"zion" or a sign of the third reich?

either way, or as simple as "2012" as they say, it's a horrendous logo

when the city government is the slumlord

we purchased our home in 2005 and since 2005 we've been witness to the slow deterioration of the two properties across the way. the district government is committed to ridding its neighborhoods of blight - fining and even taking ownership of homes where the current owner either cannot or refuses to maintain the property. no such enforcement with these homes, but then that would require the district government to police itself. yep, the eye sores are owned by the district of columbia housing authority.

we've tried everything! at one point we even convinced them to sell the properties. now it seems though that the houses are a part of the district of columbia housing authority's new "greening initiative" funded by the recovery act. they even put up big signs so you know it must be true!

of course, there's been no movement on this initiative which led kristin and me to surmise that the "greening initiative" is nothing more than waiting until the buildings decay beyond repair and are unceremoniously returned to the earth.

well said, david carr, well said

david carr has a great piece in the times about the time bomb that is charlie sheen. i'll let you read and digest the article for yourself, but here's a quote to pique your interest -

so the message from cbs and warner brothers seems clear: abuse yourself and the women around you to your heart’s content, but do not attack the golden goose.

god don't like ugly

georgetown played syracuse today and georgetown decided not to extend the right hand of fellowship to syracuse fans. you see they thought that they could influence the game's outcome by not allowing syracuse fans to attend the game, which makes the final score even that much sweeter!

hoya suxa!!

GO ORANGE!

what a week!

let's start off with a little will.i.am -

i went to sleep last night, tired from the fight ... i woke up this morning feeling brand new cause the dreams that i've been dreaming have finally come true!

that's how i felt earlier this week when the justice department announced that it would no longer defend the defense of marriage act. DOMA has many concerning elements, but for me the most destructive has been the inability to have my partner of 9 years - the one with whom i own a house, a car, retirement savings - on my federal employee health insurance. this has been a huge issue as she is currently self-employed. while i know that the policy change won't happen immediately, it's comforting to know that the end is near.

and now for the fun! dc politics is the stuff of legend. we've had a crack addict mayor who kept getting elected and elected. now we have a council chair - the man responsible for the district's budget - who makes incredibly poor personal financial decisions and is deeply in debt. it should come as no surprise then that he would order a fully loaded luxury suv at a time when the district faces a massive budget deficit.

if that wasn't bad enough, our new mayor - the one for whom i voted and had such high hopes - decided to give a $110,000 patronage appointment to a man with little to no relevant experience and who may or may not be a pedophile. oops!

i think howcanihelp sums it up best with her/his comment on this report -

"dc is quickly turning into the place where clown college dropouts go to die"

beginning again

so i think that i have more to say and will now begin again