Great Falls

I had a nice hike today on the Maryland side of Great Falls, which is on the Potomac upstream from DC. The weather offered a nice break from our genuinely wintry weather, it was with good company, and the hike was a great workout too:

It's been a busy week at work as apparently we're trying to finish and start up everything now that we've returned to work from the holidays. Next time remind me to take a generous holiday break so I don't try to fool myself into finishing too many things while everyone else is away.

I hosted a friend from out of town this weekend so I missed a lot of the Mid-Atlantic Leather activities. That's OK because I was thinking about pulling back a bit anyway. Tomorrow I may try to stop by a fundraiser for a neighborhood leader in my old 'hood, who is trying to offset some legal fees incurred when he tried to get some positive things done in the neighborhood against the will of a long-time grandstander. Apparently it is better to use up city administrative time and police presence than to work for positive change in some neighborhoods.

Congrats to 'Glee' for winning a Golden Globe last night. I can't wait for more of the show when it starts up again in the spring. Here's a nice candid photo of one of the actors from the show, Matt Morrison.