Robert Bluey

Eighteen months is an eternity in the blogosphere. So when I made the decision to give my blog a makeover today, it was long overdue to make a change.
It certainly wasn’t easy parting with the old design, but it no longer made sense. I had resisted upgrading from WordPress version 2.1 for far too long. [...]

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Green, Green, Green, originally uploaded by M.V. Jantzen.

On my way home from work tonight, I missed my Yellow line train at Metro’s Gallery Place-Chinatown station by about 30 seconds. It’s not the first time, nor [...]

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Google Maps View of New Hampshire Primary, originally uploaded by Rob Bluey.

Hat tip to Patrick Ruffini for passing along the link to this New Hampshire primary breakdown on Google Maps. I’m displaying the Republican results [...]

Missy and I spent Friday night at the Kennedy Center to see “My Fair Lady,” a Christmas gift that made for an enjoyable evening (except, of course, for the downpour that drenched us afterward). Although we knew little about the show beforehand, we both enjoyed the story, music and actors.
The Washington Post has a review [...]

I stayed home from work today because I’m sick with a cold. It’s a rotten time of year to be ill, but I’m hoping I can recover before heading home for Christmas. If not, my family is going to have to put up with a sniffling and sneezing son.
Even though I wasn’t supposed to be [...]

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Rob and Barney at the White House, originally uploaded by Rob Bluey.

While my two Ithaca College friends were performing beautiful Christmas songs at the White House this afternoon, I was hanging around taking pictures. So [...]

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The Human Digestive System, originally uploaded by Rob Bluey.

There are few days when you’ll probably have more to eat than on Thanksgiving. But do you know what happens to all that food after you eat [...]

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mccain_060007.jpg, originally uploaded by amanda koster.

The Republican candidate most often associate with the “flip-flopper” label is Mitt Romney, but in today’s Washington Times, reporter Stephen Dinan explores whether John McCain deserves to be called one [...]

Yes, that’s Lindsay Lohan as my co-star. I tried to get Missy to play that role, but she turned me down.

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Old Town Alexandria, originally uploaded by Rob Bluey.

Ask anyone who has flown into Reagan National Airport and they’ll tell you the views are amazing. If you’re arriving from the north, you have a great view [...]