Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego...

I have been sporadically updating the last couple weeks from Erin's palatial beachside estate in Mission Beach, San Diego, CA for what has been a great couple weeks (see pic of me at left). But now it's time for me to return to the real world, and that world is in the greater District of Columbia metro area. Yeah that pic is really Laird, and it's really courtesy of gayoutdoors.org. Seriously.

Anyway, before the holidays, I accepted a job at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where I will be a trademark attorney, or put another way, I will be assinging and defending the 'R' in the circle next to most consumer products. But it does mean, after a torrid affair with California, I will be fully embracing D.C. for the next couple of years. Except the Redskins.

All my contact info is the same, except for my address. All correspondence may now be directed to Short House c/o The Tall One, 744 N. Vermont Street, Arlington VA 22203.

Enjoy your bender (in honor of MLK, of course) this weekend.