Archive for March, 2005

RFK neighbors not happy about fireworks, whine like little girls

In a NIMBY move that makes it look like the residents around RFK could be related to Chris Zimmerman and the other whiners in Arlington, residents around RFK have successfully derailed Fireworks after the Friday games at RFK. What’s more galling is that they will not even allow fireworks for Opening Day or for the [...]

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because we don’t bitch enough about our commutes

The Post had an extensive article recently about the ever-lengthening commutes in the DC area and the general head-scratching among our elected officials over what to do about it. Indulge me, if you will, in one of the most infuriating quotes: Government officials said they have all but given up on attempts to do anything [...]

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Heaven Sounds Like Baseball

The Spring Season is underway down in Viera. So far we’re in the 2nd inning at Space Coast Stadium, we’re at 0-0. Castilla made a great play on a pop foul in the first, and Armas is looking impressive with 3 Ks. Can I just say how good it is to hear baseball again? The [...]

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Watch The Nats!

The Nats will be playing the Mets at 1pm today, starting their Grapefruit League Spring Training play before they open up the season on April 14th against the Phillies at RFK. Put your caps on, get out your scoresheets, and head over to mlb.com to watch todays game from your computer. Those of us who [...]

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Pothole Season!

Look out everybody, it’s pothole season. These fun harbingers of winter’s epic demise lie in wait to trap your car, bend your rims, flatten your tires, scrape your undercarriage or otherwise ruin your day. The potholes in this region are epic simply because of all the attention they receive. As each passing end-of-winter day goes [...]

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Baseball!

Today Tomorrow marks the Very First Washington Nationals game, they’ll play the Mets at Space Coast Field in Viera, Florida starting at 1pm. ESPN will be picking up the broadcast, so grab your buddies, clear out the conference room and start the projection screen TV to watch our own Nats take on those Mets. No [...]

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