Archive for December, 2009
Track Santa with NORAD
‘IMG_3296′
courtesy of ‘derobert’
The folks at NORAD work very hard every day of the year to track air threats against the United States, and they don’t stop for the holidays. WTOP shares a fun little holiday tool that lets you check NORAD’s Santa tracking to find out where the big guy and your presents are. As [...]
Last Minute DC Gifts
‘Zipcar ad’
courtesy of ‘Karon’
So like me you’ve waited until the last second and now you’ve got to hazard the crowded shops and DC streets to finish up your Christmas shopping. You’re fairly limited with online shopping opportunities, you have no time for brainstorming, and you’ve got a gazillion other things to do, so you’ve got [...]
We Love Drinks: Carlton McCoy
We Love Drinks continues our series where we look behind the bar, profiling the many people – from mixologists to bartenders, sommeliers to publicans – who make your drinks experience happen.
Ah, the mystique of the sommelier. How many times have you actually felt comfortable engaging in that dance of the wine list with one? There’s [...]
DC, VA And MD Residents Are NOT Happy, According To New Study
‘Head in Hands’
courtesy of ‘Alex E. Proimos’
A new study published by the journal Science reports that DC (36th), Virginia (28th), and Maryland(40th) rank in the bottom half of the “happiness scale”. What does that mean? Professor Andrew Oswald of the U.K.’s University of Warwick, who co-authored the study, says that “[...] ” our study shows [...]
The Harlem Globetrotters take to the capital’s courts
“Buckets Blakes” with the Washington Capitals
Courtesy Washington Sports & Entertainment
In early December, I sat down with Harlem Globetrotter “Buckets” Blakes over some tacos and salsa—the spicy garnish as well as the flavorful tunes playing overhead at Rosslyn’s Baja Fresh. A warm soul with a wide smile, Blakes arrived all suited up and with his basketball [...]
Hey Flickr, we spotted M.V. Jantzen first!
Santa the Magnificent, courtesy of M.V. Jantzen
Congrats to M.V. Jantzen for having his picture from the 14th & U snowball fight (pre-weaponization) used in the Flickr blog! The blog entry has snowball fight pictures from all over but we know who’s really best, don’t we?
M.V.’s work has appeared here on WeLoveDC many times, including for [...]
Say Goodbye to Tai Shan While You Still Can!
The 3rd annual ZooLights display at The National Zoo is now open again after taking a few day hiatus due to the recent snowpocalypse.
This is your warning to get your goodbye’s in while you still can! Everyone’s favorite panda, Tai Shan, will be bidding DC adieu in early 2010. You know you’ll be kicking yourself [...]
Cure Those Post-Hannukah Blues
‘Christmanukah’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
As a fellow member of the tribe, I know what it’s like to have the seasonal blues once Christmas comes and Hannukah’s over. With that said, I invite you all (Jew or non-Jew) to check out “Good For The Jews” this Thursday (yes, that’s Christmas Eve aka the 13th night of Hannukah) at [...]
Santa Killed Rudolph at Macy’s
That’s kind of how it looks, right? Santa looks like he is beating the poor reindeer senseless, maybe clubbing his head with whatever is in his grubby little mitt. Santa has been known to be jolly at times but is also well known for being a hard ass on the elves. I didn’t know he [...]
More »Metro Singalong 2009
‘Navidad en el metro’
courtesy of ‘Daquella manera’
With apologies to purists of the Twelve Days of Christmas.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, Johnny Catoe and Metro gave to DC…
12 budget shortfalls of 22 40 175 million dollars!
11 pole hogs hogging
10 SmarTrip card upgrades … no, wait … here we go … um, maybe … yes! … [...]
AA Flight from DCA Overshoots Runway in Jamaica
American Airlines Flight 331, a 737-800 originating from DC National Airport, overshot the runway on landing in Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica, with heavy rain. The plane broke into pieces and came to a stop on the beach, just short of the water. At the moment we are hearing 154 on board, no [...]
More »Jason Marquis Joins The Nationals
‘Photo 040′
courtesy of ‘Dinur’
The Nationals got a new addition for the new year today. 31-year-old right-hander Jason Marquis signed a two-year contact today and will join the squad for the 2010 season.
What do Nationals fans have to look forward to with this off-season acquisition? Marquis is coming off of a 15-13, 4.04 ERA season with [...]
Local Businesses Hurt By Snow
‘life goes on’
courtesy of ‘zoetnet’
The great snowpocalypse is over. And now — we even know how to survive it should it decide to come back again some day!
Some of us went sledding. Some of us stayed inside, covered in blankets, with hot cocoa and a movie. Others saw snow for the first time and looked [...]
What exoneration do you expect to find?
‘Bheja Fry’
courtesy of ‘kkalyan’
Here’s the long and the short of the DC Police Union’s position: maybe there’s some perfectly good reason that Detective Baylor, after choosing to get out of his vehicle and confront the snowball scofflaws, would have needed to have readied his weapon.
There’s no other way I can think of to take Union chief [...]
