Archive for the ‘The Daily Feed’ Category
Omar Karim Gets Testy on Kojo
video courtesy of the Kojo Show
Omar Karim was on today’s Kojo Nnamdi Show, and boy did he get testy. I mean, I’ve seen some political figures get this angry, but in the clip above, Karim does everything except challenge analyst Tom Sherwood to pistols at dawn. Karim is one of the principals behind [...]
Metro Wants Your Opinion on the FY 2011 Budget
”courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Metro’s in a bad way. They’re facing a $189M budget deficit for the fiscal year starting in June, and proposed service cuts are pretty draconian. There will be a series of six hearings related to the deficit, and Metro will seek public opinion for how to address the major [...]
National Marathon Tomorrow
‘Thundering Herd’courtesy of ‘flipperman75′
If you don’t have to drive in DC tomorrow, just don’t. The National Marathon is run tomorrow through the streets of DC, and no quadrant is left out. Constitution, East Capitol, North Capitol, the Frederick Douglass Bridge, and various other streets throughout the District will be closing intermittently from 7am [...]
Why Do You Care About Sustainability?
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
Caring about the environment is the cool thing to do, right?
According to a study conducted by the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, when people shop in public they tend to favor green and more earth friendly products – however, when shopping online people tend to favor the ‘regular stuff’; thus [...]
Let the suburbs have the protests for a change
DSC_1855, courtesy of Me
President Obama is speaking out on the campus of George Mason University in a few minutes and where there’s POTUS there’s protest.
The signs were pretty one-sided against health care, though one determined fellow was walking around with a huge “Public Option Now” banner that looked more suited to a renaissance faire [...]
9:30 Club To Host U.S. Air Guitar Championship Regionals
‘The Fro, Finals (finished 5th place)’
courtesy of ‘brianmka’
For those about to rock … here’s your chance! The D.C. Regional Air Guitar Championships are being held this April at the 9:30 Club.
The Official U.S. Air Guitar Championship website reports that entry slots for D.C. are nearly full. If you want to enter — prop up the [...]
Delays, A Fare Raise, And Escalator Outages — Oh My!
‘55/365 – dupont circle’
courtesy of ‘dracisk’
As if Metro riders haven’t had enough day-to-day issues plaguing them as they fork over chunks of their paychecks for endless delays and an array of other dilemmas over the past year … now, there’s more.
WaPo reports that there are 60+ escalator outages throughout the entire Metrorail system at the [...]
Cantina Marina Opens Outside Deck This Weekend
‘Cantina Marina’
courtesy of ’sinksanctity
Need an excuse to throw on those flops and head to the waterfront since … you know … spring appears to be here now? Cantina Marina is opening their outside deck this weekend due to the totally awesome weather we’ll be experiencing through Sunday.
The dock bar will be open and the fish [...]
Lend a Hand: Prom Season 2010
‘prom_dress_Fuchsia-Lavender-Lime-White-81048B’
courtesy of ‘www.chicagofabulousblog.com’
It’s that time of year again…practically the biggest night of the entire year if you’re a senior in high school: Prom! Lots of family taking pictures, your date pinning on your corsage, a limo full of friends waiting in the driveway, and of course the dress. This year you can help a young lady [...]
Gtown Hoyas: The Drinking Game
‘Basketball beer’
courtesy of ‘gcardinal’
So your team didn’t make the tourney? Or perhaps your college didn’t have a Division I Men’s Basketball program? Or maybe you’re just not that into March madness overall?
Well luckily, Georgetown University’s Vox Populi has come up with a robust, Hoya focused drinking game, just in time for tonight’s game against Ohio.
Even [...]
Artist John Gerrard at Hirshhorn Tonight
‘X Marks the Spot’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
John Gerrard, the environmental photographer and installation artist will be at the Hirshhorn Museum tonight to discuss his latest exhibition. The exhibition consists of large-scale format, digitally manipulated pictures of American landscape that unfold in real-time — allowing patient enthusiasts to experience each “shot” unfold over a 24-hour period.
The [...]
To School, Kiddies!
‘100 L Street, NW (demolished)’
courtesy of ‘rockcreek’
I’m sorry kids, but you’re going to have to go to school tomorrow. March 19th was originally scheduled as a professional development day for teachers, meaning students didn’t have to go to school. But, seeing as you got a few weeks of unforeseen vacation courtesy of mother nature, you [...]
The Palace of Bro-nders
‘THE BRO CODE !!’
courtesy of ’shym0n’
I’ve been kind of underground for the last week as the ol’ day job went into annual conference mode and I was working 12 hour days for a week and a half. But that’s over now and I’m catching up on all the stuff I missed on the Internet during [...]
Please Sir, Can We Have More Restrooms?
‘Women’s Room Sign’
courtesy of ‘mrkathika’
Here’s an interesting little piece of potty humor that doesn’t involve having a dirty mind.
There’s a lack of women’s restrooms in our government buildings. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee seek to end this potty drought by introducing the “Potty Parity Act” bill today. The bill requires federal buildings of [...]
When is an Earmark not an Earmark?
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
One of the side effects of finally knowing where I’m going to live at the end of next month is that I’m now paying a lot more attention to news stories involving my future Council member, Harry Thomas of Ward 5. Mike DeBonis reports in the City Paper this [...]
