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Feb 29, 2016

2015 - year in review - on leap year day

We get an extra day this year, so I am using it to get caught up and reflect.  This posting is about what Attache has accomplished last year to help our owners and guests 'live better'. While...

Posted by Tim
Dec 10, 2015

Transportation Tricks in Washington DC - Volume #4 - getting around and parking

Ugh. Parking. Yes, it's a pain and if you're not used to parallel parking, it's even more difficult. When I grew up in the midwest, we drove around and around before we paralleled parked. Like most...

Posted by Tim
Nov 25, 2015

Gratitude Counteracts Entitlement

...and so much more.  That sentiment about gratitude counteracting entitlement is one of the guiding principles on our family's mission statement, which is framed and hangs in our house. Thank...

Posted by Tim
Nov 02, 2015

Transportation Tricks in Washington DC - Future vehicle Edition -

Since our last transportation tricks post featured a time-traveling, stainless-steel plutonium powered car (and psuedo-hoverboard), I thought I would focus on a few new future cars that are heading...

Posted by Tim
Nov 02, 2015

Smart Car Halloween Fun

We dressed up the Smart Car for Halloween! #StayAttache on your pics when you see the car around town! ...

Posted by Johnny
Nov 02, 2015

October 2015 Guest Happy Hour

Once again we had a great time with free food, free drinks and giant Jenga at our Guest Happy Hour. We host the happy hour every three months at the wonderful Boardroom DC.   ...

Posted by Johnny
Oct 19, 2015

Transportation Tricks in Washington DC - Back to the Future Edition

This posting is a slight departure on the blog topic of transportation, but continue reading and you'll see how it connects. I just watched Back to the Future part II with my family this...

Posted by Tim
Sep 21, 2015

Transportation Tricks in Washington DC - Volume #3 - getting around with another car that a random person owns

Following on last week's post about getting around using a car that you don't own, but a company does - this week's post is about getting around using a car that a random person owns. This is a var...

Posted by Tim
Sep 21, 2015

Transportation Tricks in Washington DC - Volume #2 - getting around with a car you drive that's a company rental

After last week's posting about getting around DC in a car with someone else driving (Pope Francis edition), I thought I would focus on several options that folks in DC can use to drive around (so...

Posted by Tim
Sep 21, 2015

Transportation Tricks in Washington DC - Volume #1 - getting around with a driver - Pope Francis edition

In honor of Pope Francis visit to DC this week, I will not discuss religion or politics, but rather, something that impacts all faiths and political ideology in this city - traffic. The closure of...

Posted by Tim
Jan 15, 2015

Holiday Celebration 2014

Another quick highlight from 2014 was our team-building holiday party task. We hired a company to run us through an 'Iron Chef' chef type competition. The ingredients and timer were working against...

Posted by Tim
Jan 14, 2015

2014 re-cap

Rather than focus on predictions and resolutions, I wanted to use this post to stand back and reflect on what was accomplished at Attache in 2014.  We set a few lofty goals and I&rsq...

Posted by Tim