visit Georgetown studio of sculptors Jim Sanborn & Jae Ko, Kreeger MuseumPoetry Night 7:30-9:30 pm.See October 3rd for more details
Media & Graphic Design Open House 2-4 pm. Corcoran Georgetown campus; 298-2541; www.corcoran.edu/continuing
Student Recital 3 pm. Duke Ellington
Poetry Night 7:30-9:30 pm.Share work and offer feedback, Guy Mason Center; 282-2180; or facilitator/poet Pamela Passaretta, [email protected]
Poetry Night 7:30-9:30 pm.See October 3rd for more details
Poetry Night 7:30-9:30 pm.See October 3rd for more details
Tot Lot Halloween Party 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Tot Lot at the Corcoran School. See article below.Poetry Night 7:30-9:30 pm.See October 3rd for more details
It’s time once again for our Halloween Tot Lot Party. We look forward to seeing our neighborhood princesses, Spidermans, kitty cats, and the occasional scary ghost or two. The number of families who join us grows every year and it is a great time to meet newcomers to our neighborhood. You don’t have to have a tot to join in the festivities. We have treats for everyone, and crafts and games, too.
Regarding our treats, we like to provide something healthy before the candy collecting begins. We ask that families bring a healthy treat to share, for example, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or fruit slices. Our neighborhood merchants have been very generous in the past providing
food and drink, including Einstein Bros. Bagels, Ledo Pizza, Safeway, Whole Foods and Starbucks Coffee. A special thanks to our neighbor, Marjorie Wolfe, who contributed a check to offset our costs last year and has offered to do the same this year.
Our Halloween celebration will be from 4:30 to 6:30 pm on Wednesday, October 31, at the Tot Lot at the Corcoran School. We would welcome volunteers (college students are so very welcome) to oversee craft tables, set out food and man the games. Please call Melanie Gisler at 202-342-1922 to volunteer or to ask questions
looking Forward to a Boo-you-tiful time!
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37th Street, east side, between S and T Streets the week of
September 24. To reclaim it, call 338-7579 with description.
MEMBERSHiP FAux PAS - Our Apologies
Would the person who contributed $25 in cash for a household membership at the Burleith tag sale in September please
send an email to [email protected] with your name, address, and any volunteer interests. We lost your membership
form, and would like to update our records correctly.
Fall Festival 11 am-5pm Duke Ellington School of the Arts; 337-7958; www.ellingtonarts.orgGargoyle’s Den ($) 10 am-2 pm (ages 6-12), Crafts workshop & scavenger hunt . Washington Natl. Cathedral; 537-2934; www.cathedral.org
Free Concert 1:15 pm.Anonymous 4 vocalist Jacqui Horner’s musical journey through Northern Ireland, England, and U.S., McNeir Hall, GU; 687-6933; performingarts.georgetown.eduVocal Honors Recital 3 pm. Duke EllingtonProstate Cancer Screening 8:30-11 am, see October 5 for details
Neighborhood Clean up8:30 am-noon. Mark Gisler, [email protected]; 342-1922 to confirm details.Gargoyle’s Den ($) 10 am-2 pmsee October 6 for details
Lannen Poetry Series 5:30 pm -“Nomads: The Poetry of Movement” seminar led by Pierre Joris and Thomas Sayers Ellis, GU’s ICC 462; 8 pm - reading, Copley FL. 687-7435; lannan.georgetown.edu Chamber Music Concert 7:30 pm Duke Ellington
Chamber Ensemble 1:15 pm.The Verdehr Trio performs works by contemporary American female composers, GU’s McNeir HallProstate Cancer Screening 8:30-11 am, see October 5 for details
Lafayette Conference ($) Explore LaFayette’s impact on America. Co-sponsored with French-American Cultural Alliance. Tudor PlaceGargoyle’s Den ($) 10 am-2 pmsee October 6 for details
Lannen Poetry Series time TBDUgandan writer Monica Arac de Nyeko, recipient of 2007 Caine Prize in African Writing, . GU’s Copley FLGo PurpleWear purple to support Domestic Violence Awareness
Violin Concert 1:15 pm.Sarah E. Geller performs works by Stravinsky, Beethoven, and Sarasate, GU’s McNeir HallProstate Cancer Screening 8:30-11 am, see October 5 for details
Prostate Cancer Screening 8:30-11 am. Free screenings by GW’s Cancer Institute, Medical Faculty Associates, Hospital, and Medical Center. 22nd and I NW; 741-3106
Gargoyle’s Den ($) 10 am-2 pmsee October 6 for details
IONA Senior Center 4125 Albemarle St., NW, 895-9448 http://www.iona.org
October 18Flu Shot Clinic 10 am-2 pm. ($)call for cost; preregistration suggestedFor information about adult day health care, care management and counseling, classes (fitness, aging, nutrition), flu shots, home-delivered and neighborhood meals, individual consultations, support groups, transportation services, volunteering, and more, call 895-9448, Mon.-Fri., 9 am-5 pm. To learn more, read the Fall issue of IONA Voice online, or call to have a copy mailed to you.
