By Ben H. Rome
In case you missed it, Caps mascot Slapshot was on the Price Is Right yesterday, helping to promote the start of the NHL 2009-10 season. He was one of four mascots invited onto the show, shilling a prize package for the showcase at the end. Out of the four, he easily showed off the best dance moves.
I admit though, the clip would’ve been better if he’d just bum-rushed the Panther’s mascot. I mean, the NHL wants division rivalries, right? What better way to begin the season?
By Katie
‘Breaux Vineyard’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
I love crisp fall afternoons spent with cheese and wine out in Virginia’s county. It’s always nice to gather up a group of friends and relax on the porch of a vineyard. Handy, isn’t it, that October is Virginia Wine Month! With more than 140 wineries, wine trails, wine festivals and wine packages, there’s no excuse NOT to visit Virginia’s wine country this month. For those of you looking to make a weekend out of it, there are packages as cheap as $125. But DC is perfectly situated for a day trip, so those are equally as easy and good for those of us who sport a blackberry ball and chain and are tethered to the whims of Congress.
Personally? I love Breaux Vineyards, they have a gorgeous set-up and some of my favorite Virginia wines. WLDC Author Donna recommends Barrel Oak Winery. I did a write-up last fall of Linden and Naked Mountain. What are your favorites?
By Don
‘the big lebowski’
courtesy of ‘F.A.Q.U.I.N.’
Dan Zak’s writeup of the Lebowskifest is in today’s Style section and it’s a good read for both Abiders and those of you who just don’t get it. (Which I figure makes you nihilists but you probably wouldn’t get that either) It’s a fun piece, and if you skipped it thinking you’d go next year, well, bad news, buddy.
Unfortunately, Washington, the second-to-last stop on an eight-city tour this year, will not be on next year’s scaled-down docket, says fest co-founder Will Russell. He says he’s pleased with Lebowski Fest D.C., though other frequent festgoers say the 100 people who came to bowl Tuesday night can’t compare with the intense turnouts in other cities (thousands converge on Louisville from all points of the globe).
There’s a few more pictures in the photo gallery for the online article than there was in the print edition, including one in particular think should have made it. It really would have brought the article together, man.
‘Marriage Is a Civil Right’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
Get ready for the fireworks, everyone. Council Member David Catania is set to introduce a bill to legalize gay marriage on Tuesday. It’s not hard to anticipate what will happen: Lots of people who don’t live in DC will hold rallies against it. It will pass 11-1, with Marion “A Politician Who Is Moral” Barry the lone vote against. Then Congress will take a crack at it, and more people who don’t live in DC will fall all over themselves trying to “hold the line” against the encroachment of the gay banditos (SFW if you have headphones) threatening the American family. I’m a pessimist and think Congress probably won’t let the law stand (“home rule” what?), but I welcome the opportunity to be pleasantly surprised.
By Tom Bridge
With technology evolving constantly, and with newsmaking under significant pressure to adapt, the Post is trying something new with their “Local Beta” homepage, which is a massive change from their regular page. Focused solely on local content, with no national news, the new Local page also features content drawn from other local sources, which will one day hopefully include ours. Here’s to innovation!
So, what do you think of the new local page?
By Don
‘when politicians get stoned.’
courtesy of ‘staceyviera’
Complaining about ANC members is sort of a pro-am sport in DC. If any of you live in the right spot and want to light a candle rather than curse the darkness, there’s a vacancy in 3C04, the small area in Cleveland Park east of Connecticut Ave. You can punch up the exact boundaries over here, but if you want to go out for the job don’t dawdle too long: the petition circulation period started Tuesday and closes on October 19th. You only need 25 signatures from qualified voters – surely there’s 25 people in your neighborhood that don’t know you well enough to hate you.
Or hate you enough to want to see you get a job that often irks people in exchange for the big annual salary of $0.00.
By Jenn Larsen
"sewing window" by jGregor, on Flickr
Transitional weather can be a real drag on one’s style, especially when money’s tight. Faced with a chilly night and a quick wardrobe decision, I pulled out my trusty dressmaker shears and did a little operation on a long black dress. A few slashes and voila! A short black jersey dress complete with a scarf to drape around one’s neck. Add textured tights and problem solved.
Luckily for you, dear reader, you need no sewing skills whatsoever to make new clothes from old. We’re seeing all sorts of “Depression Era” skills making a comeback (like canning), but to do really serious dressmaking you need a sewing machine and a dressform. Looking at that kind of financial commitment may be too much, not to mention classes for you absolute beginners! Though I highly recommend learning some basic skills like how to replace a button, fix a hem and mend a tear, I understand if you balk at even that level of commitment.
So here you are, two easy ways to do a little fall wardrobe cleaning, and a third more complex for those of you vintage mavens like me. Continue reading
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