Sue Mosher

Winter scene with two men in hi-vis vests, snow piles in the street, muddy brown water flowing around the corner of N Trinidad St. Earth mover to one side.

Really appreciate your being out here on this cold, cold day.

Alexandria to Welcome 'Walk for Peace' as Monks Travel Through City Buddhist monks participating in the “Walk for Peace” pilgrimage from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., and are expected to pass through Alexandria on Monday, February 9.

Finally found route after Christ Church:
• North on N. Washington St.
• West on Montgomery St.
• North on Route 1 / N. Patrick St. to S. Glebe Rd.

www.alexandriava.gov/news-apd/202...

Bamboo grove in snow with bench in foreground. Some culms without leaves are upright. Others, with leaves, are bent in a strong wind.

Same here. I never know what the trashy Siberian elm next door will drop, though. I love watching the bamboo grove bend and sway without breaking. Such a good metaphor for what we’re going through these days.

All the snowcrete on the ground makes it easy to tally how much deadfall the wind is producing.

Buddhist monks on 2,300-mile Walk for Peace expected to pass through Alexandria Group of about 19 monks left Fort Worth in October, are expected to reach Washington, D.C., by Feb. 10; rolling road closures planned in Old Town and along Route 1

Rolling closures on Washington St before the noon event, then on Route 1 after? That would fit the info about rolling closures 9a-2p that I read at www.alexandriabrief.com/p/buddhist-m....

They could even scatter some sand on top of the towels for the full beach effect.

Shouldn't be hard. The parkway lands them right on Washington St, which takes them north to Cameron. Then after Christ Church, it's just a few blocks west on Cameron to Route 1, which will take them north to Arlington.

They're having an event at Christ Church noonish. Looks like the two blocks in each direction will be blocked off for that.

Fairfax PD are out with their guidance and saying that the monks will be doing 5 miles on the GW Parkway Monday morning before entering Alexandria.

I just swept it off the back steps with a broom. Everything on the sidewalks is already gone.

4) Tues starting at about 7am, on Glebe Rd from Marymount to Chain Bridge Rd, and then Chain Bridge Rd toward the river, to just past St Peter's Episcopal.

Keeping an eye on the live map will be a must for anyone planning to travel in or to the affected areas. dhammacetiya.com/walk-for-pea...

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3) At Marymount, in front of the Administration Building (Rixey Mansion), where there will be a short welcome and some remarks by the monks, expected to last approximately 5–10 minutes.

All the above are for Monday afternoon.

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2) On Washington Blvd north of Pershing (think: Texas Jack's), heading west to Glebe Road and then north to Marymount University, for their overnight stop. (Metro: Clarendon, Virginia Square, and Ballston)

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Walk for Peace in #ArlingtonVA Mon afternoon-Tues morning 2/9-10, offers 4 prime gathering locations:

1) Crystal City, where they'll enter on US 1 and then veer onto Crystal Drive, then west along 12th Street and Army Navy Drive, past Pentagon City Mall. (Metro: Crystal City & Pentagon City)

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For #ArlingtonVA folks and DMV neighbors wanting to greet the monks of the Walk for Peace on Monday, locations in Crystal City and north Arlington are accessible via Metro. Brief remarks at Marymount Univ night stop. They'll cross Chain Bridge to enter Washington, DC, early Tuesday morning.

Thank you for getting this information out so far in advance, so that we can make plans!

Important paper. Schools are high-risk environments for respiratory disease transmission MAINLY because classrooms are underventilated. This problem has a workable solution - it just needs political will. Air quality is as important as water quality for public health. MT @martinmckee.bsky.social

International employees of every news organization, many of them local hires, are often the unsung heroes and heroines that keep a window on the world open for the rest of us. Donations to this fund will go directly to those laid off in the dire cuts at the Post. gofund.me/c0b05c224

Visual published in Cell titled "post acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2" with four categories, each represented by a picture Post hospitalization syndromes Exacerbation of pre existing medical conditions Incident medical diagnoses New or worsened symptoms not explained by known medical conditions

This is a fantastic graphic on the post-viral impact of COVID published in Cell. When people think of long COVID, they likely think of the last image.

Many don't know the virus can worsen pre-existing conditions & causes new ones (e.g. autoimmune disease, stroke)

www.cell.com/action/showP...

This is one glaring reason why RFK Jr. and his MAHA posse is completely unserious about making America healthy - they ignore climate change & its impact on health

public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02326.pdf

"Audience Strategy editors in every department"?

What’s the focus now that we’re in Day whatever (I’ve lost count) of Phase 4? Any effort to use bobcats (the mechanical kind) to clear some of the crosswalks that were buried by street plowing?

Shouldn’t be this hard—NIH director admits after being grilled by @sanders.senate.gov : 1) The best way to stop the measles epidemic is to vaccinate your kids against measles. 2) no single vaccine causes autism. RFK Jr is wrong.

Screen shot with text: 0.1 kWh Produced

We have just a few inches uncovered on our panels, but it looks like we’re producing again today! Miniscule amounts, but it’s progress.

Talked to an #ArlingtonVA neighbor today who had this happen with her garage roof. What I learned is that there was a telltale rasping sound just before the slide gained velocity. Her case was fortunate, in that the slab didn't tumble off but paused, overhanging the roof. She knocked it down safely.

😳 Thanks for the warning 😳

On this day, 67 years ago, “time ran out for ‘massive resistance’“ in Virginia. Link has contemporary account and the students’ own oral history. #ArlingtonVA

A not-‘toned down’ Trump regime prepares for ethnic cleansing in Ohio A plan for immigration raids this week on thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio shows that nothing has changed.

Gift link, thanks to @examined.bsky.social, regarding what may be in store for Haitian immigrants due to lose TPS status this week, including those who have revitalized Springfield, OH. Don’t look away.

share.inquirer.com/u5XTUP

Too far out to know. Judging by what’s happened in other areas, I’m counting on seeing details just a few days before, so maybe in another week.