At Home In The Wasteland Travel Blog

Every fall, thousands of Washingtonians hop in their cars and drive the two hours to Shenandoah National Park to view the colorful trees that envelope Skyline Drive, the 105 mile road that runs the entire length of the park. Most of these visitors rarely venture out of their cars, only stopping to snap the occasional [...]

No far-off destination today – this is Great Falls Park, just outside of Washington, DC. It’s a great place to go if you are looking to escape the city for a day.

Yeah, I told you I was hooked on this new hobby, didn’t I? A couple of weeks ago I picked up my new shotgun, a 12 gauge Beretta 3901 Target RL. The best thing about purchasing a firearm in Virginia is that you can take it home that very day, unlike in California, where I [...]

Beautiful weather this weekend, so hiking around Great Falls Park in Northern Virginia sounded like a good idea. I had never even heard of this place until a few years ago when a dude from Texas mentioned it. I would like to be a park ranger and walk around with a snake in an adorable [...]

The night before election day, myself and several friends attended Obama’s final rally in Manassas, VA. With all the traffic on 66, it took us about 2.5 hours to get from Arlington to Manassas (around 30 miles). We ended up parking in some random neighborhood and followed the mass of people heading towards the Prince [...]

I realize the election was over a month ago, but I had to do a quick post on my experience with the Obama campaign in Northern Virginia. When I moved across the river to Arlington, I finally decided to stop absentee voting in California and register to vote in Virginia, which was up for grabs [...]

Another idiot thrown out of office. Although Congressman Goode (R-VA) has so far refused to concede, his opponent, Democrat Tom Perriello, declared victory, citing his lead of 745 votes. Good riddance. Goode is the idiot who lashed out at Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) several years ago when Ellison announced he would use the Koran, rather [...]

Apparently you just say “bless your heart” a lot: Explanations for the purpling of Virginia are so numerous and complex, the subject has started to bore even Virginians. How is it possible that the heart of the Confederacy, the birthplace of American slavery, and a state that hasn’t picked a Democrat for president since Lyndon [...]

Jon Stewart is not very happy about this “Real Virginia” nonsense: (Thanks to Ryan for this one)

I was walking around my neighborhood (Pentagon City, which is basically a few high rises and a gigantic mall) a few days ago and noticed a sign for the public library. Hmmm…a library. I remember going to those in college and grad school. Maybe I should check this one out. So I did. And I [...]