Daily Archives: January 21, 2009

Sometimes We Steal a Point We Don’t Deserve, Sometimes We Give One Away

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We gave away a point last night on the road in the second of back to back games.

We all wish we hadn’t but we did and that is that. A 3-2 loss with all of the goals scored against us on the power play proves we have work to do to become more focused and disciplined.

We now have some time to relax as a team. The players will get to reconnect with their families and friends; get some sleep; take care of aches and pains; and basically recharge.

Many of us will be going to Montreal for meetings and the festivities but ONLY Alex Ovechkin will be going as a player. I hope he gets some chill time too during the next week.

We then get into the home stretch after the break. We will be playing a lot of games within our division. We should be healthy and we need to take care of business to stay in playoff contention and position ourselves well should we make the playoffs.

Overall, when we started the season, if you had asked, ”Will you be happy having the second best record in the East at the All-Star break?” I would have answered, “Yes!” So while we have work to do, we can reflect on a job well done so far; take a few days off; then get back at it post All-Star game. Go Caps!

New York’s Camelot Envy

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This article echoes what I have been saying of late on my blog. In the past, LA was about glamour and celebrity. New York was about money and DC was about power. You saw all three worlds here this long weekend colliding together and trying to mesh. DC is one popular destination now.

DC is co-mingling celebrity, power and money into a new concoction. Washington Life magazine calls it “Pollywood” but that doesn’t capture the finance aspect.

We need a new term to describe what we have evolved into. We are the ultimate hyphenate city now - buzz, celeb, finance, money and power - any ideas on a new descriptor for us here in DC? Post away.

A New White House Website

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The new administration has its act together. The new site went live at noon and it is a really welcome change from the old Web 1.0 style website style of the Bush Administration. It has an open, clean feel and is easy to navigate. It is well done. Check it out.

Living in DC these past few days was like living in downtown Manhattan on New Year’s Eve. It has been festive; fun; inconvenient; crowded; dirty; and crazy. It was a once in a lifetime experience. My son said, ”Dad, DC is the greatest city in the world.” I always agree with my family when they say something simple and profound.

Now the City and Feds have to clean the place up; reopen the roads; tone down the security look and feel; and help us all go back to work and to getting on with our lives.

Change is here. Great! Now let us stop the talk and do the work.