Monday Mess

First, what I’d like to call the Switcheroo, the New York press covering the D.C. region, and the D.C. press covering the NY region:
Times article on Smith Island cake. I just wish it came with an audio of the great accents (and maybe a taste of cake…).
A Post article on the abundance of (white) [...]

Emily’s Selections From the Sunday Times

And I’m going to try to tie them all together. Wish me luck.
First, You Can’t Just Blow Up History about the future destruction of both Shea and Yankee Stadiums. From the special baseball section in today’s Times. Once again, HAPPY OPENING DAY! GO NATS!

I missed the Nationals’ first season (2005) Opening Day [...]

Happy Opening Day!

The Nationals’ new ballpark is finally open! I am so excited, I can barely contain myself! And, even though, I’m in New Jersey, the game is on ESPN tonight, so I can at least watch my boys play.
Here’s the Post article about how things went yesterday for the pre-season game versus Baltimore:
Fans Carried [...]

Running and Disney

An article from yesterday’s Thursday Styles about running:
Yes, Running Can Make You High
(duh.)
And this entertaining Slate diatribe on the Disney parks.  Ok, you know I wouldn’t really post it if it was THAT bitter.  Here are some of my favorite quotes:
On the “town” of Harambe in Animal Kingdom:
“Having traveled to Africa myself, I can tell [...]

Wow, J. Crew. Wow.

Remember the worst J. Crew shirt ever? And the worst J. Crew shoes ever?
Well, here’s the matching dress…

Dear God, why?? (If you’re interested, it’s marked down to $99.99 from $245…Still a rip off.)

“I Gave Up Cigarettes and Took Up Rutgers Basketball.”

This is why I love RU fans…
Retired Couple Cheers Rutgers Women
Andddd a pregnant man. I’m not even kidding.
Labor of Love
Gracias Andrea!
Finally, how we all get our news (we share it!):
Finding Political News Online, the Young Pass It On 

Goosebumps are BACK!

Get excited/scared
 ’Goosebumps ‘ Rises From the Literary Grave
Oh, R.L. Stine, how we’ve missed you.

A Clean Subway?

I might only be posting this article: How Dirty is Your Subway Line? –City Room because I took this picture the other night of something I never, ever thought I would see in my lifetime…

Someone sweeping the subway tracks. Wow.
Also, on a related note, I finally found the elusive (to me, at [...]

Spring Break is Over…

But Alex sent me this great video:

Sunday Sports

Another good article from today’s WaPoMag, about a fan who is thrilled to have baseball back in D.C., although it took a while for him to get really excited about it. (I for one, am thrilled. Too bad I didn’t actually get tickets for opening weekend.)
Also, the worst clock cheating of the 21st [...]