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When my family was stationed in Bremerhaven, Germany, there was only one English-speaking channel for us to watch. And it was produced by the military at that. No advertisement was allowed other than a ton of PSAs and community announcements.
One of the PSAs would always encourage the military families to conserve energy. There was the energy rapper who rapped about turning off the lights when we left a room. It worked, well, for me. I may not always turn off my laptop when I step away, but I definitely don’t leave the lights on in a room that I’m not in.
In anacostia stands the Big Chair. Marietta Georgia has the Big Chicken. Across the country there’s a bunch of big stuff. And in Australia, there’s the Big Boot. As part of the DC Environmental Film Festival, you can learn the story of this huge Wellington boot built to attract tourists in a small town called Tully.
Starting today until March 22, the DC Environmental Film Festival will be presenting a number of environmental-related films at various locations throughout DC. Many of these films are free, some premiering here in DC. To learn more about the schedule, the locations and of course, the films, visit 
The other day Torrie and I took a stroll through the National Museum of Art. Afterwards, I confessed that I’m just not into paintings of 16th century Europeans. Though some of the pieces were interesting, it was more so because of the painting techniques or the realism in the paintings. I still couldn’t really relate to many of the artists, the stories they were telling nor the people in the paintings. The only black person we saw was holding an umbrella for some woman and it wasn’t Rihanna.
Now that we’ve completely recovered from our new year’s celebration, we move on to the next one. This Sunday February 10 in Chinatown, we 
Vincent Orange celebrated his 50th birthday [I’m sure it was number 50, but it was an open bar] this weekend, and he did it in style. On the top level of Love the Club, Orange was greeted by hundreds, honored by dozens, given awards and best wishes and went on to have a good time.
A gritty, provocative true-life story of three friends from the ‘hood, Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis, and George Jenkins, who made a pact in high school to find a way to go to college and then medical school. They not only accomplished this, but they’re now spreading the word to inspire other inner-city kids to stay off of drugs, out of gangs and to take the educational route to a better life.
Looking for a reason to go to the movies other than Snakes on a Plane? Me, too. With a little patience, there’ll be 94 options, but you won’t be inundated with advertisements to watch them. 