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Tuesday, June 27, about 11:00am, along the middle of Chain Bridge between NW Washington DC & McLean, Virginia

So it’s been raining a bunch here in Washington.  Not that I’ve seen it all, since I was out of town.  But after a false start, the good people of JetBlue finally got me back.  Is it wrong to think, somewhere slightly inside, that the plane I was on but got off Sunday night would crash, if only to prove some kind of powers?  Yeah, that’s wrong.

Every day I drove home from work across the Potomac, usually across the Chain Bridge.  Most days at 7:45am, the river is silently moving towards the Chesapeake.  There are some dudes who fish on the rocks (just off to the right, and in the background), and there are plenty of bikers and hikers who are on their way to work in Dupont and Georgetown and nice offices where they have showers.  I like looking at the river as I’m stuck in traffic: it’s calming, it’s nice, and as I’ve mentioned before, I like water.  I’ve even received a few honks when I’ve totally zoned out on the water going by.  Today, a different story.  The river is brown.  Usually it’s that dark blue that East Coast water is, which freaks out Floridians and people from the West Coast because our water isn’t pristine (go screw yourselves).  Today it was churning brown (hello, Crayola!) and it was zipping along.  A photo doesn’t do it justice, but when I was standing on the bridge, looking straight down at the water, and a truck went by rattling the bridge, I got a little dizzy.  It was kinda cool.  You can go down on those rocks and explore and stuff, but I didn’t figure this was the right day to fall on a rock and have my lifeless body get torn asunder by the current and sharp rocks, only to be found somewhere near the Tidewater, half eaten by fish.  Especially after the latest book I read.  Especially with my vivid imagination.  I’ll save the exploring for another day.  For today, lots of rain.  I think they’re calling for the same thing tomorrow.  This still beats 97° and humid.

Title is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revivial

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