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Checked out the new Wagshal’s on New Mexico Ave this weekend. In addition to their famous brisket and pastrami sandwiches, they’ve got a lot of delights to fill the pantry and fridge, including the delicious Moorenko’s ice cream, also available locally at Glen’s Garden Market
"For the rest of us, who like the Caps but don’t find them as essential as air, this is the day to shake our heads in sympathy with the sufferers and double-take in disbelief at the Caps’ capacity for delusional denial."
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Washington Capitals’ playoff exit: A tradition that’s getting old - The Washington Post
Boswell is straight brutal today.
Probably deservedly so.
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C&O Canal on a breezy, clear day on Flickr.
Clear skies in Georgetown yesterday, made for a lovely walk.
Steaming shoyu ramen at Daikaya for lunch today. So tasty, so satisfying. So difficult not to curl up and take a nap!
Jordan Brown Documents the Lives of D.C.’s Bugs - Arts Desk
Jordan Brown sees a side of D.C. not everyone does. He points his camera lens in places many of us are afraid to look. His D.C. is the dark underbelly of Washington, a gritty realm of deception and subterfuge, of predators and prey.
Jordan Brown shoots video of bugs.
Cool CityPaper article, and some great photography on his Microdistrict blog (like the photo above).
You can see a segment of his in-progress video, Microdistrict, here.
Lunchtime ride along the Reflecting Pool on Flickr.
It was difficult to come back to the office in this amazing weather.
A great list being compiled over at Reddit. There’s a map version as well.
Good news for the District’s fishermen, and better news for its fish: Tumor rates among fish in the city’s waterways have dropped substantially.
(It’s not a tumor).
According to a survey just released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 42 percent of female brown bullhead catfish in the Anacostia River and 14 percent of males had liver tumors during the 2009-2011 study period. That may not sound like cause for celebration, but those figures are down sharply from an earlier survey conducted between 1996 and 2001, when 78 percent of females and 43 percent of males were estimated to have tumors—the highest reported rates in the country (though only a handful of waterways had data).
The problem with assessing progress against an awful baseline is that you have to hold in your head both the awful current condition, and the fact that it’s slightly less awful than it was before.
Looking forward to seeing how this year’s Magicicada brood explosion compared to the Brood X cicadas that invaded DC in 2004.
The orange eyes are a new wrinkle!
(Photo via Lesson Plan | - NYTimes.com)
