16 May, 2008
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from Arlington alerts:
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From: Arlington Alert
Date: Fri, May 16, 2008 at 1:15 PM
Subject: Rapid Fox
To: Arlington Alert Subscribers
A fox that bit a woman in south Arlington has tested positive for rabies, Arlington public health officials have confirmed today.
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No word yet on if this fox is THE quick brown fox that jumped over the lazy [edit 5/25, thanks to many, many, many smart cookie readers – ahem, “some guy named me” ] river DOG [/edit], but I’m guessing the folks at Arlington Alerts could use the typing as well as the spelling class. Also, word is this incident actually happened a week ago. BUT STILL!!!!
Special thanks to my Arlington bureau for this report!
15 May, 2008
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It’s National Police Week, which means Judiciary Square, and its Fallen Officer Memorial are glorious. 
I don’t have a particular connection to police officers but I do have a connection to this place and the painful beauty it reverberates in memory, in mourning but in celebration for lives lost too soon. These were the true good guys – you can see all over the faces of those they left behind, who come to remember.
Judiciary Square, this memorial in particular, are always gorgeous: the squared off green of the lush, full trees; the majestic cool of the stone lions, the waves of names that roll on and on with stories and Read the rest of this entry »
14 May, 2008
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So okay, I didn’t know Washingtonian HAD a web site, let alone a daily blog update. And so, I only got three hits from it, and so, they think I’m a boy… still! I made Washingtonian! hip hip hooraaaaay.
Don’t worry, I’ll totally still remember all you little people who read me way back when. And ummm tablebuyer, ummm nothing personal, k? mwaaah, love your show babe!
The Morning Buzz – Capital Comment Blog (washingtonian.com) writes:
Good morning, Washington! Here’s what we’re reading around the web this AM.
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