The Goodspeed Update

I just heard about a new effort by MoveOn called the New Organizing Institute to recruit and train online organizers for progressive candidates. I’ve written to get involved, I think it sounds like exciting idea:
The Institute will select exceptionally talented trainees, provide them with intensive training, and follow up with continued support throughout their early […]

Today I took a trip to the National Zoo to take a look at the baby panda and some of the other animals. Check out my photos here. I linked to another Flickr user’s photos this morning on DCist, they’re much better than mine.

I’ll be in Ann Arbor Friday through next Wednesday to visit friends and take a bit of a vacation. You’ve got my number.
Also, I’m a consultant now.

The Post reported today on what the new stadium the city is constructing for the Nationals will look like. Here’s part of the description:
The stadium, which will be along the Anacostia River in near Southeast, features an exterior wall largely made of glass and broken up by limestone portals, according to city sources who have […]

Good question. It’s the apartment I lived in while in Ann Arbor, and now it is available to rent. This email is being circulated:
Are you a hip activist on campus looking for an apartment for next year?
The Hobbit Hole alums are looking for renters for next year that will carry on the Hobbit Hole’s tradition […]

I have never heard of it before. Apparently it’s owned by the University of Michigan, and its future is uncertain:
The 9,900-square-foot, 22-room mansion was built by the founder of the village, Judge Samuel Dexter, a former U-M regent and noted abolitionist. Historians say slaves seeking freedom entered through a trap door on the veranda and […]

We threw together a Veterans’ Day Happy Hour for this Friday at a little bar near Foggy Bottom called 51st State. We’ll be upstairs starting at 6:00 p.m. — stop by!