Tidal Basin — Local services in Washington

Wandering among the blooming cherry trees in a season that, my supervisor at Hisitage has assured me, is only arriving earlier because it suffers from climatic neurosis and can't stand to risk running late and this in fact has it in couple's therapy and considering nonmonogamy to save the marriage, I saw a chipmunk.

I had thought it was Constable, as the shadow of a horse may sometimes appear small in a rearview mirror.

Alas, one cannot watch life drive by as one pulls into the Chili's-To-Go parking spot - one must live it. So I continued on my latest assignment for the Hisitage Foundation, a book review of an interview conducted with our sister organization's leader, which yields Habermasian revelations and the following highlights:

"Yes, comma"

"[N]ot to be evasive, which you’ve probably learned I’m not"

"We host think-tank leaders from around the world all the time. And where that phrase might lead someone to is a characterization that is just baseless."

[In response to, "When I used the word 'attraction,' I wasn’t trying to suggest anything illicit."] "Fair enough. Thanks for having fun."

"The motivation to realize that Hungary has to do something, as most countries in the world outside Africa do, to reverse the decline in the birthrate."

"I asked him, and it was neither a yes nor a no. But that told me something."

"I envision the destruction that I’m referring to"

"I think there are far more Chinese Communists who’ve infiltrated our government than American Communists, but at the very least, they’re socialists"

"It isn’t even just the effectiveness of people on the left, maybe a few of them Communists."

"[W]herever someone may be on the motivation of some people in Black Lives Matter, those riots were awful. They were far worse than Jan. 6. A lot of the people in Jan. 6 were just knuckleheads."

"I was referring to his motivation, and his motivation was, as you know, that real Communists, like capital-C Communists, had infiltrated the federal government, which we learned in hindsight he was right about."

"[A]ll of this is nonsense."

I had asked the chipmunk for its read on the piece, but as usual it only wasted my time with its own nonsense -

Some days I wonder if insanity Is a pretty trick of the light, floating Up against a dark grey sky that triumphs In dire gloom, that aches to be gloating Over the scars of lightning, brought to life In the midst of order and praying in The midst of chaos to be set free at Last - to know balance beyond weighing in At the scales of justice. But really, would It be that at the end of days? It could.

As Ayn Rand says, a chipmunk is as a mink chump does and does don't dare do to deer as the skanky...

The Tidal Basin refers is a partially man made reservoir separating The Mall and the Potomac River in Washington D.C. This is a quiet area compared to the busy and crowded Mall and nice place for a walk or bike ride along the water in the nations capital.

I really enjoyed my 90 minute walk around the Tidal Basin this past May, taking in the Jefferson, George Mason, FDR and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials which are situated along or near the shore of the basin.

The walking path is lined with trees pretty much continuously. There were active fish and waterfowl making use of the reservoir as well, creating a rural like retreat that was much appreciated during my monument viewing. In the end, I was much pleased with time spent at the Tidal Basin and would be happy to spend more time here during future visits to D.C.

Note: Those visiting earlier in the year may (mid-March to mid-April) should look out for the famous Cherry Blossom Festival that...

Best place to visit in early April. Reach full bloom on 9th April this year. Most sakura trees are Yoshino. It would have been perfect if there were some Shidare (gorgeous sakura on thin branches swinging along air movements).

My experience is not to drive because Constitution Avenue is gridlocked all the time. Parking along Ohio Drive becomes metered and is limited to 3 hrs (Even you are lucky to get one, you may not want to walk back to the basin). I parked my rental car at Union Station (8-hr rate $20) and took the DC Circulator ($1 each boarding). My walk began at the Washington Memorial. About half the way traveling toward the Lincolin Memorial, somewhere near the Martin Luther King Memorial is where the most stunning sakura located (densely packed and pink!) Seeing the flower itself took me the entire day. Accommodate at least 3 days in DC to completely enjoy yourself with museums and flowers if you plan to travel during the...