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Bill on Finding His Birth Parents

I'll be 60 in November, but I feel like I am getting younger as time moves forward.

Sidney on Discovering His Love of Painting at 95-Years-Old

I can't believe that I am having my first art show at almost 96-years-old. Sometimes, I feel li...

Michael on Architecture

For me, architecture is sculptural. It is not a static thing. We have a great deal of responsib...

Beth and Brock on Feeling at Home

My family in Arizona doesn’t really know what to make of me. I have been liberal leaning all ...

Jason on Being a Private Chef

You know, when we moved to this city, we spent the first year lamenting leaving New York. Havin...

Dan on Seeing Washington from a Piano Bench

I always thought that I was going to be an actor. Music was very easy to me, so I didn’t resp...

Aaron on Being a Marijuana Lobbyist

Being a marijuana lobbyist is definitely the coolest job that you can have. It always makes for...

D and Alaysies on the High Heel Race

I grew up in the DMV, and know that there are certain areas in the city that are open to gays a...

Sara on Being Proud of Who She is

I think it is great to be a lesbian, and I don't understand why all women don't do it. Really, ...

Philip on the D.C. Prisoners’ Project

In D.C., we have one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, and many of these priso...

Sami on Freemasons

One of the great things about being involved with the Freemasons is that I now see masonic symb...

Ann and Mike on the Reagan Assassination Attempt

I had barely said 'Mr. President' the second time when there was this loud pop,pop...pop,pop,po...

Kevin on the Key Points in Life

The fact that I get up every day to see another day means that I am already having a great day ...

Pixie on Miss Pixies

One day, I said the next time I am going to move furniture, I want it to be for me.

Alison on Batala

Music is, without a doubt, the international language. It transcends everything.

Thomas on Chess in Dupont Circle

Most chess players, as much as we understand mathematics and all that good stuff, have a Ph.D. ...

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