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I'm an expat Californian who is obsessed with traveling to strange and exotic destinations in the former Communist Bloc. I also like tacos, beer, surfing, trapshooting, and the geopolitics of oil. I currently live in Arlington, Virginia and work in Washington, DC. Read more about me here, check out my photo album, or send me an e-mail.

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    Admit it…

    …you listen to WASH 97.1 FM, the home of 24/7 Christmas music.

    Marcus does…Tracy does…I know the rest of you do.

    And yes, I do.

    I am getting a bit sick of the “Christmas Shoes” song, though. I’ve also concluded that there are only four Christmas songs…they’ve just been covered over a trillion times.

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