25 Most Recent Entries

• DC Blogger Denied Media Access at LULAC
  Summary: Joe Sudbay of Americablog reports: I planned to live-blog the speeches of John McCain and Barack Obama from the LULAC conference in DC today. Immigration is a front-burner issue for me (I volunteer to teach english to immigrants so pay particular attent...
  Posted by The DC Feed 53 minutes ago (Maryland)
• A Real Analysis of Merit Pay
  Summary: One of Red Maryland's writers has managed to work themselves into a lather over the Maryland State Teachers' Association's tentativeness concerning merit pay proposals. Not surprisingly, the limit of analysis consists of insisting that a few quick thing...
  Posted by Free State Politics 1 hour, 51 minutes ago (Maryland)
• MS Office - The Fight Club Arena
  Summary: If you've ever used a computer (that means you), then you'll appreciate these two flash videos. Regular random thoughts are in the queue. Fear not. ...
  Posted by B and T Crowd 2 hours, 57 minutes ago (Ellicott City (Howard County))
• khosen
  Summary: This past October the EPA released a report confirming the Chesapeake Bay Program’s news that “increases in pollution due to development have surpassed the gains achieved to date from improved landscape design and stormwater management practices.”...
  Posted by Your Piece of the Planet 3 hours, 55 minutes ago (Prince William County (Virginia))
• Even the Playing Field with Stubbs & Wooten Party Loafers
  Summary: This year's historic election is going to be one any of us will never forget. To get ready for battle, Republicans and Democrats have been mudslinging each other in the media and on the streets.  Whether you are for Team Obama or Team McCain, you must ...
  Posted by The Glamazon Diaries 5 hours, 14 minutes ago (D.C.)
• "WEEKEND" ON TUESDAY (Items on Reba McEntire, Taylor Swft)
  Summary: I really like "Reba," Mrs. Blackstock's eponymous sitcom that ran on The WB network for for six seasons (and I use "like" in the present tense since Lifetime airs four episodes a day these days ). That said, how cool is this? Reba's new video for ...
  Posted by ggcolumn 7 hours, 29 minutes ago (Maryland)
• Nats ratings are awful
  Summary: Nats Striking Out on TV - The Post It seems the Nats are not too popular on television. There are many reasons for this, but let's look at the #1 reason why: Peter Angelo$ He kept that Nats off of TV for their first two years and then put him on a sub...
  Posted by William World News 9 hours, 44 minutes ago (West End (Alexandria City))
• I don’t get it | Who poisons a bird??
  Summary: Weekends usually involve spending some family time, going out, meeting friends, cooking some Desi food at home, etc but watching a pigeon convulsing was not something I expected. My wife who was on the porch noticed a pigeon that seemed to be stuck in ...
  Posted by Umbra by Kishore Murthy 12 hours, 41 minutes ago (Alexandria City (Virginia))
• Reporters get better template
  Summary: Washington Post Staff Writer Paul Schwartzman has written articles about transitional neighborhoods before and my complaint was that it worked on a flawed template. The old template was old-timers black and good, newcomers white upper class and bad. I'm...
  Posted by InShaw (an historically gentrified blog) 13 hours, 49 minutes ago (Shaw (D.C.))
• WEK Industries Receives Productivity Improvement Award from Honda (ThomasNet)
  Summary: June 2, 2008, Akron, Ohio- WEK Industries, a Myers Industries, Inc. company, was presented with Honda's Productivity Improvement Award at this year's North American Executive Honda Supplier Conference in March. The Productivity Improvement Award is give...
  Posted by Honda Ridgeline Owner's Blog 14 hours, 5 minutes ago (St. Mary's County (Maryland))
• Science of Getting Richer
  Summary: I came across and interesting piece recently that I thought readers would be interested in. My friend found this article after looking further into the origins of The Secret’s foundation. This is a book written by Wallace Wattles in 1910 about...
  Posted by Dual Income No Kids 16 hours, 27 minutes ago (D.C.)
• Reflections on the Fourth
  Summary: On Friday evening, I continued my Fourth of July tradition of cringing at the cheesiness of "A Capitol Fourth" on WETA, watching the official fireworks from afar, and then seeing the neighborhood show from the Wonderland's beer garden. This year, I watc...
