Settling in Washington, DC in 2017!

A bit of personal history--now and again.

I found a place to stay permanently  thanks to some really sharp US government people.  It's not paradise living quarters, but very adequate and SAFE that I'm in; and the guys in this senior dorm are sensitive to my situation.  I am appreciative.
When I arrived in DC, I stayed temporarily at the New York Avenue Shelter.  That proved to be another series of harassments, until I complained to their staff, including Mr. Moore, who set things right for me!  The rest of my stay there became uneventful, though I had to carry my belongings everywhere. It became a respite haven, where I reviewed in my bunk at night some of my most exciting projects!  This living stuff has been one great roller coaster ride in getting things DONE-- ACHIEVED DESPITE THE ODDS TO THE CONTRARY in many projects.
I'm writing this on CCNV's computer in their computer room, December 1st--at the start of what I take to be an important project (see the project progress about it in this blog).  I live in the CCNV senior men's dorm presently.  I'm currently working on several projects simultaneously--my usual custom.
I eat my meals mostly at Miriam's Kitchen, a gem of the city available to the poor and indigent and lonely-in-heart.  (Their social work staff is  helping me find a suitable place to live, particularly where I can do my own cooking.  I see the doctor this next week and I'm concerned I'm not eating in accord with dietary restrictions, though I must say when I need to correct some minor bodily mis-functioning, I am readily able to do so with satisfactory results.  After all, I am 80 years of age and growing older (with grace?).
Miriam's kitchen serves breakfast and dinner--both featurimg wonderful entrees   Check it out!!
And CCNV is extraordinarily well-run, despite some initial reservations I had.
For entertainment in the evenings,  I usually proceed to the Kennedy Center for a juicily delicious topping to the day of music, dance and song.  The Center has what it calls a Millennium Stage, ie., free entertainment from 6-7 PM (also on Internet) everyday of the year; and that's what I like to go to.

I'm getting used to the Library of Congress, where I'll be doing a good part of my research.  Went yesterday, the first time since I've been back in DC--hopefully (as I always say) for good!

I take mostly buses because seniors get half price on a weekly pass.

I've got a temporary DC-ID paper, awaiting the card.

By the way, I think I'll be seeing a doctor at the George Washington U. Med Center, per my appointment card.

I watch some TV or the CD movie selection of some dorm fellows, but not every night since I'm tired the nights I venture out to the Kennedy Center.

I use primarily the CVS pharmacy around town.  Go to events at the National Art Gallery--day only so far though they have Sunday night concerts, too.

I'll be getting the City Paper for a listing of things to do in DC.

And oh yes, I forgot a mainstay in my life on weekends--"Loaves and Fishes" luncheons Saturday and sometimes Sunday and church services at St. Clement's, 1525 Newton, Columbia Heights.  I enjoy the Episcopal faith very much--the Taize service and Sunday morning Forum and Eucharist.