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Non-stick spray useless on snow shovels
‘101_0720′
courtesy of ‘AlishaV’
Yes, I realize the vast majority of you are not Lifehacker readers and think this headline ranks somewhere along with “bologna fails at making warm hats,” but some of us were suckered in by this past Lifehacker post suggesting that non-stick cooking spray will help prevent wet snow from sticking to shovels.
If you [...]
WMATA says no bus, above-ground Metro tomorrow either
‘meteor train’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
WMATA put out a press release ten minutes ago saying they’d still be running a very reduced service tomorrow. Underground train routes will re-open at their standard 7am Sunday time and will run through the day. While WMATA says they’ll “continue to evaluate rail and road conditions throughout the day on Sunday [...]
Some shows must go on; other are right off
If you had tickets to any shows at Ford’s Theater tonight or tomorrow you suddenly have an opening in your schedule. Ford’s Theatre has canceled the following performances of “The Rivalry” and “The Little Shop of Horrors:”
* Friday, February 5, at 7:30 p.m.
* Saturday, February 6, at 2:30 p.m.
* Saturday, February 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s [...]
Make a power-outage plan
‘mPower Porsche Design Flashlight’
courtesy of ‘nanpalmero’
We all hope for nothing but pretty pictures and snowball fights*, but heavy snowfall has the potential for power outages. Could be iced lines, could be a bad driver hitting a pole, could be just plain old bad luck.
Or it could be you overloading a circuit with a space heater.
So [...]
Chart Madness
When you think Too Much Information and associate it with your boss telling you about his weekend getaway, well, you clearly haven’t been to the NOAA site.
The hourly weather forecast, which is buried in the bottom right of the screen when you’re viewing the 7 day forecast? THAT is too much information.
Wind chill, temp and [...]
DC’s ABC thinks you’re stupid
‘Vet’s Liquor’
courtesy of ‘Rolenz’
That’s the only conclusion I can come to, anyway. Why else would they have a proposed rule to make alcohol retailers put up a sign stating that:
Drinking and driving is dangerous
Drinking alcohol when pregnant is dangerous
Drinking and driving is illegal in the District
The rules are in comment period now, so if you [...]
More »Crystal City photo grab
‘Bright Bike STOLEN!’
courtesy of ‘mandiberg’
Well so much for any chance of my attending any of the Crystal Couture events in Crystal City this week. If I want someone to mug me for my art I’m sure I can find a way to do it that doesn’t demand I help by bundling up my stuff and [...]
New tin cups & string at AT&T Fairfax
‘St Elisabeth’s Hospital – Communications’
courtesy of ’spiggycat’
I got a press release with Friday’s date claiming “AT&T today announced the activation of 12 new 3G cell sites in Fairfax County that will enhance coverage for area residents and businesses.” Well, okay. I suppose that’s good news, though it doesn’t address the areas closer in to the [...]
Landlords have dibs on meteorites
‘Ocean Meteor’
courtesy of ‘the_tahoe_guy’
Consider yourself warned: just because a meteor screams through your office and narrowly misses giving you a new brain piercing doesn’t mean you’ll get to keep it.
That’s the assertion of the property owners who lease an office to the two doctors who almost got beaned in Lorton not long ago. The doctors [...]
You down with GDP? Yeah you know me!
George Mason University economics professor Russ Roberts gets a lot of airtime; he appears sporadically as an expert on a variety of NPR shows – Marketplace on the air as well as the excellent Planet Money podcast. He also hosts his own podcast, Econtalk, which is more of a commitment with its usual hour+ running [...]
More »WaPo wants to know what your favorite webcomic is
The Penny Arcade guys tipped me to this poll going on over at the WaPo’s Comic Riffs blog – they’re asking what your favorite webcomic is. If you don’t read any then that makes for a pretty easy vote, but for those of us who *cough* spend perhaps a little too much time *cough*cough* reading [...]
More »Crystal City ramps up the deals for Couture week
courtesy of Me
Crystal City has been promoting their couture week for a while now; events will include t-shirt printing, various design competitions and a multitude of hair and skin consultations. You can check out the full list on their website along with an improvement over last year’s events: more precise timetables.
I enjoyed taking pictures [...]
On line for the D List
‘0706 r family cruise slr261′
courtesy of ‘MommyCheryl’
If you’ve got any affection for Kathy Griffin’s schtick then today’s your day – she’ll be at the K street Borders in NW at 6:30 tonight singing her book. Personally I find her kind of amusing, but I’m boycotting any endorsement of her until I can hear about her [...]
Restaurant Eve’s Todd Thrasher on the Dinner Party Download
‘[Kitchen utensils hanging below a spice rack with mint, caraway, tyme, and sage jars] (LOC)’
courtesy of ‘The Library of Congress’
I got around to listening to Friday’s episode of the excellent Dinner Party Download this morning on the way to work and was tickled to hear that this week’s history-inspired cocktail is the Hattie Bo Baddy [...]
iPhone Metro Times app contest concludes
Find a Metro DC
Time to hand out the last three codes for Find a Metro DC [iTunes], kindly donated by John B. Two stories and one more random shot.
First up, a twofer – originally entered for the funniest but also the cutest story shared, courtesy of Jenn (but not our Jenn)
Yesterday, the Metro car was [...]
iPhone Metro Times app contest: The Touching part
Find a Metro DC
Not that kind of touching you perv. The most adorable, or sweet, or heart-warming.
Just like yesterday, we’re going to give away a code for a free copy of JRBApps’ Find a Metro DC [iTunes] app. It’ll let you see the times projected for when the next train comes in as well as [...]
If laws are sausages are municipal codes beef jerky?
‘Jeff Foxworthy Original Beef Jerky’
courtesy of ‘TreyDanger’
The classic quote from Otto von Bismack is “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” CSPAN disagrees, but this bit from a recent D.C. Register certainly lends some support to the idea that making law is messy: When you change who can marry [...]
Closing the barn door after Chinatown has fled
‘Chinatown Arch #2′
courtesy of ‘Frank Hale’
While you were all waiting for the marriage equality vote, the council was giving final approval to an Office of Planning project to address the “growing concerns of area residents and business owners that Chinatown is threatened by the continual loss of Chinese businesses and residents as well as cultural [...]
iPhone Metro Times app contest: The Funny Part
Find a Metro DC
Thanks to the generosity of John B, the author of the Find a Metro DC [iTunes], we’ve got five application codes to give away for his iPhone app. I’ve decided to do it in three parts. The first contest will start right now and run 24 hours. At the end of it [...]
Those new reusable bags need to be washed occasionally
‘detergentification’
courtesy of ‘telemetry9′
I cannot help but think that there’s some connection – after only one week of reusable grocery bag encouragement in scandal central, Washington D.C., we get a study suggesting that your grocery tote may pose a hazard to your health.
Via Lifehacker we have this piece out of Canada about a study finding “some [...]
