Posts Tagged as ‘Washington DC’

November 4, 2008

Today’s plan

Busboys and Poets is my election day headquarters.  There are cool Obama pictures on the walls, fun music, free internet (now that it’s working again–yay!) and free diet coke refills.  Very nice.
Also, there was a guy set up outside the door yesterday selling Obama pins. I need to get one before the party really gets [...]

November 3, 2008

Random dispatch from DC

(a) Cosi now offers a whole grain version of its famous bread.  I took twice as many “samples” at lunch because now it’s good for me!
(b) The sort of thing I love about this town:  Small crowds gravitate towards sidewalk windows with TVs inside, for the free CNN.  (Mmm, news…)
(c) I am surrounded by men [...]

October 4, 2008

In defense of Washington

Len Downie writes about why he loves the city that everyone else loves to hate.