A WW reader has noted that Tom Sietsma, the restaurant reviewer for the Washington Post, follows the WW tradition of checking out the restrooms of the restaurants he reviews. The following is from an article by Sietsma called Perspective in the Post on May 26.
“Before we leave, I inspect the restroom, both to verify whether it’s accessible to wheelchair users and because restrooms say something about a business.” Continue reading “On Restaurants”
A few times in the 210-edition history of the Washington Watch it has included a restaurant review by someone other than yours truly. This is one of those times. The review below was written by Max Feinleib. Continue reading “Restaurant: The Heights Restaurant”
* Any statements in this issue of the Watch which are not sourced are mine and identified by “WW”. Continue reading “State of the Nation”
Apple introduced a service allowing book publishers to use human-sounding A.I. narrators, which could displace hundreds of voice actors who make a living performing audiobooks. [NYT 4/29/23] Continue reading “This and That”
What is an anagram? A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as “cinema” from “iceman.” Continue reading “Odds and Ends”
President Biden is the oldest president in U.S. history. He has announced that he is running for re-election in 2024. If he were to run, win, and survive the term, he would be 86 years old. Continue reading “President Biden”
Approval of the Congress is up roughly 4.6 points from where it was a year ago and disapproval is down 2.5 points. Continue reading “Congress”
For the first time, the Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Continue reading “2024”