Archive for May, 2006
Moped Parking Moratorium
another sidewalk SUV
Like mushrooms after the rain, mopeds are multiplying in DC’s beautiful spring. Multiplying in the street and outside my McPherson Square building.
While I wondered about scooters on sidewalks before, now it’s getting a little crowed with three mopeds and two bicycles sharing the same bike rack [...]
Final WPA\C Experimental Media Series tonight
Tonight’s the final night of the three-part WPA\C series at the Corcoran. Previous sessions were “Antithesis” and “After-Effects.” Tonight’s theme is “Duped!” and will presumably include a variety of video, audio and performance art. As before, their description of what to expect is lofty and hard on my little geek brain.
Complementing the previous evenings of [...]
random embassy art
random embassy art
Walking down I Street NW, take a pause around 20th Street.
There you will find this advertisement for an art show at the Embassy of Uruguay.
Go inside, go upstairs and see the room of paintings by modern Uruguayan artists.
While you are standing there alone admiring $4,800 painting of [...]
Local Au Bon Pain Makes Consumerist Headlines
According to Consumerist, maybe you ought to avoid the Au Boin Pain at M & 19th:
1 medium cup (only 2/3 filled) of lukewarm chicken noodle soup. The bits of chicken were actually cold (icy, even — do you guys freeze it?) … 1 Southwest Tuna Wrap, overflowing — literally — with chili-dijon spread. Thinking about [...]
Corruption and Graft, in DC? Really?
As the world watches Rep. Jefferson try to justify the $90,000 in his freezer, I have to stop and laugh. First, at Rep. Jefferson for trying to deny the story in public, despite FBI video, wiretap results, and all manner of other evidence. Second, at Congress for keeping people like Jefferson, Ney, [...]
More »No Good Place To Have Beer in DC?
Brickskellar. RFD. Saint-Ex. These are all great places in DC to get a beer. There are many more, like Cap City, Gordon Biersch, pretty much all of Georgetown, but you’ll find them all missing from the 2006 Top 50 places to get a beer. If you were curious, that list [...]
More »Perfect Memorial Weekend Weather
Oh my god! I can’t resist sharing this with you in its total screen hogging glory. Look at this weekend’s weather prediction from Accuweather.com. That would be a three-day weekend prediction.
Is this not the most beautiful image you’ve seen so far this week?
See all those days of sunshine and warmth [...]
DC Disillusionment
As much as DC has been home to sweeping dramas of grand scale and grander intentions, this city often inflicts a heavy toll on the people who come here bright-eyed and idealistic. They come to DC to work for the government, to aid their fellow citizens, and before long their hopes and dreams are [...]
More »Washington Post Radio Biased Anti Blog?
Over the weekend, I was driving around town in the gorgeous weather, listening to Washington Post Radio, hoping to get a glimpse at the Nationals game. Instead, I heard former Post columnist Bob Levey and one of the Post’s media “specialists” talking about the video that was released this past week of the plane [...]
More »Moules du Jour
There’s something about mussels. People tend to either love them passionately or hate them fervently. As a former New Englander, I belong to the first group. But I understand the second group’s aversion – it’s simply too easy to get bad mussels, horridly overcooked, stringy, tough little bastards. But well-prepared mussels are a revelation, and [...]
More »Mushroom mushroom!
photo courtesy of michgm
Thanks to DC Foodies for the reminder – Jaleo is having a mushroom special at each of their locations this week. The Wine&Mushroom special dinners will happen Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of this week at their DC, Bethesda and Crystal City locations, respectively. The [...]
More »Marine Corps Marathon Slackers in 2006?
Checking out the Marine Corps Marathon website just now, I noticed that you can still register for the October 29th race. What a surprise!
In 2005, the 30,000 MCM slots were filled in just 62 hours and 19 minutes. And this year? We’re totally slacking! Five days after the [...]
More »dc needs urinal video!
dc needs urinal video!
This is the bathroom experience at Hotel Lenox in Boston: TV at the urinals.
While I would enjoy the Fashion Channel over sports, it beats staring at the wall.
Any chance that DC is this cool? I’ve only seen urinal TV in trendy Miami clubs before this Back Bay wiz.
This [...]
New Orleans columnist book-signing and benefit in Dupont today
A runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize for commentary this year, Chris Rose, is stopping in DC on his way to pick up his accolade in New York this weekend. You can catch him at Buffalo Billiards on the south side of Dupont Circle, from 3 PM to 8 PM, where he will be signing copies [...]
More »THIS IS NOT A CERTIFIED CERTIFICATE.
Keepsake Marriage Certificate
Originally uploaded by tjbax.
It’s not that I want to bombard you guys with wedding stuff, but this surprised me and I had to share.
Tom and I went down to the Arlington County Courthouse this week to get our marriage license, and then headed out to [...]
An Associaton For Everything
Wha?
Originally uploaded by tbridge.
I was wandering through an office building today and I ran across this door. I’ve seen some funny associations in this town, but this one takes the cake. Drinking Water Administrators. And they get a downtown office? For what, exactly?
This [...]
More »Here there be Dragons
photo courtesy of Washington D.C. Dragon Boat Festival 2006
Well, dragon boats anyway. Saturday and Sunday there will be some entertaining-looking boats racing up and down the Potomac while various activities happen on land. Get over to the Thompson’s Boat Center in Georgetown on 10am Saturday for the [...]
More »where is the wifi at dca?
where is the wifi at dca?
This is the lengthy wifi pic list in the US Airways terminal at National Airport.
While you might be impressed at first, take a closer look. All those connections are really other computers looking for wifi like I. Wifi we can not find.
Love ya DCA but [...]
Croquet in Lafayette Square
It a sunny Thursday. It’s lunch time. It’s downtown. Your friends are ready. You are ready. You even have your own mallet. There is only one course of action: Croquet in Lafayette Square!
As this intrepid trio did today, you too can do tomorrow. Bring your own balls, hoops, [...]
Clemente Author In DC
David Maraniss, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning When Pride Still Mattered, is coming to DC to talk about his new book on Roberto Clemente. He will be at Olsson’s next Wednesday to read from Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero, and discuss the life and works of the last great baseball [...]
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