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Urban Assimilation
Purple America
This is a blog with the goal, according to its writer, “to unleash equal-opportunity snark on all public characters who subject the American people to their buffoonery -- regardless of political affiliation. I started this blog when I started getting banned from commenting on other people's blogs.” This particular post, thoughtful and provocative, is about racial tension and assimilation in DC. An excerpt:
... Of course, understand that race often becomes a proxy for tensions that are fundamentally economic...but I don't really think that's what this is. I can only judge by clothing and demeanor, but it seems to me that the black neighbors who greet my whiteness with hostility are not always the poorest ones, the ones who might reasonably resent newer middle-class residents.
Bally Total Fitness: Or How to Sell Your Soul
A Series of Unfortunate Events
This writer has been turning out some entertaining work on a range of subjects, such as the multiplayer game “World of Warcraft,” a touching definition of friendship, and “Club AJ: Or Two Hot Chicks Throw a Party.” The most recent post concerns Bally Total Fitness.
(Nod to DC Cookie for pointing this blog out)So here I am, only one week into the two-week trial, and I've gone to the gym every day. Something about it just sucks you in. There's hard body hotties, and girls in cute exercise gear, there's even a flipping juice bar.
Strange D.C.
Aventuras en México
Laura from Mexico City is in DC and filed this entertaining list of city experiences and observations. Here are the first two:
Mass Evacuation, A Reality in DC?1. I almost elbowed Thomas Friedman off the sidewalk outside the Hay Adams hotel.
2. I marveled at the array of armored, tinted, drivered Escalades and Town Cars outside the AFL-CIO headquarters.
Washington Scribbles
City officials talk about preparing to evacuate the city in the case of emergency, but are they really prepared? This writer thinks not. The recent bomb threat at the Washington Monument prompted this supporting analysis. It starts like this:
Was anyone stuck in the traffic on Friday afternoon? In the late afternoon when the city was started to be drenched in Tammy's tears, a bomb threat prompted the evacuation of the Washington Monument grounds. K and L streets were instantly a chaotic gridlock ...
Also Noted:
DCist has developed its own version of Google Map. Check it out. The effort also sparked more than two dozen people to comment. One commenter suggested a “map of the week” to illustrate locations for concerts, plays, restaurants and anything else.
There’s no excuse for bloggers to stay home. Two great events in DC, both of which are open to the blogging public: (Correction: The events are next Wednesday, Oct. 19)
Kathryn On …, DC Bachelor, DC Cookie, Rock Creek Rambler, are hosting the Blogtoberfest Happy Hour at 7 at Dragonfly.
The DC Webloggers group is also at 7 at Pharaho’s.
posted by kob @ 12:15 AM
7 Comments:
Thanks for the mention, KOB!! The happy hour is actually 10/19. Sorry for any confusion!
That was dumb of me. ;- + Thanks so much for pointing that out.
Um, you read HOW many blogs a day? No worries or stupidity involved. :) Thanks again.
Bloggers and readers alike are all welcome!
Ahem, it's the Give Back To Your Master Overlords Blogger Happy Hour, not the "blogtoberfest happy hour". If length is a problem, it can be referred to as the GBTYMOBHH.
KOB, thanks for noticing Purple America! Was just checking around your site...keep up the great work :)
Thanks a lot for this info on DC Bloggers Group get-together, let me check my schedule then...
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