The old gray Metro ain’t what she used to be

The old gray Metro ain’t what she used to be

When we moved from Southern Illinois to the National Capital Region in 1981 and settled into a condo in the Virginia Square area of Arlington County, Amy and I fell in love with the then-new Metro subway system of Washington, DC. It took me about 20 minutes to ride...
Put the pedal to the metal

Put the pedal to the metal

New speed limit signs went up on parts of Virginia Interstates this week, increasing the “legal” speed limit to 70 miles-per-hour. Which means drivers on I-81 have an additional fives miles per hour of grace since most people drive the super slab at...