Archive for October, 2009
Spike won another one
‘a vegan is crying…………….’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’
Spike M. won best burger at the New York City Wine&Food Festival a few weeks ago. The winning burger – horseradish, bacon & bleu cheese – isn’t listed on the Good Stuff Eatery menu, though the toasted marshmallow milkshake he served with it is there. Perhaps they’ll make you the [...]
The Chamber gets Pranked
One of DC’s largest lobbying groups, the US Chamber of Commerce, has found itself as the butt of a prank. Yesterday, a group claiming to represent the Chamber called a press conference at the National Press Club. A few journalists, representing such prominent organizations as Reuters and CNN, showed up to here the stunning news [...]
More »Good Luck Refilling that SmarTrip…
‘Metro SmarTrip Card’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Hey Metro, if your budgets are so strained, maybe you could keep your credit/debit machines working so that people like me who don’t carry cash can refill our SmarTrip cards.
Did anyone get stuck due to this morning’s credit/debit outage in Metro stations? Or are the rest of you [...]
Featured Photo
Skyline Drive Color 2 by afagen
The time is here when the green shades of summer transform into fall’s multiple shades of red, orange, and yellow, definitely one of my favorite times of the year. It’s time to break out your favorite sweaters, your corduroys, and over the last week, your umbrellas and rain coats. I [...]
VDOT Fails Spelling 101
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Oh c’mon, VDOT. You misspelled Reagan National Airport? I mean, I know we all call it National anyway, because it’s still a little soon to have it renamed after a guy that half the country seems to not have liked at all in retrospect, but misspelling his name? [...]
More »A fun little DC-centric iPhone/iTouch app
app screenshot from cultureous.com
Just saw someone mention an app called Cultureous on twitter so I looked it up. I’m not sure it’s of much interest to us locals, but it’s a nifty little app for you to suggest to your visiting friends. In-app maps, attractions, links to items of interest, and trivia for less than [...]
Still Unconstitutional. Will it matter?
‘No!’
courtesy of ‘blacksand’
The Washington Times is reporting that the court has declined to review their earlier decision en banc, leaving it to stand that the Trinidad roadblocks are unconstitutional. A request for a hearing before all the justices, rather than just three, is the normal next step after losing a decision at the appellate level. [...]
Newcomer’s Guide to Capitals Hockey
‘DSC_4085′
courtesy of ‘Ghost_Bear’
After attending the Predators – Capitals game on Saturday with a friend new to hockey, I came to a sudden realization. The Capitals are pretty much the only local pro team that is resisting the giant sewer of suckitude. With their winning ways, it’s an easy bandwagon to jump on, something I pointed [...]
Super Pollo No Mas
’super pollo!’
courtesy of ‘tornatore’
Friends and readers, it is with a very heavy heart that I sit down to write this post. I could spend all day poetically waxing about the feelings that have overcome me on this surprisingly sunny yet very dark, dark day. But instead I will just go ahead and put it out [...]
PG County Sheriff Wants a Promotion for Killing Your Family Pet
‘Nuff said!’
courtesy of ‘jimbotfuzz’
Prince George’s County Sheriff Michael Jackson is running to become chief executive of PG County. I don’t live in PG County and thus don’t want to presume to tell the fine citizens of PG what to do with their vote, but I will point out this Reason article that points out the [...]
DC Omnivore 100: #50 Sea Urchin
‘Sea Urchin’
courtesy of ‘aslives’
It’s that time of week when WeLoveDC brings you another edition to our ever growing list of DC Omnivore 100. For this entry, let’s push the envelope and go beyond personal food comfort levels by trying Sea Urchin.
If you’ve watched any Jacques Cousteau-esque nature shows, you know what a sea urchin looks [...]
I’m Mortified for You
‘Grammy, embarassed by a gift mixup’
courtesy of ‘ragesoss’
If you like cringe-worthy comedy a la The Office (times 10) or take delight in others’ misery, Mortified is coming back to DC this Wednesday. For the uninitiated, Mortified is basically people sharing their most embarrassing teenage diary entries, poems, love letters, and locker notes for the whole world to [...]
Bike Rentals Coming to Crystal City
‘Just Another Sight’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
The Crystal City Business Improvement District just announced a new program coming in the Spring of 2010: a 100-bike Commuter Hub, which will offer bike rentals to commuters, tourists, or residents. The Commuter Hub will be located at 220 Twentieth Street, a new LEED-certified apartment building in Crystal City. Revolution [...]
The All New Print Post
If you missed a copy of the print edition of the Washington Post this morning, you might want to go grab one to see the difference. It’s a pretty significant re-design of the front page, as well as the organization of the paper at large. They have a PDF Guide to the Redesign [...]
More »The Return of the Sun
‘Looking Up’
courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’
On your way into work this morning, you might have noticed a giant blue expanse and a shining orb in the place of the gray ceiling that you had grown accustomed to. This is called “clear sky” and it should be the norm for the rest of the week. Warm temperatures [...]
Weekend Flashback: 10/16 – 10/18/2009
‘bloop’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Dried out yet? Fortunately, fall returns after flirting with winter over the weekend – at least for a few days. While the weekend wasn’t the rosiest, weather-wise, it still beats dragging into work on a Monday. So we offer our weekly morning break from the return to tedium by offering you visions of [...]
WTOP: Ride Metro at Your Own Risk
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Mark Segraves and Adam Tuss over at WTOP.com filed a report this morning covering the fact that since 2004, Metro bus and train operators have been cited over 4,000 times for endangering the lives of their passengers. Most of the incidents involve illegal behavior including speeding in residential neighborhoods, [...]