Thanks to Ann Carper, ([email protected]) for providing calendar events
SAve the DAte November 9th
Annual burleith community meeting
Duke ellington School 6:30pm
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bcA 2008 board SlatePresident
Lenore RubinoVice President
Judith McCaffreyTreasurer
Mark GislerRecording Secretary
May VaughanCorresponding Secretary
Jennifer Jarratt
Members at Large Ed Solomon
Dwane Starlin Sarah Wallerstein
Pat Davies Walter Hillabrant
October is national Domestic violence Awareness month
The DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence coordinates and facilitates collaborative, broad-based anti-domestic violence outreach and education activities in the District of Columbia go to http://www.dccadv.org/resources_dc.html for a list of resourcesThe National Domestic Violence Hotline provides services in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you or someone you know is being abused, contact the hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).
JOiN BuRLEiTH ONLiNE Join our online community group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/burleith/join. Once you are a member, you can simply send an email to the group at [email protected] you can join by visiting the Burleith Community web site at: http://www.burleith.org Click on “Join the Burleith Online Community” link on the homepage. For more information: 338-1201
Some events have a fee ($) and/or require reservations. Please call ahead. Check the organizations’ Web sites for additional events.
October is national Domestic violence Awareness month
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our coMMunityBy Corinna Lothar
The newest addition to the Glover Park dining scene is Ceviche, a Novo-Andino restaurant in the space formerly occupied by Austin Grill on Wisconsin Avenue. Chef Javier Angeles-Beron’s tasty dishes feature Andean grains, exotic fruits and fresh seafood.
Classic ceviche de pescado is a delicious mix of very fresh rockfish cubes, marinated in lime juice, onions, peppers and cilantro. Other ceviches include shrimp, tuna and a mix of shrimp, calamari and fish.
Among the appetizers, corn fritters stuffed with cheese are a nice complement to one of the restaurant’s specialty cocktails. Three fried cornmeal ovals are filled with creamy, hot cheese. It’s a fine starter.
Another excellent dish is the empanada. The kitchen prepares two kinds: one a combination of chicken and pimento, the other a mix of ground beef with onions and a tiny dice of potatoes. The pastry is flaky and very good. The beef in the turnover was a little on the dry side and the filling could have used more onions and potatoes, but we ate every bite.
Main courses are a mix of fish and meat: jumbo shrimp are baked in a sauce of cilantro and cheese; grilled beef comes with vegetables and baked tomatoes or with a classic Argentinean chimichurri sauce; marinated chicken breast is cooked with cumin, beer and Latin spices; and pulled chicken is prepared in an aji pepper cream sauce topped with roasted pecans. A crispy
seasonal white fish is served over black lentil stew, and Andean paella combines quinoa, chorizo, calamari, shrimp and mussels.
The wine list is South American and selected wines are half-price on Wednesday nights. Residents of the 20007 zip code area receive a 15% reduction on their entire bill on Sunday evenings. During happy hour, (Monday to Friday 5 to 7:30 p.m.) several appetizers are specially priced from $3 to $5, with beer at $3 and a selection of wines and some Latin style drinks at $5. Appetizer portions are generous enough to share; they go well with the delicious mojito.
restaurant review: Ceviche
CEViCHE: 2404 Wisconsin Ave.,NW. 202/333-3877
HOURS: Dinner Monday to Thursday, 5 to 11 p.m., Friday, 5 to midnight; Saturday and Sunday brunch, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday dinner, 3 p.m. to midnight, Sunday dinner, 3 to 11 p.m.
