Tuesday, February 14, 2006

DC Blogs Noted:



On Theft and Racial Stereotyping
More Than My Luggage
Our writer’s man-bag is stolen at a restaurant, but what’s lost goes beyond the camera and money. An excerpt:
I honestly thought nothing of him. At one point he made his way over to that dorky stuffed-animal game and I remember thinking how funny it was that that machine was so attractive. (We had watched a guy with his kids playing with it before dinner started too.) I did not think "This guy looks sketchy" or "This guy looks like a thug" or even "What the hell is a latino guy doing in a Vietnamese restaurant (where the menus aren't even in English)?"

Also Noted:

Strange Things Are Afoot in Rosslyn, a mecca of super top secret governmental activity at night, reports The Beagle.

Bay Area-based
Cowgirl Creamery on the way, reports Gallery Place Living.

Acadiana for lunch. For $13 I got 7 very average shrimp, some bread, a small bowl of dipping sauce (which was good) and a bag of potato chips. A review by A Capitol Life.

Bicycle crashes in DC, with 17th and Connecticut & K Street NW on top, reports The WashCycle.

Wednesday Night Art Attack at the Bar Rouge. Cozy cocktails, art and a toast to February Artist - Chinedu Felix Osuchukwu, writes Authentic Art DC.

Snow recap: Rudi managed to hit three street signs. I hit none, writes Sprite Writes.

Interesting chart at The Housing Bubble in Washington DC.

Neighborhood values. Values are expressed not only by the individual acts one sees on display in a neighborhood, but by the way a community responds to those acts … from Gadi and Jenna. (Learned of this blog via Petworth News.)

Snow creatures at Dan Zimmerman

Reya’s birthday yesterday.

 

4 Comments:

At 10:12 AM, Blogger Dennis! said...

Thanks for the shout-out, KOB!

 
At 3:15 PM, Blogger Washington Cube said...

Happy Valentine's Day, KOB.

 
At 6:24 PM, Blogger Reya Mellicker said...

Another great pic ... of the castle. Cool clouds. This is such a beautiful city.

 
At 9:09 AM, Blogger kob said...

Dennis -- You are welcome.
Cube -- A belated same to you.
Reya -- Thanks; it is a beautiful city.

 

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