March 2010
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Watchdreamy
“The best throw at dice is to throw them away.”
– Mark Twain, reportedly.
American Exceptionalism →
No surprise here. Via Streetsblog.
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Crosswalk Rage
[Warning: Somebody’s got a case of the Mondays.]
I was having a bad day Saturday, so I decided to get some air and exercise by biking to the supermarket to buy some crab meat for crab cakes.
In the suburbs, I have pretty much given up on vehicular cycling. Too many antagonistic drivers and I really don’t care if I’m legally in the right anymore. Plus, I was in a really bad mood...
“[Northern Virginia], a relatively small area that’s home to one in three...”
– Ryan Avent, playing with new population numbers. On to Richmond.
Earth to America: Your car-centric lifestyle is... →
This just in:
…although the Washington region may be one of the nation’s most congested, its mass transit options make it one of the more affordable.
Wapo: "Estranged spouses increasingly waiting out... →
Wow, guess I’m not the only one putting off life till finances improve.
GMU students hope to pilot campus bike-share... →
Warning! This is on Facebook!
“This is the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of...”
– Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
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Rice Bowl Primer
You’d be hard pressed to find a standard Korean restaurant that doesn’t serve the humble bowl of rice known as bibimbap (pronounced “bee beam bahp”). For those of you who haven’t discovered what is probably Korea’s most accessible and a favorite lunchtime export, it’s time to get with the program.
Bibimbap is a bowl of rice with fixings, served with a...
