Good Stuff from Joan Eisenstodt

Today, Sat., 13 September, my husband and I and our friend, Bev, had an experience that left all of us a bit drained while also giving us so much food for thought.

The experience was "Resurrection", a play at Arena Stage in DC, that runs until 5 October.  Its playwright, Daniel Beaty, says in the playbill "I have always been interested in exploring issues surrounding black men.  When I read the

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It happened again .. at the convention center in a major city just the other day.  It seems to happen almost everywhere. 

 This week it was the 'turkey wrap sandwich' which had that strange stuff on it that restaurants - and even room service in the best hotels - call what they put on a club sandwich.  They tell you it's real turkey when you order - and  when the in-room dining server brings your

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that were fighting the US Justice Department about renovating hotels to ensure they'll be accessible under the revised ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act?

When I read that story on a few industry web sites, I shook my head in wonder, sadness, and anger.  How dare they say they can't do these renovations to ensure accommodation for all people when they can continue to put in fancy TVs and more

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I've always chuckled at that description.  Early on in my industry career I learned what it meant: IF your window opens and you can get your body sorta out the window and twist it mightily, you will see a bit of the ocean.

Too often I've been in a room which may be comfortable but has a "view" of the .. dumpster, or the parking garage, or the top of another part of the building, or a window of an

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