Super Troopers
I remember a couple of years ago, during the whole saga with the DC Snipers, how police patrolling in Montgomery County stepped up rather mightily. Late that fall, it was not uncommon to see your...
View ArticleMy Two Confederate Cents
So Roach on DC 101 disputes the validity of Manassas as a part of the South. Let’s ignore what some of friends claim as the Real South starting in Fauquier County. Roach’s point was that Manassas is a...
View ArticleBiggest Genuflection Ever
I’m not much for the gossip column, but I’ll give it the old whirl. In case you didn’t know, today is Orthodox Easter (or Pascha), celebrated by most Eastern Orthodox for the same reasons as everyone...
View ArticleBurn your Zagat’s
Some of you may know of Tyler Cowen, an Economics professor at George Mason University, who co-authors Marginal Revolution. Few of may be aware of the massive Ethnic DIning Guide that he put together a...
View ArticleTaking the shirt off your back
Mr. Tony was right. The boy is loopy. Certifiable. But geez, can pull a trigger. The New York Times has scooped the story of what Washington Wizards star Glibert Arenas does with his free time. The...
View ArticleMaybe if you were playing for the Lakers…
Guess who’s spending Memorial Day in the poke? None other than our very own Gilbert Arenas, star player for the Washington Wizards. Not to worry, it’s only for resisting arrest without violence. Arenas...
View ArticleNational Emergency Rally
Just got back from the National Emergency Rally held at Lafayette Park, protesting Israeli aggression in Lebanon. My photo set is here. I did walk away feeling like the organizers did little to...
View ArticleHalf Mast?
So we were out this weekend, helping relatives from out of town not look like “Tourons”, when we noticed that nearly every flag was at half-mast. The only notable exception was at Arlington Cemetery....
View ArticleAdieu
Washington says goodbye to one of its model citizens. George Washington Alum and longtime Washington resident Arnold “Red” Auerbach died today. While he was raised in New York and gave a lifetime to...
View Article10-79
A little over a year after FEMA recoomended doing so, Virginia will be the first state, oh excuse me, commonwealth to disband the use of “Ten-Code” for emergency communications. Virginia becomes the...
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