Take the party outside with this list of the best picnic spots in DC from @isitdinneryet:
Again, more important information for Washingtonians. I’d add Gravelly Point as well. Others, I’ll keep to myself…
Video of Stephen Strasburg’s electrical stimulation treatment. MIke Rizzo and Mark Lerner are seen recruiting him in the first part of the video.
The Mifflin Streak is one of Penn State’s most exciting traditions, but how did it all begin?
The origin story of a time-honored tradition that I never participated in.
Nats: Is Jordan Zimmermann’s 1 hitter the best pitched game in D.C. since 1931?
If you watched the NFL Draft instead of the Nats, you blew it!
“As soon as private companies produce [helium], the government will, perhaps, withdraw?” asked Rep. Don Colton (R-Utah.) in the House debate.
“That is correct,” said Rep. Fritz Lanham (D-Tex.).
That was 1925.
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Federal Helium Program: How temporary becomes foreverThey buried the lede - we closed the Airship Gap! |
I opted for the latter not because I’m afraid of hills, but because my knees just aren’t all the way down with the standing climbs necessary for a few of those Custis beasts.. If you want that extra cardio workout, though, go North by all means. The Mt. Vernon Trail along the Potomac is serene, with some incredible vistas.
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Get Out & About: The Arlington Loop | We Love DC More writing about bikes. (via tbridge) Westbound on the Custis Trail is brutal and like Tom, my knees aren’t up for it either. I used to ride the Arlington Loop all the time when I lived in Pentagon City, it really is a great ride. The best part was after the ride when I would go up on the roof of Riverhouse and look all of where I went and I couldn’t see it all from 170 feet up. |
