The Library of Congress is one of the great treasures of Washington. It's probably the biggest library on the planet, in terms of total holdings. What really makes it great, though, is that almost anyone can get a reader's card and gain access to the Library's collection ( Read more... )

I went to the Mall today to see Barack Obama take the oath of office. What I witnessed was something different. I saw America today ( Read more... )

It's frickin' freezing out there today. My goodness.

[The bulk of this post is taken from a comment I posted on washingtondc]

Apparently, WMATA has announced plans to "immediately begin random searches of backpacks, purses and other bags.Yeah, you heard right. These will be random, suspicionless searches of otherwise unsuspecting Metro riders ( Read more... )

(Via DCBlogs)

Apparently, the Hannah Montana craze is causing parents to do, well, crazy things. PennQuarter Living recounts finding a number of weeping 'tween girls on the Metro, unaccompanied by any responsible adult:

The eldest girl (who was 13) explained that they were on their way to the Hannah Montana concert at the Verizon Center and that ( Read more... )

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Our Galaxy turns (or so I am told ( Read more... )

I drove to work yesterday--Fairfax to Dupont. Door-to-door, taking Rte. 50, it took me about an hour.

Overall, I was impressed at how quick it seemed compared to taking I-66...but then my usual hatred for driving kicked in. I just can't be arsed to pay for gas and parking in DC.

Back to the rails for me.

The Red and the Black were still winless in three ( Read more... )