Monday, February 13, 2006

DC Blogs Noted:



Cremains of the Day
Church of the Big Sky
The business of funerals -- cardboard, wood or Tupperware -- and the decisions that must be made. A well-written, touching tribute and remembrance that draws you in from the first sentence. It starts:



I really hadn't planned on UPS'ing my mom's remains to my brother.


Honest.


But sometimes, life throws you a curveball, and you just have to take that swing.







Bloggentines
Yeah, So I’m …
Extremely clever and funny. Check it out.







Also Noted

Horrifying date quotes, all collected over the months by RoarSavage. Hilarious. Here’s one: I've never been in a relationship before. My boys are my life.

Doubts about this date. He sent me a picture of him cuddling up next to a teddy bear. Wanderings in DC

Go see this movie, The Boys of Baraka, from Elise at Where is My Mind.

RFD report, 810 7th St. Let me just list the alchohol contents of the ten beers, lowest to highest. 6.7%, 7.4%, 8.0%, 8.2%, two at 9.0%, 11%, 11.5%, and last but not least, 18%. At The New Gommora.

If you don’t like Valentine’s Day, that’s okay. But admit the real reasons why, writes Ankle Biter.

Snow panic shopping at Giant. Lines snaked through the aisles... we waited 25 minutes before the manager of the store made the panicked announcement … a report from the front lines by Black Eyes and Checkerspots.


 

8 Comments:

At 6:20 PM, Blogger Merujo said...

Thanks so much for the mention. I genuinely had no intention of blogging about my mom's travelling cremains when I sat down this weekend. But, in the end, it was very therapeutic to finally write about it.

Cheers,

Merujo

 
At 6:48 PM, Blogger kob said...

You're welcome. Washington Cube read your post and recommended it. I read it and was swept by its writing and depth.

 
At 10:13 PM, Blogger Reya Mellicker said...

Great pic of the White House! Cool.

 
At 12:36 AM, Blogger Roar Savage said...

Thanks for the shout-out. I figure, as long as someone else can find those dates amusing, they weren't SUCH a waste of time, right? LOL.

 
At 4:29 PM, Blogger Washington Cube said...

Merujo offered up a strong piece of writing about a very personal experience.

I-66 and his Bloggentines is such a cute idea.

 
At 5:35 PM, Blogger nanadc said...

thanks for the link to my blog! it was a lovely surprise to see me there.

 
At 10:15 PM, Blogger kob said...

Reya -- Thank You and Happy Birthday.

Roarsavage -- You're welcome. That was very funny.

Cube: Both great posts, weren't they...

Nandc -- You are welcome.

 
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