PRICES: Appetizers $4 to $12; main courses $14 to $19.
(Corinna Lothar is a restaurant reviewer for The Washington Times.)
annual Burleith Flea MarketBy Marjorie WolfeThe Annual Burleith Flea Market was great fun for sellers as well as buyers. John Vecchiarelli sharpened kitchen and garden tools, and the children enjoyed the chance to play in the street. The Bake Sale and Hot Dog Sale were our most successful activities, thanks to Marguerite Cunningham and Erik Warga. Jennifer Jarrett and Sarah Wallenberg encouraged people to join or renew their memberships.
Thanks to Pat Davies, who collected the proceeds (donations) from the sellers, and was our photographer. Thanks also to Juliana Hanle for putting up the signs, and Marguerite and Lucie Warga for distributing flyers. It was a great team effort, and a lot of fun meeting new neighbors and seeing friends. Thanks to all who helped to make this day fun!
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Burleith’s Housing MarketMONTH ADDRESS LIST PRICE/STATUSMay 06 R St. $3.45M active Sept 06 S St. $799,000 $760,000Mar 07 39th St. $825,000 $825,000
R St. $949,900 activeApril 07 T St. $699,000 contract
T St. $639,000 $640,000S St. $695,000 contractT St. $699,000 contractT St. $699,000 contract35th Pl $649,000 active37th St $845,000 activeS St. $895,000 contract
May 07 S St. $835,000 contractT St. $799,000 contract
Source: Metropolitan Regional Information SystemInformation is believed to be accurate, but should not be relied uponwithout verification. Accuracy of information is not guaranteed.
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THE BEST PART OF MY DAY By Brett Walker
The best part of my day is the morning walk with the dogs. We make friends, sniff everything in sight, and at the
end of it all, the little fellows rush home for breakfast while I follow along holding a little blue bag of warm poop.
There’s nothing quite like a poop bag.Here we are, perfectly civilized, cultured, and indeed, even superior human beings (we live in Burleith after all), and we’re shoving our hands into thin plastic bags to pick up warm morsels of excrement, first thing in the morning. Frankly speaking, holding a bag of fresh “goods,” I feel lucky. It certainly beats those days when I’m four blocks from home and realize I forgot to bring anything with me. I scan the gutters, looking for an empty Starbucks cup, or maybe a fellow dog walker to help me out. If it’s a good day, I’ll be in front of one of those homes inhabited by students who subscribed to the Wall Street Journal last fall but haven’t picked it up since then. I figure they won’t mind if I steal the November 23 edition from their front lawn—in order to “take care of business.”
And you can’t talk about poop bags without mentioning poop bag politics.The issue of disposal is a particularly hot button. Especially for those folks at the ends of the alleys or bordering the parks, with trash cans conveniently placed for alien dog walkers. I feel for these people. They don’t even have dogs, but on a hot summer day, their cans are steamy and pungent cauldrons, through no fault of their own.
But to me, nothing is more of a hot button—or more confusing, frankly—than the mysterious bags of poop I occasionally see on the ground.
Yes, from all appearances, it’s as if people are making the effort to scoop the poop and tie off the bag, but then can’t be bothered to drop it in a can. As if that’s the hard part. I wonder if somebody is making it a special project to trash our streets. That’s right—I’ve seen these “goodie” bags in the parks, on the sidewalks, on the bumper of a parked car, and last night my wife and I found one—big and orange, and filled—neatly resting on a neighbor’s front lawn. Are you kidding me? So as a dog walker and a resident of Burleith, I feel it is my duty to publicly repeat something my mom used to tell me. “If you want to be a jerk, do it somewhere else.” And leave your dog out of it.
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month Address list price/StatusMar 07 39th St. $825,000 $825,000 R St. $949,900 $910,000April 07 T St. $639,000 $640,000 T St. $699,000 $652,500 T St. $699,000 $652,000 T St. $699,000 $652,000 35th Pl. $659,000 $630,000 37th St. $875,000 $875,000 S St. $895,000 $895,000May 07 S St. $835,000 $835,000 T St. $799,000 $799,000June 07 Whitehaven Pkwy $769,000 $726,500 S St. $549,000 $590,000 S St. $729,900 $689,000 July 07 35th St. $850,000 $850,000Aug 07 R St. $990,000 contract S St. $725,000 contractSept 07 S St. $689,000 contract S St. $649,000 contract
Source: Metropolitan Regional Information SystemInformation is believed to be accurate, but should not be relied upon without verification. Accuracy of information is not guaranteed.
