Archive for April, 2009
A Handy Pig Flu Guide
I had to laugh at this hand washing instruction guide in the restroom at my place of work designed to prevent the spread of that nasty, nasty pig flu virus. In case you need a refresher course on how to wash your hands after doing whatever it is you just did in the restroom, here [...]
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‘Pig Flu T-Shirt Print Design’
courtesy of ‘eman_winston’
According to WaPo, a member of President Obama’s security advance team from the recent presidential trip to Mexico has a suspected case of swine flu.
But that’s all the information they have, as of this writing. It’s not even a whole article. Just a little block on the homepage with [...]
Alcee Hastings Kisses His Mother with that Mouth
‘phallus’
courtesy of ‘Skelekitten’
During a speech in support of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act, which expands the definition of hate crimes to violence against a person because of sexual orientation, Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) found himself listing off a number of sex acts which are NOT covered by the hate crime statute. Apparently it got [...]
May Concert Preview
St. Vincent comes to Black Cat May 22. ‘.’
courtesy of ‘Beard Papa’
Here we are again, with another completely subjective installment of everything worth seeing in May, according to me. Did I miss anything you’re super excited about? Leave it in the comments!
Start May off on a hilarious note by hitting up Super Diamond– the [...]
Cinco de Margarita!
‘Yummy frozen margarita’
courtesy of ‘Pianoman75′
I don’t drink liquor. Okay, I just lied. I do drink liquor, sometimes, when it’s high quality. But I’ve basically sworn off liquor and become a beer girl, at least 98% if the time. This way, I don’t wind up reliving my glory days of study abroad in Australia, and have [...]
Bike Events Coming Up
‘Saving gas’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
A couple events for anyone interested in bicycling in DC to keep in mind. First, Arlington County needs volunteers to count bikes and pedestrians on May 7th and May 9th. Volunteers will count cyclists and pedestrians on particular routes, and the data they collect will go to inform planners and officials about the need [...]
Thrifty District: Buying Eyeglasses Online
’salamin’
courtesy of ‘dcfdelacruz’
I hate buying eyeglasses. I broke a pair once when I didn’t have health insurance and had to pay full price… and whimpered. The next pair I bought cost more than $150 even with insurance, and I did NOT have it to spare, being a fabulous-but-underemployed twenty-something at the time.
I’m no longer [...]
Poetry, Bicycling and Love
‘Saturday on East Capitol Street’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the 5th and K Busboys & Poets, grammy-award winning nominated poet and activist Nikki Giovanni will discuss her newest collection of works “Bicycles: Love Poems.” In “Bicycles,” the 65-year-old Giovanni chronicles her rediscovery of love in a volume that is is ernest, playful, romantic [...]
Scootergate 4
Scootergate 4 by Spoffy
I recently became the father of a 1979 Vespa P200E, a toy I’ve had my eye on for a long time now. But to some it’s more than a toy and a mode of transportation, it’s a way of life. These scooter people make their way across the country for rallies all [...]
Hefeweizens for Habitat at the Pug
‘beer flare’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
What can $20 get you on a Friday night? A halfway decent meal…half of a show ticket…2.5 cocktails…a desert at Co Co Sala. OR $20 can get you entrance to the Pug and all the Widmer Hefeweizen you can drink in 2 hours. Personally I guesstimate coming out way ahead on the [...]
Talkin’ Transit: The Great Pedicab Predicament
‘Pedicab’ courtesy of ‘afagen’
Yesterday, we received a late-day heads-up from a reader that there was an issue brewing with the pedicabs that offer rides to tourists and residents along the National Mall.
The entire issue seemed odd, as pedicabs have been operating on the Mall for a couple years now and haven’t had any issues up [...]
A Very Very DC Party: 100 Days
There are some parties that pretty much scream “DEEEEEE CEEEEEE” and this is one. There’s a big party tomorrow night over at Brown Rudnick that will be both job fair and 100-Days celebration, complete with audience-compiled report card.
$20 gets you in, and there’s an open bar, which is pretty much the holy [...]
The President’s Flickr Stream
P042409PS-0297Originally uploaded by The Official White House Photostream
The White House has, in their continuing effort to embrace social media of just about every kind, put up an official Flickr stream with the work of White House photographer Pete Souza. It’s also all shared under the Creative Commons Attribution license (why aren’t they just purely [...]
I Guess If It Makes You Feel Better…
‘Face maks Japan’
courtesy of ’shibuya246′
But don’t count on face-masks to save you from the dirty swine flu apoco-demic. The CDC reported this week that they don’t know how useful the masks are at protecting you from a disease that has killed only one individual so far in the United States — that being a toddler [...]
Come on Get Happier
‘National Zoo – Hungry Hungry Hippo – 9-1-08′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
Happy Trails…Happy the Hippo! Seems the National Zoo’s only Nile hippo will be relocating to Milwaukee. There he will make new “friends” with female hippos Puddles and Patty. The Milwaukee zoo is expanding its hippo exhibit in the near future. I guess Happy felt like he [...]
We Love DC Green: Getting 70 MPG on GW Parkway
Wayne explains more, courtesy of Ford Motor Company
I have to admit–when I think of driving on the George Washington Parkway, fuel efficiency isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. I think more of the feel of the car rolling along the gentle hills and curves, of sneaking glances out at the river and [...]
