teman-teman saya (my friends)

*missing: Kevin (my roommate in BV) & Melissa w/beautiful baby girl Lilia
*also missing: a lot of others, sorry! :-)

Mark (but not Jen) was my other roomie in the 'hood after college
& their newborn son, Timothy Daisuke
I was David & Alina's best man
My senior year roomie Andy & Tiffany and baby Evie
Jessica picking up her BWB from the airport
My Money man, Aaron
my best friend growing up: Erwin
3 Lifeguards and a rookie
Paul & Marie Kusterman - family friends
Cathy, her daughter Jenny, and her granddaughter
Sarah - Brookfield buddy met in tsunamiville; how random is that?
my longtime neighbor, Mrs. Gessay
The Ko Kompany
Lisa O
Kevin Collins (I'm missing a pic of him w/his wife and 6 yr. old twins!)
Brad Arnold
and Brad's wife Fina! w/their son, but where's Tasha @??? :-)
Hammerin' Hank
The Chua Dua
DanRam, me, Peter & gf Josie
2 1/2 Italians (Dom & Dave)
Jill from WI @ L.A.
w/ Amber & Sandra
Reggie!
FIGHT ON!!! Peter V w/Kim, & Kevin & Norma w/son

Justin & Liz G

Mi Familia

Mom & Dad!
my big brother, Dan

a drive through Nashville, TN

Home of the Tennessee Titans

East Coast Family, part II

me, my Uncle Ray in to D.C. on business & my cousin Renee (sans husband Mike in Russia on work at the moment)
Family note: Renee is exactly one year to the day older than me. Her nephew (my 2nd cousin) Matt -see Sept 13-is also Jan. 27, but about 18 years younger)

One last little jaunt through D.C.

St. John's Church (where the President's go)

Ford Theater (where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated)

St. Patrick's Parish (erected 1792)

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building (Headquarters)

Archives of the U.S.A.

U.S. Navy Memorial

Martin Luther King Library

Center of the Arts

Judiciary Buildings and the Police Memorial

Everybody's favorite place, I'm sure...

D.C.F.D.

Capitol Building in the distance


Taft Memorial

My ticket (signed by my Wisconsin state Senator, Herb Kohl) to get me into the gallery and listen to live action on the Senate floor (they were arguing about the Webb Amendment: an attempt to get soldiers equal time at home as service time in the field. Would have taken too much authority from the Commander-in-Chief. However the arguments that Congress should have no say into the President's decision making are stupid and wrong (according to the amendment, designed to prevent absolute authority from being in the hands of the Office of the President (it's called Checks & Balances.. if grade schoolers can learn and understand it WHY CAN'T OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS????????? ?????????)

Library of Congress (lots of books here!)

Supreme Court Buildingw/ AWESOME spiral staircase

Lucky Bar (1221 Connecticut Ave) - I watched three (3) Champions league soccer (futbol) matches at the same time with a rowdy crowd. In the U.S.! I KNOW!!!

Union Station (Train Station)