Commun(e?) ity

Yesterday evening Jason Evans and I laughed as we attempted to flip buffalo burgers on the grill, each of us holding a beer in one hand and a utensil in the other.  Meals at the Hawthorn House are a happy experiment, bringing together family recipes, sustainable ingredients, curiosity, and a desire to share food withContinueContinue reading “Commun(e?) ity”

We Are One: A Concert and Expectation

Yesterday some friends and I headed down to the Lincoln Memorial for the “We are One” concert in celebration of Barack Obama’s Inauguration.  It was incredible.  We got down to the memorial on the metro relatively easily and walked into the Mall around noon.  It was pretty cold standing for the two and a halfContinueContinue reading “We Are One: A Concert and Expectation”

Jesus was an Immigrant

A few weeks ago, in the run up to a discussion about the Border, I started kicking around an idea that I haven’t seen anywhere else. My friend Jason Evans has started prodding me to spit it out, so this is a first attempt, to which I hope comments and discussion will flush out aContinueContinue reading “Jesus was an Immigrant”