Archive for June, 2007

MBDC Y3 BBQ: Tomorrow’s Grilling Goal

Photo by DC Metroblogger

In just one more day before you too can enjoy MBDC BBQ like Tom here.
Good food, great times, and gregarious bloggers will be converging on Sunday’s Metroblogging DC 3rd Anniversary BBQ, starting around 6pm.
If you’re Joe-cool enough to show, be ready to get all piñata Jedi with choice [...]

Say No To Mosquitoes Tip #4: West Nile Is Here To Stay

The City of Falls Church has posted a number of tips on how to avoid mosquitoes and West Nile Virus. I am discussing them in a six-part series.
Wait a second – it’s here to stay? Oh, crap. Then why are we talking about this? Are we doomed to a long life of misery and encephalitis?
We [...]

Friday Afternoon Levity: Dramatic Sharpton

Andy Carvin shot this footage last night during the presidential debate, copying the style of the newly popular Dramatic Chipmunk. Correction: Andy informed me that he did not shoot the Sharpton video and that it came from PBS. That’s okay, Andy. We still think you are the shiznit. See both videos here:
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Around 100 in line for iPhones at Clarendon

I waited until I’d had a nice lunch before I joined the line here at the Clarendon Apple Store, which stretched down into the shopping center from their front door past the various outlets into the alley between South Moon Under and the Barnes and Noble. Folks got here early, and the smart ones [...]

Foggy Bottom Garden Club + Bunny Figurine

(Above, left) I just want to say “Thanks” and “Hugz” to the Foggy Bottom Garden Club for the awesome short-barrel garden planters on the residential sidewalks between Rock Creek Parkway and GWU. They make my walk to work every morning a bit nicer. (Above, right) And another “Thanks” and “Hugz” to whoever was having [...]

Free Our Streets First Step: Limited Photography Allowed

Downtown Silver Spring by Chip Py
Free Our Streets, a loose association of Chip Py and DC Metrobloggers has started to make a difference.
Through our efforts, Montgomery county citizens are now aware that the developers of Downtown Silver Spring feel they have bought control over basic First Amendment rights on Ellsworth Avenue for $1 [...]

Say No To Mosquitoes Tip #3: You Are Not Alone

The City of Falls Church has posted a number of tips on how to avoid mosquitoes and West Nile Virus. I am discussing them in a six-part series.
That’s right – in the fight against mosquitoes and West Nile Virus, you have friends in your city or county’s health department, park maintenance team and even some [...]

Clever name

Clever name

Originally uploaded by tiffany bridge.

As seen on my way to work the other day… you’ll probably have to click through to make out the name on the truck…
Peed Plumbing.
I wonder if they do emergency service?
(Why yes, I AM 12 today. It’s Friday, and time for [...]

Thirsty on Capitol Hill

Thirst quenched yet?
Walking through Capitol Hill, I spied this occupied front stoop. If you look closely, that’s 10 water jugs.
10 five-gallon water jugs or 50 gallons of water drunk.
50 gallons would be 100 days of water at an average of two quarts/liters of water per day. Or 50 if it were two, maybe [...]

Happy early 4th, warriors.

logo courtesy of Lowes

If you are active duty, reserve, or retired military personnel, or a family member, and planning on using this weekend to work on some home improvement projects Lowes wants you to buy from them – and save 10% across the board when doing it. It’s an [...]

Metroblogging DC 3rd Anniversary BBQ

I figured you needed a sign. You needed a big neon sign to remember this weekend’s Metroblogging DC 3rd Anniversary BBQ.
On Sunday we will be celebrating three years of Metroblogging DC in the best way possible: going all piñata Jedi on some poor paper mache pig, while eating his well-cooked cousin.
The [...]

On the All-American

So, anyone tune into WETA for the All-American at Howard? Wonkette live-blogged it: part 1, part 2 (Content warning: some unwholesome words, adult situations).
Just to be clear, Barack Obama wants you to know that he got tested with his wife, and not with Joe Biden. Also, Mike Gravel is really against the war on drugs. [...]

Folklife and Photos on Saturday

I recently sent an update about the photo tour I am leading this Saturday evening and my good friend Andy Carvin sent me this link for the 2007 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. I don’t know about you, but I am going to go spend Saturday over in the Mekong area eating larb and papaya salad, trying [...]

Storm’s Comin’

“Storm’s Comin’. Be here soon,” he said, his basso voice scratchy from a pack a day habit. He’d finish his smoke, flick the butt into the street and head back inside once the first drops had fallen.
He was never wrong.
His name was John, and he sat in front of our office [...]

Adega – An Affordable Wine Bar

Photo by DC Metroblogger

Last night, we prepared for the Downtown Silver Spring Photo Walk in Silver Spring, at Adega Wine Cellars and Café, and I was really impressed.
When I heard that we were meeting at a “wine bar”, I was expecting some white tablecloth wine snobbery, but Adega is anything but. [...]

Say No To Mosquitoes Tip #2: Take Control

The City of Falls Church has posted a number of tips on how to avoid mosquitoes and West Nile Virus. I will be discussing them in a six-part series.
According to the Falls Church site, mosquitoes only need two tablespoons of water to breed. Me, I need something like a 40 of malt liquor to make [...]

Petworth Road Test

Say you are driving north on Warder Street, which becomes 7th Street. You are coming up to the intersection with Shepherd and New Hampshire. You see this big arrow in the road:

What might you think the proper course of action to be?

Make a right turn onto Shepherd
Drive forward, and not turn right
Turn right [...]

Just say no to “duhhhh I don’t know!”

I really don’t understand why The Post chose to run this meandering, uninteresting, ignorance-celebrating piece on Monday. At least with the global warming nay-sayers you get clear statements about what consequences of regulation they fear. I might or might not think they have a point, but at least they have one. Instead we get here [...]

Trash Transfer at Fort Totten

When was the last time you went to the city dump? As a kid, I remember going there often with my Dad when we worked construction jobs and often we would come back with more than we left with – one man’s trash is another man’s treasure (and his wife’s displeasure).
Trash Transfer @ Fort [...]

in the heat of the moment

All four original members

Originally uploaded by tiffany bridge.

I got an email late yesterday afternoon from a friend. “So, I’ve got an extra ticket for Asia at the Birchmere tonight. Want to be my date?” Since I don’t get to see this friend all that often, [...]