An Engineer in DC

Two-way streets that turn one-way during certain times. Take, for example, the following "average" street in Washington, DC: ...

Today is the observation of President's Day.  Technically, President's Day falls on Washington's birthday (Feb 22nd), but the f...

After about 4 hours (total) of work, the last block was placed on the igloo!  The top went together fairly easily, largely aided by MUCH be...

In Jack London's "To Build A Fire," the main character ultimately perishes for want of being able to start a flame in some ser...

This one just boils my blood. As quoted from the first line of the WSJ article: "The Obama administration wants a bigger legal team...

As an engineer in the DC area, I inevitably have to do some engineering-related work with and for the government.  I have been on both sides...

There is a whole lot of "Not Privacy" on the internet these days. It may have started with MySpace and Friendster, which allowed...

K Street. World famous for its high powered lawyers and lobbyists who plant their offices on its path, K Street sits nestled between I ...