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"Isn't it simply beautiful out there? I mean snow always inspires such awe in me! Just consider one single snow flake alone, so delicate, so fragile so ethereal and yet let a billion of them come together through the majestic force of nature they can screw up a whole city." (Sue Ann Nivens the Happy Homemaker on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show.")Okay, snow we've had enough fun for now--will you

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OMG 8-12" OF SNOW IS COMING TO DC!!! Begin emptying the grocery stores of milk, bread, and toilet paper NOW! Keep your TV constantly tuned to NBC 4 NOW! Ransack Blockbuster Video NOW! Immediately abandon your cars for the best spots on Beltway ramps NOW!

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From Buzzfeed The 10 Most Depressing Christmas SongsChristmas Time Is HerePass out the kiddie ZoloftHave Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasHide the good liquor and the "dolls"That Was The Worst Christmas EverThe title says it allLast ChristmasIf onlyHard Candy ChristmasNeeds more DollyBlue ChristmasUnfortunately I only "hear" Herb Sr imitating Elvis singing this. Technically child abuse. The

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I often wonder what is truly going on when someone makes a video for YouTube.On the surface this looks like a one-man Rockapella group singing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."Or...Wife: I can't take another freakin' minute with these kids. I'm going Christmas shopping and you can watch Sponge Bob Squarepants over and over with them tonight. Hubby: KWife: Feed them in the kitchen. I don't want to

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How pathetic---begging online for Verizon Long Distance service!We are routing you to a chat representative. Thank you for contacting Verizon. Your average wait time is 1 seconds.You are now chatting with 'Shane'Shane: Hello. Thank you for visiting our Verizon chat service. How can I help you set up your new service and save with a Verizon bundle?you: I signed up for your long distance in

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The world's first R&B pilgrim singing "The Sexy Pilgrim."Happy Thanksgiving!

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A bunch of Cheetos eatin', mouth breathin' history and web nerds joined me to see if we can visit memorials to all branches of the military and all the major US wars in three hours or less on Veterans Day. Around 20 stops are planned, can we do it?7:03 AM We are off into the rainy and gray day with visits to the African American Civil War Memorial, John A. Logan statue (Civil and Mexican-American

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Nov 1, 200713th St NW Washington, DCI'm sitting down to eat and the doorbell rings. Opening the door I see two unfamiliar young girls dressed neatly in jeans and sweatshirts."Do you have any Halloween candy left?""No" I said rather stunned."Okay" they mumbled and started down the sidewalk. No apology for disturbing my dinner. No explanation why they were a day late and a costume short.Finally

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After not blogging for a while I feel that my comeback post should be something memorable--perhaps a scathing indictment of the Health Care debate or some funny story with a sad twist at the end that brings a tear. Upon reading this entry, Herb of DC fans everywhere would rise as one and say "Who the heck wrote this for Herb?"So I'll write about Cheesesteaks. Not Cheese Steaks.Cheesesteaks from

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Quite frankly this was not a good summer. I rarely blogged and what I posted was even more uninspired than usual. I even stopped reading your blog. Sorry! Thank you to those who sent me a private message checking in. It was appreciated.Things are much better now but my life still feels out of sorts. Discordant. Rather like the attached video. Especially starting at 1:30.

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MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan has been airing hidden camera footage of the Washington Post's Jonathan Capeheart eating a bagel on camera.Jonathan's mom is not amused and calls in to give Dylan a dressing down like only a mom can do. I'm sure the producers thought this would be an amusing segment but instead it becomes more and more uncomfortable. I'd post the actual Bagelgate footage but I don't want

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Let's say that despite the pretty pictures on your blog you are design and color challenged. Let's just pretend okay? I didn't say this is about ME! So despite your current financial, employment and other life challenges you decide that now would be a good time to renovate a master bath. Remember this is just in theory, a theory like "Evolution" or "Kate 2.0."After several trips around town

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Happy Birthday Mr. President! It must have been a special August 04 only 48 years ago in Kenya Hawaii.You're the champion of my heart! You're the champion of my heart!Cast away the shadows and brace yourself for battle!'Cause you're the champion of my heart! You're the champion of my heart!There's only room for one on top. You had the world and you threw it all away.Let's not forget Michelle

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Growing up we didn't have brunch after church, we had Sunday dinner. After Sunday dinner we would clog, of course.

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Eating a rainbow is easy in the summertime after a trip to the farmer's market and, please don't hate, Whole Foods.Ahh...quiet yet colorful August dinners.Grilled mango salad.Cajun catfish, corn on the cob, green rice and plantain and peppers stir fry.Not pictured, the already mangled peach-blackberry pie. Pug's Easy Peach-Blackberry PieOne cup of fresh blackberries2 fresh peaches peeled and

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It was inevitable that someone would do this...

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Date: 7/30/2009Arrival Time: 7:59 am Number of times Jury Service deferral had been requested: 1Juror's Office location: Room 3130Number of potential Jurors seated in Juror's Lounge: 185Number of men who exchanged cell phone numbers with Girl with Flower in Her Hair: 2 Men in shorts: 4Men in muscle T shirts: 1 Women in flip flops: 12 Men in flip flops: 2Male bloggers wearing a

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Yes when I yelled into your crowded stall "Check my blog tomorrow for your picture" and waved my camera phone as I exited the 2nd floor Men's room I was lying. Both regular readers of this blog know I don't really know how to use my camera phone. However, this did get you to loudly zip up and later I saw both of you sprinting out of Georgetown Park Mall in opposite directions.Really, there is

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Zubaz are back but did they ever really go away? I suspect I still have a vintage pair somewhere along with my old beat-up Doc Martens, pictures of me in my Rachel haircut and my pre-401 K investments in Beanie Babies. As the ad says "Have you been wondering where you could get a new pair to match your lifestyle? Here they are." To Zubaz! A toast! With Zima!

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Looking out my front door July 23, 2009 3:10 pm.The 20 foot + tall crepe myrtle in full bloom was no match for the afternoon storm.Was it lightning?Photos: Roy Omar Alexander

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Perez Hilton and Haley Joel Osment get played off!

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Recently during our weekly session Skippy the Licensed Therapist (STLT) suddenly looked up from his iPhone and said "You isolate yourself too much. This is the root cause of many of your problems. You will never fix your medical problems without also addressing this" Herb: Huh? STLT: To erase it you must face it. Herb: You stole that from Suze Orman! STLT: You need more funemployment. Herb

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Cathy: So why aren't your posts showing up on my wall anymore Herb? Did you "hide" me?Nope, Cathy. I've been taking a break from Facebook for about a month. No more Farmtown, endless self-indulgent quizzes or Michael Jackson mash up videos.It's actually kinda nice, although really I have no excuse now for ignoring my blog. I do have more time to watch Operation Repo, the best fake reality

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"Dupont Circle please" I told the driver as I climbed into his cab today. "Where in Dupont?" he asked. "Anywhere. I'll find it."I don't recall much of the short trip from U Street and mostly was lost in thoughts about my 11:00 am meeting. Arriving at the circle I handed him $6.00 for the $4.25 fare, giving him a five and a one. He handed me the dollar bill back. Not sure he understood I

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CNN's Anderson Cooper just said...or maybe we should just shut our eyes for a minute...ZZZ

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