I’m sorry; it’s not what you hoped—that is, if you were hoping for tips on getting your life and your environment organized. (Actually I came across a really useful blog for that the other day, though; Totally Together Journal.) No, this is the City of Washington, DC doing its river-tidying, which my daughter and I discovered by accident. Did you ever wonder what happens to the logs and branches that tumble into the Potomac River upstream whenever there is a hearty spring rainstorm? Well, a tugboat glides up and down the river gathering them in its little metal arms and transfers them to a barge for removal. So they don’t bash into you when you are out in your Thompson’s or Fletcher’s rental canoe. Your DC taxes at work.