Starbucks : Coffee :: McDonald’s : Hamburgers
[] When you walk in the door, it just clicks. You smell the sweet, brown aroma of fresh roast; you hear the whirr of the grinder and the Clack! Clack! Clack!...
My First CDC Meeting
I am an appointed representative from ANC 2F03 to the Community Development Committee, or CDC if you’re into abbreviations. We make recommendations as to the...
Free WiFi at Caribou on 14th & Rhode Island
So somewhere in the last month or two, the Caribou Coffee on the corner of 14th Street and Rhode Island Avenue switched from pay-for-Internet to free WiFi. I...
Emperor Daley Continues His Reign
Richard Daley wins again. Not that anybody is surprised, but it is noteworthy that he will have run the city for longer than his father when he completes thi...
More Flickr Downtime - Let’s Hope There’s a Happy Ending
Flickr is down this evening. Similar to last time, hitting Flickr URLs yields a downtime massage - errr, message. No contests this time, but perhaps we can h...
Super Bowl XLI
I’m a Cowboys fan, and typically care very little for any Super Bowl featuring any team other than America’s. However, in the case of Super Bowl XLI, I find ...
Fenty Inaugural Ball - Kind of a Drag
Hedda snagged a couple of tickets to the Fenty Inaugural Ball this evening, and took me along as her date. It was a “black tie optional” evening, and we opte...