  Posted by The Heights Life 1 day, 12 hours ago (Columbia Heights (D.C.))
• Post looks at class of 2009 principals
  Summary: We've heard a lot about the various principals who won't be receiving a DCPS paycheck next school year, but we haven't heard a lot about the folks who will replace them. The Post looks at the incoming freshmen class of principals at DCPS: Army of Beli...
  Posted by DC Education Blog 1 day, 22 hours ago (D.C.)
• Spotlight on A Bad Year for Tomatoes
  Summary: Listen to Mike talk with Mike Hartsfield about Laurel Mill Playhouse's production of A Bad Year for Tomatoes [MP3 14:38 6.7MB]; or read the transcript ....
  Posted by ShowBizRadio.net 1 day, 23 hours ago (D.C.)
• Rj
  Posted by The Arjay Conception 2 days, 7 hours ago (D.C.)
• Two people shot outside Ramsey Ave restaurant
  Summary: A man and a woman were in stable condition Sunday after an early morning shootout on Ramsey Avenue, several sources say. The blasting went down 5:30 a.m. on Sunday after two groups got into an argument outside the Caribbean Style restaurant (8407 Ramsey...
  Posted by The Silver Spring Penguin 1 week, 1 day ago (Silver Spring (Montgomery County))
• Mid-term Grades
  Summary: The Nationals cut classes all term, walked into the exam cold and if you’ve had that nightmare, you know what......
  Posted by NatsFanatics.com 2 weeks, 2 days ago (D.C.)
• Cooking for Engineers
  Summary: At a young age, I read the Joy of Cooking . Back to Front. Planting I've always had a love-love relationship with food. And when I was of an age to be entranced by Mr. Rogers, it was mostly because he came on before Yan Can Cook , the Frugal Gourmet...
  Posted by CandyBuffet 2 weeks, 5 days ago (Woodley Park (D.C.))
• FORT RENO IS ON!
  Summary: The Washington DC's venerable annual summer music fest, Fort Reno is on! Sarah Azzara is playing there July 7th and Pup Tent July 21st. Come on out, bring the kids, pack a picnic and hope it doesn't rain. Long Live Rock!...
  Posted by Azzara Music Blog 3 weeks ago (U Street (D.C.))
• Fun with grammar on weather.com today
  Summary: ...
  Posted by Think Lynsen 3 weeks, 1 day ago (Silver Spring (Montgomery County))
• PCI 6.6 dealline approaching
  Summary: On June 30 2008, the new revisions to the PCI DCC v1.1 will become mandatory. The main item that maybe of concern is in 6.6. Ensure that all web-facing applications are protected against known attacks by applying either of the following me...
  Posted by SecurityMusings 3 weeks, 1 day ago (Chantilly (Fairfax County))
• aphioni
  Summary: i figured it out a few years ago- I am happy for a lot of reasons. i don t expect PERFECTON inmy day. i assume someone will cut me off in traffic, my son will be a wise guy, i will drop and spill something on my new shirt, and chances are, we will find ...
  Posted by Aphioni Says... 4 weeks, 1 day ago (Ashburn (Loudoun County))
• Old School Friday To Come - New Job Friday is Here
  Summary: I m going to let the political chips fall where they may this weekend – except to note that the DNC has stated they will no longer accept lobbyist money. With Obama s team taking over - having done so well raising money without the use of special i...
  Posted by Wonderland or Not 1 month ago (Frederick County (Maryland))
• Bicycle Speed Limits (follow up)
  Summary: As a follow up to my post the other day, interested persons may want to see the Washington Area Bicyclist Association's response to Montgomery County's proposal to impose a 15 mph speed limit on a 5.5-mile section of the Capital......
  Posted by CommuterPageBlog 1 month ago (D.C.)
• Interesting Fundraising Approach from the DNC
  Summary: Below is an email I received this evening from the DNC. While it s obvious that I wont be making a contribution, this is definitely an approach that I m curious to see the results for. What if you re a lobbyist who just happens to like Barack Obama? Is ...
  Posted by DC Republican 1 month ago (D.C.)