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I was waiting to cross the street at the cross walk. There was a car coming so I decided to let them pass but they slowed down… not to let me cross but stopped right in the middle of the cross walk, blocking it. Two guys in a car started whistling at and waving at […]

I just left the court after serving my obligatory once-every-two-years DC jury duty. As I turned in my badge and started to leave, a man who was walking into one of the courtrooms nearby said, “Hey baby, what’s your name?” without really pausing for my reaction or answer. I rolled my eyes to myself and […]

This was a few months ago–my husband (then my fiance) and I had just finished a birthday dinner at Fogo de Chao on Pennsylvania Ave NW. I was wearing a black sleeveless dress that came just above my knees with black ankle boots with a heel–my outfit was classy with a little trendy flair, I […]

This morning I was walking past the Petworth library on my way to work and I caught up to two boys who looked about high-school age. I figured they were on their way to Roosevelt, and at first I was gratified by the fact that a high-school-aged boy was pulling his friend out of my […]

I was on the bus towards Annandale to take another bus home. A guy sat next to me and proceeded to tap away on his cellphone. While he was he doing that, his elbow was digging into my side. Apparently, he doesn’t know about personal space. Now I’m a big girl and I tried to […]