One of my friends is a librarian at Palisades, and she asked me not to publish this review, because the study rooms at Palisades are already in high demand. There is a reason for this: they are FANTASTIC. Good things?…
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DCPL Study Rooms: A Study: West End
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My first study room experience was a few years ago, at the West End library. Bottom line up front: these are not my favorite study rooms. Let’s start with the good things: there are five study rooms at West End,…
DCPL Study Rooms: A Study: Chevy Chase
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Important: There is a Chevy Chase library in DC, and there is a Chevy Chase library in Maryland. Both are on Connecticut Avenue. They are miles apart, and it isn’t an issue if you use your brain in conjunction with…
DCPL Study Rooms: A Study: The Introduction
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Some home internet connectivity problems sent me to the library to do work. Some work sent me to the library to do work. DC Public Library has 26 neighborhood libraries plus the central library, and almost all of them have…
New series: Quilt Blocks in the Wild
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Inspired my current foray into quilting (my hobby is usually “buying materials for craft projects that I won’t actually finish” but I’ve managed to make pretty decent progress on a few quilts over the past few months), I have been…
(Generative) AI, Pro Bono, Access to Justice, and Equity
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Yesterday I went to a fantastic program organized by the Washington Council of Lawyers on “Best Practices in Pro Bono: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Pro Bono and Access to Justice.” I am writing this post (hello, blog, my…
Maximize your coffee: at the gym?
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Seriously. I joined a gym near my home (Mint) and was a little concerned because I take a class that ends at 7:50 when my work day starts at 8, so I wouldn’t have time to go get my cheap…
Maximize Your Coffee: At the office!
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I work from the office one day a week. I pass the following on my walk: three McDonalds, two Wawas, one 7-11, two independent coffee shops, two Dunkins, one Starbucks, one Bluestone Lane, one Pret a Manger, and one Panera.…
Maximize Your Coffee: Wydown Coffee Bar
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Oh, what a disappointing Sunday it is. I went to The Cake Room to get my coffee this morning. It’s chol ha-moed birthday (that is, the time between my birthday on the Hebrew calendar–the 29th of Shvat–and my birthday on…
Maximize Your Coffee: the ‘bucks
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Let me start by saying this: support your local coffee shops. Let me also say that the worst decision Starbucks has ever made was to stop selling gingerbread lattes during red cup season. I LOVE GINGERBREAD LATTES. That said, Starbucks…