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Mena Burke
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Soccer/football; history; sanity; beagles; too much coffee; percussion; reading (not the fc); women’s sports. Crystal Palace FC. Washington Spirit. Also - FC Wimbledon fan by marriage
For context, here was part of the drive home from dropping her often after Christmas last January.

Miles not mikes
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
You've just died. The 6th picture in your gallery is what killed you.

Mine makes sense - global warming, caffeine and knowledge all in one photo
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Last time we were on the exorcist steps there was this flyer
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I only watch soccer. So if that counts, I think I’m ok if I get Everton (unless their fighting amongst themselves takes too long ). It if it’s ManU, I’m screwed. They’ll just decide it’s too hard and fold.
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Coat drive in Falls Church, December 1-8.
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Above the beltway - we have a ridiculous amount of military helicopters constantly over NoVa this year.
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Imagine how f*cked up you have to be to date the only surviving terrorist of these attacks & to plan more.

We went to Paris for Thanksgiving 2015 to support our ally after those attacks and to show we cared for them as much as they cared for us after 9/11/2001.
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Across from the Tesla protest on Glebe Rd.

I love the creativity. And it’s all true.
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Anyone else remember when the gas station near the Kennedy Center always had super high prices that were out of whack with everywhere else because the owner was in a fight w/the gas company? This is a diff station on Wisconsin this morning
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Morning commute today.
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Saja Boys out for Halloween. Funny thing, autocorrect kept trying to change Saja to Salah. I assume it knows I watch entirely too much soccer and not enough kpop demon hunter videos
October 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We’re waiting for rain.
October 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Really pretty afternoon.
October 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Fairfax County ahead of 2021 in cumulative ballots cast 11 days before the election. We’ve voted in my family. Have you?
October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trump #WhiteHouse destruction is below the fold with no photo on the front page but we do get to see Epstein’s buddy in a photo.

Hey Speaker Johnson, why haven’t you sworn in Rep elect Grijalva? Is all this to hide Trump’s Epstein and whoever visited Maxwell?
October 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’m sure it’s personal injury attorneys but I want to believe it’s for lonely hearts who were done wrong
October 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Sitting thinking all running for President should have to go to the FDR Memorial & read every damn panel. Then write an essay. Maybe do that on stage instead of debating. Thought of it today because one of the panels is FDR’s quote about living in the « House owned by all the people. » But #SNAP
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I’m always fascinated by the American beautyberry shrub because, well, …
October 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Couldn’t go into DC today so I was on a bridge over 495 w/hundreds waving my flag. Shaking my sign. Dancing in the daylight. My favorite sign was held by a little girl who was about the age my child was for the 2017 Women’s March. My child’s in college now.
October 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I hadn’t walked the W&OD and the Custis Trail since the beagle died (it was one of his favorites). I’ve now been on various ends 3 times in the past 6 days. Here’s the intersection of Wilson and Manchester. As you can see there’s a left turn lane and a very narrow bike lane. I always go under the
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Métro speeding by traffic.
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hey @nytimes.com - the civil service didn’t “turn political.” Trump Admin’s illegal actions are using the civil service in partisan ways. Do better.
October 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Really good coffee and breakfast sandwich (good value too) this morning at All City Cafe in Beltsville, Md. Tigiste still making the best espresso drinks.
October 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Can’t watch the match but following -
October 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
On the commute home on I-395.
September 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM