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He writes of his visit. It’s a long post and a very good read. <blockquote>The throaty roar of Harley-Davidson was everywhere. The bikers are older than most that you see in Middle America. These guys tend to be over fifty with gray hair, a lot of wrinkles, a few tattoos and leather vests that are festooned with Vietnam war unit patches, ribbons, medals and slogans. They reek of patriotism, not Pennzoil. </blockquote> He also writes of the families he saw on the Mall, and of a reunion of group of fighter pilots at the Old Ebbitt Grill, which picked up the drinks. It’s long way from the reception that returning Vietnam veterans received in San Francisco, he writes. <blockquote>Yep, you won’t see too much of it in the major newspapers. But, America is back. We’re proud to be Americans. We are the brightest hope in the world for a better life for all people. We’re big, we’re strong, and we’re loud and pushy. We’re Americans and we’re damned proud of it regardless of what you might have heard.</blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://miguella.blogspot.com/2005/05/settling-sucks.html">Settling sucks</a> Mig’s Blog Spot A woman in Rockville, “Dartmouth grad, Internet junkie,” writes of relationship frustrations. <blockquote>Have you ever just gone along with something because it was convenient and required little effort on your part? … Well, say hello to my current life.</blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://blogstretch.blogspot.com/2005/05/that-shit-is-bananas-b-n-n-s.html">Bananas</a> Blogstretch An evening that includes the Bright Eyes concert begins with this scene at an Ethopian Restaurant in Adams Morgan. The post includes *actual dialog*, so click on through. <blockquote>This guy was in his early 30s, wearing a short sleeve button up shirt with a swirly blue, green and yellow pattern all over it, and took a stance against the bar that showed off his tremendously large belly. That’s when he hit me with what I can honestly say is the worst pick up line I have ever heard. </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://stanse.blogspot.com/2005/05/farewelling-dc.html">Farewelling DC</a> Pieces of our lives A post from a student who is leaving DC with some sadness. It’s a post with fellow classmates in mind but with themes that may ring true for most. <blockquote>I wish you were here to share with me my final few days in DC, as a student. Remember how we all once were?</blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://directcurrent.blogspot.com/2005/05/debauchery-right-here-in-river-city.html">Galaxy Billiards report</a> DirectCurrent This Silver Spring establishment has loud music, abysmal table service but great equipment. <blockquote>The bartenders were excellent – - sharp gentlemen who would remember your name, your drink, and your table number. The food at Galaxy was typical of poolhall fare . . . a handful of soggy entrees vying for attention against a very broad assortment of deep-fried appetizers. </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://freelancer-redux.blogspot.com/2005/05/spectacular-views.html">Spectacular views</a> Amy’s Blog From a Baltimore visitor, there’s a long post that includes this insight: <blockquote>There is a dirty little construction site right on K Street in line with the row of stores and restaurants. It is a huge hole in the ground littered with two-by-fours and a backhoe or two. It is cool because it is the one spot along K Street in Georgetown that is completely quiet and ignored on a Saturday night. And you can see the side walls of the buildings next to the site – bricks that probably hadn’t seen light in years, if not decades. Spectacular views, right?</blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://juneleaf.blogspot.com/2005/05/honey-im-home.html">Tourist reports</a> Travelblog A report from one of DC’s many visitors: <blockquote>one thing i have learnt about DC – monuments get boring really, really quickly. although bothering the security personnel at the white house by hanging around and looking suspicious is totally fun. </blockquote> Also noted: DC residents continue to count on listservs for local information. DCist offers a <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.dcist.com/archives/2005/05/25/whats_your_neighborhood_listserv.php">report</a> on those mailing lists. It notes, for instance, that the Cleveland Park list alone has 2,820 members. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://backofthehill.blogspot.com/2005/05/im-out-of-here.html">I’m out of here</a> by Back of the Hill. New job in Boston. Rolling Thunder <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://washingtonsocialites.com/2005/05/photos-rolling-thunder-dc.html">photos</a> at Washington Socialites. Photo: Union Station. Taken Saturday. <blockquote></blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> </div> </div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?p=15#comments" title="Comment on DC Blogs noted">1 Comment »</a> <rdf:rdf xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:description rdf:about="http://dcblogs.com/?p=15" dc:identifier="http://dcblogs.com/?p=15" dc:title="DC Blogs noted" trackback:ping="http://dcblogs.com/wp-trackback.php?p=15"/> </rdf:rdf></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259js_/http://track.mybloglog.com/js/jsserv.php?mblID=2006031209453266"></script>  <div class="post"> <h2 id="post-14"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?p=14" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Rolling Thunder">Rolling Thunder</a></h2> Posted in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?cat=1" title="View all posts in DC Blogs Noted" rel="category">DC Blogs Noted</a> on May 28th, 2005 by dcblogs <div class="entry"> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <div align="justify"><img xsrc="http://www.dcblogs.com/rolling%20thunder%20use%20this%20one.JPG"/> <a xhref="http://goldpoppy.blogspot.com/2005/05/dead-soldiers.html">Dead Soldiers </a>Grace’s Poppies</div> <blockquote> It’s not just the tourists and Vietnam vets arriving this weekend. This is Memorial Day, so of course all the dead soldiers are stirring: the ones who tend to linger here anyway, and others who feel unfamiliar — as if they’re arriving from elsewhere (odd, isn’t it, to think that even ghosts have their affinities for specific chunks of the landscape?) </blockquote> <div align="justify">There’s also a post about DC’s tourists, <a xhref="http://goldpoppy.blogspot.com/2005/05/theyre-here.html">They’re here</a>! <a xhref="http://bygeorgedc.blogspot.com/2005/05/rolling-through.html">Rolling Through</a> Noticing Life </div> <div align="justify">This is a powerful post; it starts off as below, an effective and disarming entry, that moves quickly into the heart of matters that disturb and haunt.</div> <blockquote> I walked into Rock Bottom Brewery at 9:30 last night with my husband and daughter. Looking for a table we walked past bikers in full colors. A few in wheelchairs. My husband took one look, screwed up his face, and gave a full on city “sniff.” </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://www.joetresh.com/tresh/2005/05/rolling-thunder.htm">Rolling Thunder</a> photos by Joe Tresh <a xhref="http://ktlou.blogspot.com/2005/05/memorial-day-i-95-north.html">Cheering on I-95</a> The Dangling Conversation Rolling Thunder scene with photo from I-95 North: </div> <blockquote> About 30 miles from DC on I-95 I started to notice people gathered on every overpass of the highway. They were all waving flags, milling around on bikes and foot. I waved back to some through my roof, pretending the warm welcome was all for me … </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://retirementdays.blogspot.com/2005/05/memorial-day-2005.html">Memorial Day, 2005</a> Retirement Days Ex-Fed writes:</div> <blockquote> Memorial Day is now the official kick-off to summer with long waits at the Bay Bridge for the trek to Ocean City. How long will the wait be for the more than 1,600 U.S. men and women killed in Iraq? Will the 20,000 U.S. soldiers who have lost eyes, arms, and legs enjoy the beaches like they used to do? </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://beautyandthebeltway.blogspot.com/2005/05/twenty-three.html">Birthday, 23</a> Beauty and the Beltway This blog writer, “The story of a Montana girl surviving life in the District,” turned 23 Sunday, and she writes:</div> <blockquote> DC has been taken over by the Veterans, and I don’t have to work, so I will probably just go to church and then come home, do laundry and watch a movie. After all, 23 isn’t exactly a landmark. Maybe I’ll walk to the fire hook bakery and get a Key Lime Tart and a candle so I can make my wish. After all it’s time for a new one, since the old one didn’t live up to expectations. </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://timeofheart.blogspot.com/2005/05/rolling-thunder-with-andre.html">Rolling Thunder with Andre</a> Liam and Arnebeth, here we go</div> <blockquote> slept lightly last night. a quarter of a million rolling thunder boys are grinding up and down the highway near the apartment… </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://nouveauniveau.blogspot.com/2005/05/day-of-traveling.html">In from Denver for spelling bee</a> Nouveau Niveau Just arrived from Denver for the <a xhref="http://www.spellingbee.com/">National Spelling Bee</a> beginning June 1. Nouveau Niveau writes:</div> <blockquote> The Grand Hyatt is beautiful. I have been telling the kids, “This hotel isn’t designed for families. It’s *really* nice and there’s no swimming pool.” They have all been awed by how nice it really is… beautiful fountains, a grand piano on an “island” surrounded by water, a glass atrium-type ceiling that seems a mile high with this gigantic American flag hanging at the very top. </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://tubieblair.blogspot.com/2005/05/ive-got-nothing-to-do-today-but-smile.html">Tourist report: Clubs with Ma-moo</a> Tubie Blair Who are the tourist? Tubie Blair from Atlantic Beach, Florida, for one and her husband to celebrate their fifth anniversary. But there’s an adventure, too:</div> <blockquote> Ma-moo drove us to this hole in the wall club in this random part of town, and we saw <a xhref="http://www.rollingstone.com/artist/_/id/9089/brighteyes?pageid=rs.Story&pageregion=blob">Bright Eyes</a>. First off, Digital Ash sounded amazing live. It was way more intense than the CD. Conner is dramatic, he may not know it, but he is. …. After a few drinks I made my way over and we had a chat. </blockquote> <div align="justify"> Photo: National Mall, Saturday </div> </div> Comments Off <rdf:rdf xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:description rdf:about="http://dcblogs.com/?p=14" dc:identifier="http://dcblogs.com/?p=14" dc:title="Rolling Thunder" trackback:ping="http://dcblogs.com/wp-trackback.php?p=14"/> </rdf:rdf></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259js_/http://track.mybloglog.com/js/jsserv.php?mblID=2006031209453266"></script>  <div class="post"> <h2 id="post-13"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?p=13" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Chinatown, exploding manhole covers, travels">Chinatown, exploding manhole covers, travels</a></h2> Posted in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?cat=1" title="View all posts in DC Blogs Noted" rel="category">DC Blogs Noted</a> on May 27th, 2005 by dcblogs <div class="entry"> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <div align="justify"><img xsrc="http://www.dcblogs.com/20th%20century%20art1.JPG"/> <a xhref="http://countersignature.blogspot.com/2005/05/long-long-post-about-short-trip-to.html">Rehoboth trip</a> Countersignature This writer discusses the Rehoboth of old and new. And then there’s the food of old and new:</div> <blockquote>The chips and salsa were fine until I detected the unmistakable flavor of crab. Upon further investigation, I discovered that some of the chips tasted of crab, while others didn’t. To me, this finding could only mean two things: either the chips were old and had been recycled from another table or food had fallen into them in the prep area. Either way, it added up to sloppiness. </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://kht20.blogspot.com/2005/05/to-people-of-washington-dc.html">To the people of Washington, D.C.</a> I hate kit kats Kit kats’ blog post for some reason reminds me of the DC alert service that sends messages to my cell phone. Perhaps because it’s short and after-the-fact, like DC alerts. For instance yesterday, I learned: “Manhole cover explosion at 18th & G St. NW. No Evacuations.” (I wonder what I would do if it said “evacuate!”) It was followed by this message: “Several street closures surrounding area of man hole cover explosion.” I have never lived in a city with so many manhole cover explosions. Perhaps they should replace the manhole covers with Frisbees. Click on kit kats’ link. It’s very short and very funny and I don’t want to give it away. <a xhref="http://www.skateblog.com/blosxom.cgi/2005/05/26">Something is amiss at IMF/World Bank</a> Skate Blog Here’s some live action detail on yesterday’s manhole cover explosions.</div> <blockquote>As of 10am, somewhere around 18th and G Streets NW there is a fire. Word on the street is that an underground transformer is burning. The third floor vew we have at work of the NW corner of 18th and G is of smoke coming out of the building there. Streets are closed, the police and secret service are out and none of them are happy. </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://www.wgbv.net/tpf/archives/2005/05/manhole_explode.html">More on exploding manhole covers</a> WGBV.com</div> <blockquote>Pepco spokeswoman Mary-Beth Hutchinson says it’s an ordinary incident…. Yup. Pretty ordinary… I love this city. </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://www.bellybuttonwindow.com/archives/000607.html">Bye Bye Chinatown</a> Belly Button Window I loved the Palace in Chinatown; all that old, beautiful woodwork and atmosphere swept away by development and the chains. But now that this writer’s favorite Chinese grocery, Da Hua Market, is no more, Chinatown, for him, is gone. <a xhref="http://thirdrail.smorgasblog.com/archives/001675.html">Take the Circulator</a> Live from the third rail About the new DC bus called the Circulator: A singles bar hopping bus? As “Live from” writes: “The D.C. Circulator will begin running in July, and the bus was open for inspection. Two men were inside to answer questions and distribute brochures.” This blog has the details, including fares and Web site link. <a xhref="http://dc-streets.blogspot.com/2005/05/doggie-wants-to-know-how-much-is-that.html">Nice Doggy</a> photo by DC-Streets. </div> <div align="justify"> Please visit this site: <a xhref="http://dcbloob.blogspot.com/">DCBLOOB</a>. He writes, sadly: “Down to 6 page views per day as of May 25, 2005. The point of this is mostly just to post thoughts …” He writes about sports. </div> </div> Comments Off <rdf:rdf xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:description rdf:about="http://dcblogs.com/?p=13" dc:identifier="http://dcblogs.com/?p=13" dc:title="Chinatown, exploding manhole covers, travels" trackback:ping="http://dcblogs.com/wp-trackback.php?p=13"/> </rdf:rdf></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259js_/http://track.mybloglog.com/js/jsserv.php?mblID=2006031209453266"></script>  <div class="post"> <h2 id="post-12"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?p=12" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to DC Blogs noted:">DC Blogs noted:</a></h2> Posted in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?cat=1" title="View all posts in DC Blogs Noted" rel="category">DC Blogs Noted</a> on May 26th, 2005 by dcblogs <div class="entry"> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <div align="justify"><img xsrc="http://www.dcblogs.com/garage%20door%20this%20one.JPG"/> <a xhref="http://tikitikitembo.blogspot.com/2005/05/waiting.html">Waiting</a> Tiki Tiki Tembo This poet and musician who dances, lights candles in a shower and runs 12 miles, writes poignantly about the issues in her life.</div> <blockquote> Maybe I’m fascinated with heads because I’m feeling headless myself. I don’t know when I’ll write another song. </blockquote> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://noahthek.blogspot.com/2005/05/something-else-someone-else.html">Something else?</a> What the Kay Smartly written meditation on life, DC, and change.</div> <blockquote> I’m just missing things, people are getting different jobs, graduating from college, or grad school, breaking up, geting back together, getting engaged, buying houses, and I’m in my one bedroom apartment watching <a xhref="http://www.adultswim.com/shows/robotchicken/index.html">Robot Chicken</a> with my girlfriend. </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://upallnitejane.blogspot.com/2005/05/monogamy-to-do-or-not-to-do.html">MONOGAMY – To do or not to do?</a> Up All Night Jane Jane needs to know: Is monogamy natural?</div> <blockquote> As I am beginning to embark on a possible relationship with a mouth-watering specimen of the opposite sex (oh that’s a mouthful! No pun intended!), I begin questioning the lifestyle changes I’ll have to adapt to. </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://www.pinkthunder.com/pinkthunder/2005/05/the_15_lb_chall.html">The 15lb challenge – update</a> Pink Thunder Weight Watchers and the importance of databases.</div> <blockquote> …the power of their database is not to be underestimated. When I looked up foods I’d eaten, I often found alternatives (low fat or fat free) that had half or one-third the impact on my body. </blockquote> <div align="justify"><a xhref="http://playfulindc.blogspot.com/2005/05/landlord-from-hell-part-deux.html">Landlord from hell</a> DC Sleeps Alone Tonight Recent rains cause a flooding problem which gives rise to smells. Landlord’s at the beach. Here is part one of the <a xhref="http://playfulindc.blogspot.com/2005/05/stinky-apartment.html">post</a>. <a xhref="http://www.livejournal.com/users/heroincookies/">Summer vacation; the first week</a> Hats from Mexico No intro needed, just scroll to May 25 post.</div> <blockquote> … my first week of summer vacation was spent at the outer banks ruining all the organs that inhabit my body with taquitos, pizza and a steady stream of vodka. </blockquote> <div align="justify">Noted: <a xhref="http://kneepains.blogspot.com/">Photographs from Cancun</a> by Bureauqette, beginning May 24. Scroll down. </div> </div> Comments Off <rdf:rdf xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:description rdf:about="http://dcblogs.com/?p=12" dc:identifier="http://dcblogs.com/?p=12" dc:title="DC Blogs noted:" trackback:ping="http://dcblogs.com/wp-trackback.php?p=12"/> </rdf:rdf></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259js_/http://track.mybloglog.com/js/jsserv.php?mblID=2006031209453266"></script>  <div class="post"> <h2 id="post-11"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?p=11" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Golden moments">Golden moments</a></h2> Posted in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?cat=1" title="View all posts in DC Blogs Noted" rel="category">DC Blogs Noted</a> on May 25th, 2005 by dcblogs <div class="entry"> <div align="justify"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259im_/http://www.dcblogs.com/DC%20blogs%20abstract%2012.JPG"/></div> <div align="justify"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://eyesaverted.blogspot.com/2005/05/stealth.html">Stealth</a> Avert Your Eyes What happens when Verizon workers meet Golden Retriever. A wonderfully written piece. </div> <blockquote>The other day when I returned from work, I found 5 Verizon technicians staring intently at a 3-foot diameter hole they had dug in my yard. They seemed to be mesmerized by their efforts. It was as if the hole was speaking to them.</blockquote> <div align="justify"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.livejournal.com/users/morgan75/2005/05/24/">The nuptials</a> Learning to fly From the bachelorette party to touching ceremony ending in a flurry of rose petals and “me catching the bouquet.” <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://jewgini.blogspot.com/2005/05/my-orgy-weekend.html">My Orgy Weekend</a> Yogini at Law It’s about a weekend realized fully. There are the jewelry discoveries at the International Gem & Jewelry Show at the Dulles Expo Center, jazz at the Kennedy Center, mashed potatoes, yoga and a drink called Arak. </div> <blockquote>Some of you might not be familiar with Arak….it is a type of alcohol, similar to Ouzo, which is licorice-flavored and very strong. I was introduced to it by my Lebanese boyfriend (hereinafter “LBF” – The term does not imply that I have more than one boyfriend, as I have only one, but it used in a strictly descriptive sense.)</blockquote> <div align="justify"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.yearwithoutlight.net/log/archives/2005/05/even_on_a_bike.html">Even on a bike, I can’t ask for directions</a> Cocoricamo Post includes two very detailed Google maps showing two possible bike routes in Alexandria. The first shows the path this writer says he should have taken, the second shows the one he did take. It’s the route with big hills. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://clevelandparkjuniorleague.blogspot.com/2005/05/cpjl-our-book-would-be-titled-sexy.html">Our book</a> Cleveland Park Junior League A group blog that’s “not only anti-social, but also dangerous,” and, in this post, also in search of a book contract. </div> <blockquote>I will write new-school for you: in public on the internet; or I will write old-school if you wish: I will write charmingly, I will write wittily, I will write long-hand on yellow legal pads filched from my current job. I’m a born author.</blockquote> <div align="justify">Star Wars wrap:</div> <div align="justify"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://restlessmania.blogspot.com/2005/05/while-boss-isnt-looking.html">While the boss wasn’t looking …</a> Restless Mania. </div> <div align="justify">Patrick Ruffini and his <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.patrickruffini.com/archives/2005/05/cast_your_vote_1.php">Star Wars Photoshop Contest,</a> featuring Obi Dick Cheney. Rock Creek Rambler buys “<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.rockcreekrambler.squarespace.com/news/2005/5/24/my-star-wars-militia.html#comments">two lightsaber replicas at $120 a pop</a>.” (Read the comments)Non-Star Wars: If your current job just isn’t working out you can <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.benstanfield.com/thrash/2005/05/truck_drivers_w.html">Make big money driving trucks</a>. Thrashing Through Cyberspace. Humorous photo of a truck sign. </div> </div> Comments Off <rdf:rdf xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:description rdf:about="http://dcblogs.com/?p=11" dc:identifier="http://dcblogs.com/?p=11" dc:title="Golden moments" trackback:ping="http://dcblogs.com/wp-trackback.php?p=11"/> </rdf:rdf></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259js_/http://track.mybloglog.com/js/jsserv.php?mblID=2006031209453266"></script>  <div class="post"> <h2 id="post-10"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?p=10" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Star Wars confusion">Star Wars confusion</a></h2> Posted in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?cat=1" title="View all posts in DC Blogs Noted" rel="category">DC Blogs Noted</a> on May 24th, 2005 by dcblogs <div class="entry"> <div align="justify"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259im_/http://www.dcblogs.com/intersection11.JPG"/> </div> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify"> </div> <div align="justify"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://home.earthlink.net/~jlstine/2005/05/girly-time-and-oxytocin.html">Girly time and Oxytocin</a> Improbable Things Knitting and female bonding explored. </div> <blockquote>Last night I hosted the DC Stitch-n-Bitch, which I’d only ever joined 2x before. So 8 near strangers converged on my place last night, fairly cowing my sniffle-ridden husband into bonding with his Mac all night. It was fun and we broke out the nice champagne glasses to toast… everything.</blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcaffeinated.blogspot.com/2005/05/weekend-edition-fingered-and-blue.html">Fingered and Blue Ridge</a> DCaffeinated A collection of entertaining weekend notes including European shopping insights and a visit to Saint-Ex for dinner. “…we tried to figure out who the clientele were, because really, who’s going to travel to 14th st. for a pricey dinner?” Star Wars reports: As DC Blogs finds them <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.zunta.org/blog/archives/001254.php">Unrequited narcissism</a>: A side-by-side comparison of Anakin’s hair. “…maybe hair grows at six million times its normal earth growth in the star wars series…” And from <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://washingtoncanard.blogspot.com/2005_05_01_washingtoncanard_archive.html#111689966998708746">Washington Canard</a> there is a light saber thrust on John Podhoretz’s political attack. “To begin with, Podhoretz’s is a spoiler-filled rant of a preview. “ Finally, Mission Accomplished by <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://sueandnotu.blogspot.com/2005/05/mission-accomplished.html">Sueandnotu</a>. She confessed to needing a little help with the plot. <blockquote>“I did require a brief primer, so a few minutes before the dimming of the lights, I asked Kriston, “so what happened in the other movies.” Although I watched them all, I remember little past Natalie Portman’s crazy lipstick…” </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcburbs.blogspot.com/2005/05/mini-golf.html">Mini golf discovery</a> DCburbs <blockquote>Discovered: the hardest mini-golf course I have ever played. And I have played a good number of games in my life– at the Jersey Shore, Ocean City, Rehobeth, Myrtle Beach, rural PA, Ohio…And it was right here in good ol’ Silver Spring.</blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://frozentropics.blogspot.com/2005/05/alley.html">Alley</a> Frozen Tropics Stark photograph of an alley in the wholesale food district. In the comments section one visitor wrote: “Your pictures simultaneously inspire and provoke thought.” Also check out well-framed and titled photo, “Robo Cops,” by <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.thomasmichaelcorcoran.com/">Thomas Michael Corcoran</a>, DC cops on Segways. <div align="justify"> </div> </div> Comments Off <rdf:rdf xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:description rdf:about="http://dcblogs.com/?p=10" dc:identifier="http://dcblogs.com/?p=10" dc:title="Star Wars confusion" trackback:ping="http://dcblogs.com/wp-trackback.php?p=10"/> </rdf:rdf></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259js_/http://track.mybloglog.com/js/jsserv.php?mblID=2006031209453266"></script>  <div class="post"> <h2 id="post-9"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?p=9" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Water turnoffs">Water turnoffs</a></h2> Posted in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?cat=1" title="View all posts in DC Blogs Noted" rel="category">DC Blogs Noted</a> on May 23rd, 2005 by dcblogs <div class="entry"> <div align="justify"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259im_/http://www.dcblogs.com/dc%20blogs%20metro%20shot2.JPG"/> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://shesbitter.blogspot.com/2005/05/not-knowing-whether-to-laugh-or-cry.html">No water</a></div> <div align="justify">Shesbitter Live action waterless drama, thanks to the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/21/AR2005052100661.html">DC water main break Saturday</a>. </div> <div align="justify"> </div> <blockquote> it’s 5am. i’m going to la in three hours. i’m in the middle of doing laundry and have just discovered that the water in my building is off. i have nothing to wear, and my roommate is going to wake up in the morning with a big trashbag full of wet clothes in the bathtub. </blockquote> <div align="justify"> <blockquote> </blockquote> </div> <div align="justify"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://rotten-eggs.blogspot.com/2005/05/wt-part-4-alabama-and-mississippi.html">Brown water</a> Rotten Eggs On a trip and blogging through Alabama, Mississippi. And you thought the water was bad in DC:</div> <div align="justify"> <blockquote>Mississippi is the same as Alabama, only with even worse roads. Also, the water is brown, and I don’t mean the water in Old Man River. We stopped at a Hardees and the water was absolutely terrifying. I’m fairly sure that washing my hands in the bathroom actually made them dirtier. </blockquote> </div> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify">Also, Rude Cactus returns from vacation with <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.rudecactus.com/archives/001319.html">pictures</a>. </div> <div align="justify"> </div> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify">Star Wars reports As DC Blogs finds them Adventure Troubleshc, “<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.tombridge.com/rta/2005/05/george_lucas_yo.html">George Lucas You Are Dead to me</a>.” </div> <div align="justify"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://thebeautifulroses.blogspot.com/2005/05/ah-cinema.html">A Little Flower Garden</a>: I just got back from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Rather dark, it was. Talking like Yoda, I am. <div align="justify"> </div> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://bexgirl.blogspot.com/2005/05/threes.html">Threes</a> The Bex Blog</div> <div align="justify">A long list of “threes” – such as “three things that scare you,” “three physical things that turn you on,” “three places you want to go on vacation.” </div> <div align="justify"> </div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dclagniappe.blogspot.com/2005/05/dance-on-stage-at-dresden-dolls.html">Dresden Dolls report</a> <div align="justify">Fun things to do in DC Some of the adventure was offstage. </div> <blockquote> As I was standing in line to get in, I noticed rather more exotic plumage around me than I was accustomed to seeing in DC. There was also a certain restless, simultaneously exhibitionistic and anxious, pulsing energy around me that I hadn’t experienced since … since…since … high school. </blockquote> <div align="justify"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://circlev.blogspot.com/2005/05/interview.html">The interview</a> Circle V DC bloggers have another world beyond the computer and this writer explored it. Helpful FAQ: <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify"></div> <div align="justify"> You shot tequila! I thought we were going to do two glasses of wine max.</div> <div align="justify">I hit that at the pre-happy, honey.</div> <div align="justify"> </div> <div align="justify">Photo: Foggy Bottom Metro. </div> <div align="justify">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/mailto:smoke_dc@yahoo.com">send</a> links for blog roll.</div> </div> Comments Off <rdf:rdf xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:description rdf:about="http://dcblogs.com/?p=9" dc:identifier="http://dcblogs.com/?p=9" dc:title="Water turnoffs" trackback:ping="http://dcblogs.com/wp-trackback.php?p=9"/> </rdf:rdf></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259js_/http://track.mybloglog.com/js/jsserv.php?mblID=2006031209453266"></script>  <div class="post"> <h2 id="post-8"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?p=8" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Depression and black lacquer">Depression and black lacquer</a></h2> Posted in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?cat=1" title="View all posts in DC Blogs Noted" rel="category">DC Blogs Noted</a> on May 20th, 2005 by dcblogs <div class="entry"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259im_/http://www.dcblogs.com/brick%20blogs%201.JPG"/> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.livejournal.com/users/gregmce/254034.html">The ship awash, our rudder gone</a> Standing at the Corner of Evil and Indecision Free floating angst. <blockquote>The last couple of days more than anything have felt like something’s missing. I’ve got great friends, a good job, activities that I enjoy to keep busy; heck .. So why do I feel like I’m just adrift?</blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://kht20.blogspot.com/2005/05/my-soul-slides-away.html">My soul slides away</a> I hate kit kats This is why I telecommute: <blockquote>On the left side of the corridor is a string of offices side by side like so many cells in a prison. My cell is the second one after the conference room. </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://girlindc.blogspot.com/2005/05/flirting-101.html">Flirting 101</a> A girl in DC The art of flirting from a hotel in Chicago. <blockquote>The hotel here in Chicago has a very nice lounge area downstairs. I just spent time down there enjoying some wine and going over some work. I also started getting some free drinks my way from some Germans who are in town for the restaurant convention that is also happening here. </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://asilentcacophony.blogspot.com/2005/05/dust-in-wind.html">Dust in the wind</a> A Silent Cacophony The title refers to a song by Kansas but this post explains why all prizes aren’t winners. <blockquote>Speaking of “fair play,” I’m reminded of a time some 10 years ago in Colorado Springs when I heard on the radio that some concert promoters were selling tickets to a performance by the group “Kansas,” and that the first few people in line when the tickets went on sale would be guaranteed seats in Row 1.</blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.jennymiller.com/">The Wedding</a> Jenny Miller Scenes from a wedding. A slide show. (This blog also has the coolest title art) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://pinkelephant.blog.com/204095/">Back in black</a> Soleil, Lune & Astales I’m linking this only as a public service for the betterment of humanity. <blockquote></blockquote> <blockquote>A hot fashion tip for the summer: Black lacquered toes are all the rage.</blockquote> </div> Comments Off <rdf:rdf xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:description rdf:about="http://dcblogs.com/?p=8" dc:identifier="http://dcblogs.com/?p=8" dc:title="Depression and black lacquer" trackback:ping="http://dcblogs.com/wp-trackback.php?p=8"/> </rdf:rdf></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259js_/http://track.mybloglog.com/js/jsserv.php?mblID=2006031209453266"></script>  <div class="post"> <h2 id="post-6"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?p=6" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to McMetro">McMetro</a></h2> Posted in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?cat=1" title="View all posts in DC Blogs Noted" rel="category">DC Blogs Noted</a> on May 19th, 2005 by dcblogs <div class="entry"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259im_/http://www.dcblogs.com/rip%20art34.JPG"/> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcinsideout.blogspot.com/2005_05_01_dcinsideout_archive.html#111621544532141581">Stop McMetro</a> DC Metro Action Metro seems intent on pasting advertising on Metro trains and buses. But more troubling is this recent report in the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/09/AR2005050901101.html">Washington Post:</a> (If the link doesn’t work the story appear May 10, with this head: Cash-Strapped Metro Rolls Out Ad-Wrapped Trains.) <blockquote>Coming soon will be television screens inside trains and buses that will broadcast news, sports scores and, of course, commercials. Tunnel ads — a series of panel drawings that will appear to move like so many flip cards as the train passes — could be in place as early as the fall. ATMs and banner ads will debut in stations soon.</blockquote> Can you imagine – TV on the metro? DC Metro Action argues that: <blockquote>The nation’s capital deserves better. We already have one of the best Metro systems in the country. Don’t let marketers turn it into a giant glossy magazine ad that benefits mega-corporate interests. </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://upallnitejane.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-brad-pitt-as-metaphor-to.html">Using Brad Pitt as a Metaphor to Describe Life</a> Up All Night Jane Jane’s writing is better than the article she excerpts about Pitt. <blockquote>Then he got married and I said, “Guess I gotta put away that naughty little fantasy!” cause a true woman never fantasizes about another woman’s property, unless you’re in the mood for a little guilt orgasm. </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.inshaw.com/blog/2005/05/from-line-in-home-depot-garden-center.html">From the line</a> In Shaw Most newspapers would be extremely happy for a columnist who could write two times a week what MM writes daily on her neighborhood blog. This entry is a take on views and values. <blockquote>From the line in the Home Depot Garden Center … you can see the Washington Monument. This is what you notice when waiting to pay for a couple of bags of dirt. </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.rockcreekrambler.squarespace.com/news/2005/5/18/the-anti-smoking-fascists-are-back.html">The Anti-Smoking Fascists Are Back</a> Rock Creek Rambler Reports that at least one anti-smoking initiative will reach the city council this year, and has information concerning an June 9 “town hall meeting on anti-smoking initiatives.” <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://imamadonnafreak.blogspot.com/2005/05/i-saw-you.html">I Saw You</a> The J Word Fantasy “I Saw You” ad: <blockquote></blockquote> <blockquote>Well, being the people watcher I am, I am starting a sorta-section of my blog called: Should-be I Saw You’s </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://popcorntree.blogspot.com/2005/05/best-album-cover-tuesday.html">Best Album Cover Tuesday </a> Tof Renkin Day! Los Angeles, Las Vegas The world is full of good blogs and to mix things up a bit on DC Blogs, I intend to occassionally offer a link to an out-of-metro-area blog. This post features an ablum cover that’s probably not in your collection, “Colonel Sanders’ Tijuana Picnic.” Very interesting ablum art that’s dissected at length. <blockquote>Our favorite part of the album photo is the big box next to the woman. Everyone knows that KFC comes in buckets, just like the Colonel himself is holding, and when I first saw the big box with handles, I was, to be honest…shocked and awed. </blockquote> </div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?p=6#comments" title="Comment on McMetro">1 Comment »</a> <rdf:rdf xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:description rdf:about="http://dcblogs.com/?p=6" dc:identifier="http://dcblogs.com/?p=6" dc:title="McMetro" trackback:ping="http://dcblogs.com/wp-trackback.php?p=6"/> </rdf:rdf></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259js_/http://track.mybloglog.com/js/jsserv.php?mblID=2006031209453266"></script>  <div class="post"> <h2 id="post-5"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?p=5" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Dates and other things">Dates and other things</a></h2> Posted in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://dcblogs.com/?cat=1" title="View all posts in DC Blogs Noted" rel="category">DC Blogs Noted</a> on May 18th, 2005 by dcblogs <div class="entry"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259im_/http://www.dcblogs.com/dc%20blogs%20fish%20art%20use%20this.JPG"/> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://mainlyaboutfood.blogspot.com/2005/05/guinea-pig.html">Craig’s List Guinea Pig</a> A Blog Mainly About Food The writer, Kanishka, has seat for two Friday evening “for a special preview of <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.sonomadc.com/">Sonoma</a>.” But whom to take? <blockquote>I could take a friend, someone I’ve known and know is a food fan (no one specific in mind, thinking out loud here). Or… I could take a date. Some may ask “How would you get said date?” And to you I respond: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/">Craigslist</a>! </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://frozentropics.blogspot.com/2005/05/illegal-dumping-at-salvation-army.html">Illegal Dumping at The Salvation Army</a> Frozen Tropics Report with photo of unwanted goods dumped in front of the Salvation Army on the 1300 block of H Street. “Dumped items include everything from old refrigerators to boxes of broken dishes to dresser shells …” <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://kathrynon.blogspot.com/2005/05/pervs.html">Pervs</a> Kathryn on Well-turned report with warranted outrage on very strange behavior. <blockquote>So, Spring is in the air, more or less. And for some reason, whether it’s the increased skin exposure in the DC area or the fundamental biological effects of the season, the pervs are out. </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://datinghelldailybulletin.blogspot.com/2005/05/and-then-there-was-monday.html">And Then There Was Monday</a> The Daily Bulletin From Dating Hell The dating scribe shares some emails and wonders: A date or something else? <blockquote>Notice that he says “just a hang out night” – that sounds like intentional platonicization, doesn’t it? </blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://conversationswithmud.blogspot.com/2005/05/various-companies-just-taking-my-money.html">Taking my money</a> Conversations with mud Problems with credit card and bank charges reported here. <blockquote>I’d be a lot less stressed if people would stop taking my money without my permission! I don’t know what the deal is this past year, but businesses and organizations have ransacked my bank card and credit card without my permission.</blockquote> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100920153259/http://www.skateblog.com/blosxom.cgi/DC/Destinations/skaters-at-hains-pt-1.html?seemore=y">Skaters at Hains Point</a> Skate Blog <blockquote>It’s a perfect place for being on wheels. Roads run along the perimeter of Hains Point and they have been recently paved, making for a smooth ride on skates. The grade is flat. There are no hills to climb. </blockquote> <blockquote> Photo: Windows display on P Street near CVS, Whole Foods Market. 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