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Moving...
Nothing like starting to pack only 3 days before closing, and intending on fully moving out on the day after closing. This is going to be a fun weekend... -
I challenge you to fine a more enjoyable way...
... to spend a Sunday evening than enjoying an '82 Bollinger with jazz playing and a post-rain sunset to complement your eventual dinner of artichokes, pasta and ice cream. -
This email from a friend made me smile...
My kids' perspective on the Pope's visit to DC 4/16/08 Me: Get your coats.Ellie (5): Where are we going?Me: We're going to the Pope's parade.Patrick (3): The Poke?Me: The Pope.Patrick: The Pote.Me: The Pope, with … -
Psychologically exhausted...but a condo for rent...
I was talking with someone yesterday that I didn't know what I would do if one more big thing happens that I have to deal with... I'm just spent. I'll either have to just switch on the apathy and ignore it in order to co… -
Good!
A federal court today rejected Duke University’s argument that a Web site run by student lacrosse players suing the institution should be shut down. The Web site, DukeLawsuit.com, updates visitors on the status of the ca… -
Well...
... we got the house. Now to finalize the financing, which is oh so much fun in this credit market. -
He has charm for a prince--I guess...
-- guess?!-- I don't meet a wide range [...] and it's all very strange. -
Asinine D.C. law of the day...
§ 7-2404. Proposal for immediate negotiation [Formerly § 6-1514] Within 30 days of March 17, 1983, the Mayor shall propose to Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the President the immediate… -
Oh please...
Regardless what one thinks about Obama, this is ridiculous from Michelle:After law school, she and Barack were beset by loans they'd still be paying had her husband not written two best-sellers, "The Audacity of Hope" an… -
Well...
Circle Bistro was surprisingly delightful for a hotel restaurant with a pre-theater menu. Good value (although we should have just ordered a bottle of wine, but neither here nor there) and some of the best executed spina… -
Oy vey...
Nats tickets last night + friend from out of town (who wanted to go to a strip club) + drinking way to much = getting into work about 2 hours late from my normal pattern.Today is going to be an expectation management day… -
I'm sick of refuting this...
... the unemployment numbers are not that scary... life is not that bad.... for pete's sake people... let's have a little confidence!Actually, though, the unemployment rate in November 1996, when Clinton rode a soaring e… -
Interesting factoid...
Percentage of students in non-government (i.e. private in American parlance) high schools:Britain-75 percentKorea-49 percentJapan-31 percentFrance-30 percentSpain-22 percentAustralia-21 percentUSA-9 percentGermany-8 perc… -
Daily caffeine 'protects brain'
Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests. The drink has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's Disease, and a study by a US team for th… -
Sometimes, it's the smallest things...
I'm ecstatic that I just found the T.V. theme song to "Dallas" on iTunes and was able to convert it to a ringtone. I can't tell you how excited I will be the first time I forget to turn my ringer off and it rings during … -
Today's grammar question...
Of the below, what is the correct construction:"Some of the property is adequately protected [...]" - or -"Some of the property are adequately protected [...]"I'm voting for the first one, although somewhat hesitantly. I…
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