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At the time this Newsletter goes to print I will be in Uganda for the second time this year. My interest in the country and its people, particularly its children, began in 1996 when I saw a group of Ugandan children, who had been orphaned by HIV/AIDS, perform here in Washington DC. I was moved to tears by the joy and hope these children projected through their singing and dancing, and two years later, when I was invited to participate in a World Bank “Grassroots Immersion Program,” I decided to go and stay with some of them at their orphanage in Uganda.
The orphanage is funded by Children of Uganda, a charity based in Dallas, Texas, which supports over 700 orphans and vulnerable children at two homes in Uganda. One in the rural district of Rakai (where I stayed), and one at Kiwanga in Mukono District, just outside Kampala.
That experience changed my life and I joined the Board of Children of Uganda in 1998 and now personally sponsor nine children and am a very active Board member. Children in Uganda do not take education for granted and it makes me feel very humble to know that the children I sponsor are able to go to school because of the comparatively
small amount of money I contribute each month. For what I would have spent on dinner in a restaurant, a new item of clothing, or a few bottles of wine, a child in Uganda is able to get an education that gives them hope for an independent future.
I have returned to Uganda on several occasions and am privileged to be able to spend time with ‘my’ children. They all have experienced deep sadness and hardship in their short lives – for example, thirteen-year-old Brian found his parents massacred by the Lords Resistance Army rebels in Northern Uganda when he was just five years old – but they are remarkably optimistic and resilient and I feel honored to be part of their extended family.
Unfortunately Children of Uganda is facing some funding challenges at the moment and part of the reason for my current visit is to explore how we might need to cut back our programs, or find additional partners in Uganda to help support the children in our care
So please keep us in your thoughts in the weeks ahead, and hope that Children of Uganda can continue giving these remarkable children many reasons to be optimistic and joyful about what the future holds for them.
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PATRONSItteilag, Nancy, Donnelly, Jack Aug-07Smith, Jean A. May-07ADVOCATESBigelow, Alfred Mar-07Clark, Martha Ann Dec-06Cohen, Herman & Suzanne Apr-07Emery, Margaret, Calabresi, Massimo Sep-07Gisler Family May-07Gookin, Richard Feb-07Johnson, Bruce & Sarah Dec-06Kenkel, F. Ann Apr-07Levy, Ed & Mary Mar-07Runté, Gordon, Noble, JoAnna May-07Rubino, Lenore, Clark, Patterson Sep-07Schipper/Brooks, Ross & Linda Sep=07Siciliano, Bob Feb-07Taylor, Pat, Nancy Dec-06Vaughan, May Jul-07Warga Family Sep-07Wolfe, Marjorie Sep-07SPONSORSAdams, Sara, Temchin, Jerry Sep-07Bell, Nan May-07Bleicher, Samuel Feb-07Caceres, Dr. Cesar Augusto Feb-07Cecil, Edith Nov-06Clark, Jerald & Alice Sep-07Cohen, Herman & Suzanne Oct-06Dinapoli, John, Sinclair, Wayne Sep-07Francis, Sam, Henry, Gail Sep-07Garbrick, Lee Feb-07Gardner, Virgie R. Feb-07Gill, Nick Feb-07Gorman, Sally Mar-07Greenan, Linda Mar-07Gross, Amy, Taylor Sep-07Hanlon, Lawrence B. Dec-06Hardy, Bonnie & John Sep-07Hensler, Margaret Mar-07Herlihy, Dan, Keller, David Apr-07Hillabrant, Walter & Judy Apr-07Howie, David Jun-07Iovino, Angela Dec-06Jarratt, Jennifer Sep-07Lewine, Frances Mar-07McCaffrey, Judith E. Mar-07Meuser, Robert Feb-07Meyer, Mary & Henry Nov-06Monroe Family Sep-07Nix, Ann & Jim May-07
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