My dear wife, Ilse, has always been the stabilizer of all pillars in my life….

While with Soleil and J and their daughters and ours at this very respected Pennsylvania Avenue establishment, I asked our hipster waitress if she ever got the urge to take the War Hawks she often served to task. Ilse added, “Or pee in their soup?”

We must teach our children that it is the job of an educated citizenry to question power, seek equilibrium in justice, assert the influence of the polis and generally keep The Man on their damn toes.

Deep Political Savvy.

Visiting the hallowed sites of our Nation’s Capital is good sport, but certain priorities must be maintained.

The White House, with it’s new apiary and kitchen garden on the lawn, was cool, from behind the gate and mesh that stands you a long block away. But rock hard ice ball high jinks were way more alluring. I got bulls eye’d a few times. Felt a bit like Reagan.