I drove 2,000 miles from Laredo TX so I can attend the initial hearing with my tenant at Wade Road. Actually, that wasn't the only reason. There's also the annual HOA meeting which I have attended in years. After delivering the circus load from NYC to McAllen, I felt fortunate to find a power only load from Eagle Pass, TX heading back. It paid $2,600 which isn't much, … [Read more...] about Somewhere Over Wade Road
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Has Anyone Seen Ty?
I never thought I would spend the night in the airport in my hometown. I wasn't actually flying out. I had actually just flown in from Dallas, but DC Metro had eagerly called it quits for the night and I didn't want to disturb my slumbering roommate since I forgot to bring my keys. In DCA, you can't actually sleep in the secured area -- they close that down and do security … [Read more...] about Has Anyone Seen Ty?
SE Gun Trafficking
Jamie Boyd. was a brazen man, his mind fried hard on synthetic marijuana, PCP and anything he could inhale for a thrill. When he wanted something, nothing got in his way, and today was that kind of a day. Jamie was looking for his tester - the electrical tester that Ted had borrowed, the tester that nothing would stop him from finding it - he knew where to look. And … [Read more...] about SE Gun Trafficking
Home Invasion in Henson Ridge
It was a normal day in the office working late then working out. Today I decided to go for a bike ride down Hains Point, the 3.2-mile loop that juts out into the Washington Channel, and I was feeling on top of the world. Arriving home at ten o’clock was not too terribly late, and I had to make two trips from the car to the house. I parked in the grass because I … [Read more...] about Home Invasion in Henson Ridge
Little House on Lebaum St
Immersed in my musings, I suddenly realized where I was and decided it was about time I made myself scarce. I had barely turned on my heels when a lanky man, probably on the good side of his fifties, with a deeply creased face that reflected the trials and tribulations of this community over the years, walked out the door, and dumped yet another box on the yard. As I … [Read more...] about Little House on Lebaum St
Discovering Anacostia
Uniontown, circa 1862. Photo from the Library of Congress. Anacostia, known as Uniontown in the mid 1860’s, was once home to an all-white workforce who commuted from the nearby Navy Yard across the Anacostia River. During that time the federal government began to search for sites to house the 40,000+ freed slaves who had amassed on Washington, DC after the Civil War. They … [Read more...] about Discovering Anacostia