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Washington, DC PHP Developers And Mission of Love Charities
Greetings and welcome to the DCPHP Blog . Whether you want to know what's going on, who's hiring, tips and tricks, or generally want to meet and talk with some other smart people, this is the place for you. We hope to be your one-stop shop for all things PHP in the Washington DC Metro region Mission of Love Charities, Inc is a community based non-profit geared towards building self-sustainability for families experiencing the effects of poverty.
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Mission Of Love Presents : HOOPS FOR HOPE
Monday, 16 March 2026
[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Follow up from *Slow* Insight Dialogue Last night! 🦥
Hey all,
It was so great to be with you last night. To take Quentin's challenge to heart, how can we bring insight dialogue and the power of Downtown Dharma into our daily lives? I don't have the answer, but let's live that question together.
The practices I led to connect us to pause and relax/open were: "How are you" but with a 30 second pause before speaking and "What would you like to share with me" with the invitation to take a full breath after each sentence. You might explore this or the dedicated containers of listening and speaking with those around you. It may be awkward, but most things worth doing have their share of awkward. 😀
A few calls to action
Financial support: After leaving my federal job last year, I am a full time facilitator/ writer, and your support matters–a lot! If you enjoyed last night and weren't too sad you missed the Oscars, here's how you can give via Downtown Dharma venmo
Stay in touch
I have a Substack called Slow Mindfulness which is the best way to stay connected
My book Sometimes You Should Be Late - preorder here!
I coordinate a Mindful Sundays community group that meets 9-10am at Elle in Mt Pleasant (new location) WhatsApp group link
And you have my email, reach out & connect with me (and each other).
Thanks for being such a thoughtful and heartful bunch of humans!
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Sunday, 15 March 2026
[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Finding Awe at the National Gallery of Art—May 2
I've attended several Finding Awe workshops at the National Gallery over the past year and keep going back. Each one has drawn me into deep engagement with a single work of art I might otherwise have walked right past. Quiet looking, mindful conversation, and playful exercises make the experience both meditative and connecting. They feel very aligned with what we're building together as a sangha.
Thanks to the NGA, we now have a special Finding Awe workshop reserved for friends of Downtown Dharma on Saturday, May 2, 10:30 am-12:00 pm, led by a Senior Educator at the museum.
Together we'll spend 90 minutes with a single Georgia O'Keeffe painting—lingering with it rather than moving on. We'll explore where artists have found awe, and reflect on how we cultivate it in our own lives.
If you'd like to join, please register here (via Partiful):
https://partiful.com/e/50J7TN1alVNTlpugUD37?c=rvXnabtN
The museum requires at least 20 participants, and space is capped at 30, so sooner is better. You're welcome to invite a partner or friend.
Full details are on the Partiful page. For anyone who'd like to continue the conversation, some of us are likely to grab lunch afterward at the Cascade Café.
It would be lovely to experience this together.
-Vince
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Artist Canvas for Painting: 2026 Material Selection Parameters
Artist canvas for painting is a highly specialized woven textile substrate engineered specifically to hold pigment securely. As a materials scientist analyzing biaxial tensile strength, I categorize these surfaces by fiber composition. Cotton duck fabric offers an economical, short-staple weave. Belgian linen utilizes long bast fibers from the flax plant. Polyester provides a purely synthetic, climatically neutral polymer alternative. Laboratory aging simulations from 2025 prove that pure linen retains forty-two percent more structural rigidity over a half-century than standard cotton. The presence of natural lignin allows linen to resist severe hygroscopic expansion.
How do oil and acrylic mediums alter substrate preparation requirements?Painters must match the fabric primer directly to their chosen chemical binder. Linseed oil binders generate an exothermic oxidation reaction. This reaction releases hexanoic acids that break the beta-glycosidic bonds in raw cellulose. Painters block this degradation by applying a Polyvinyl Acetate size directly to the raw cotton. Acrylic polymer emulsions do not rot natural fibers. Acrylics require mechanical tooth for proper adhesion. Manufacturers apply calcium carbonate and polymer emulsion mixtures, known as acrylic gesso, to create this porous grip. Proper gesso application also blocks Support Induced Discoloration caused by migrating water-soluble impurities.
Why does raw fabric weight determine tension dynamics?Textile mills measure substrate density in ounces per square yard before applying any chemical ground. Heavyweight canvases measuring twelve ounces or higher provide the necessary rigidity for heavy impasto techniques. Tension tests demonstrate that twelve ounce fabric supports three pounds of applied modeling paste per square foot before demonstrating center-sag. Lightweight fabrics warp immediately under heavy moisture. Artists producing large gallery installations rely on heavy yardage from bulk raw canvas rolls to maintain surface tension. Retailers also stretch medium fabrics over wooden chassis to create standard prepared canvas supports.
Review material specifications carefully before acquiring artist painting surfaces. Compare professional stretched canvas options to verify gallery profile depths. Evaluate yardage requirements using bulk raw canvas rolls to manage high-volume studio production efficiently for specific oil or acrylic painting applications today.
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Thursday, 12 March 2026
[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Submit haiku & artwork for the new Downtown Dharma charity haiku collection!
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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] This Sunday: Slowing down with Insight Dialogue
Dear Downtown Dharma,
The other day I got a call from my mom and realized, a bit too late, that all I wanted to do was end it as soon as possible. No appreciating her desire to connect or how lucky I am to have a loving mother in good health, just wanting to get back to whatever trivial thing I was doing.
Perhaps you too have rushed through a moment that mattered?
Insight Dialogue, the interpersonal practice we've been doing every month at Downtown Dharma for a couple years, asks us to take five steps before we open our mouths. So it won't come as a surprise that s l o w i n g down is central to the practice.
But do we really believe it? In our daily lives, how often do we take the time to pause, relax, open, listen deeply, trust emergence, and speak the truth.
This Sunday I will be guiding us in practicing something different: slowness. No need to have a witty retort or polished speech, just an opportunity to inhabit a nourishing space where we collectively slow down with ourselves and others.
As Tara Brach says, "move half as fast, see twice as much." And here's a first chance to practice: this Sunday consider aiming to arrive ~10 minutes early, not so we can begin on time or to avoid the awkwardness of striding in late, but to give yourself the gift of slowness.
Join us:
- In-person: Sunday, 7 to 8:30pm @ Yoga District — 1910 14th Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC
- Online via Zoom here
See you,
Alex
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Wednesday, 11 March 2026
[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Musicality of Being returns to Rock Creek Park this Saturday!
What do you want to do with that energy?!
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