JP Morgenthau Wrote:
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> Well, with the Dog Days rapidly approaching, I
> guess it might be an appropriate time to lower
> standards just a little bit. But even though the
> mercury did not linger long enough in the 70's
> this morning. the humidity is yet within the
> reasonable range, and we still have beautiful blue
> skies and gentle breezes going on out there, and
> of course there's the sarisfying influence of cup
> after cup of freshly-brewed single-estate Kona to
> fall back on as well. Not perfect by any means,
> but at least within hailing distance of it. Quite
> unlike what our poor friends back in the hot-box
> of the Pavement Patch will be having to suffer
> through today. Meanwhile, if any of our local
> wildlife were here earlier, they must have
> scampered off before I was up and out the door to
> retrieve the morning paper. We will easily be
> able to spot them out the panoramic windows should
> they happen by later in the day, so we'll keep a
> casual eye out for them. So cute!
>
> In other news, Austin Voth didn't get off to the
> smoothest of starts for the Nats last night. but
> he settled in rather well after a spotty opening
> inning or two, and was able on a hot night to get
> through six innings with but a single run allowed.
> And for the third time in recent games, the
> bullpen came on to toss three scoreless frames
> while the offense kept piling it on bit by bit on
> the way to a stress-free 8-1 win over the Orioles.
> The teams go at it again tonight (with Erick
> Fedde getting the ball this time), and then the
> Nats zip off to Atlanta for a 4-game weekend set.
> I'll leave the hyping of that to others.
>
> No restaurant or dining news to report since
> Monday's delightful outing with The Principals
> over at Cafe Renaissance. Not sure whether we'll
> be doing anything with them now prior to the mock
> service date at Randy's. I guess that all
> depends. The two of us will of course be out and
> about as usual.
>
> As for the fried green tomatoes of the forked over
> Falls Church Fail Army, they simply became
> paralyzed in their lack of any ability at all to
> deal with the simple published words of
color=red>REDFIN. As of yesterday,
> Trulia was also reporting two houses for sale in
> Brockmont and two more for rent. But what's the
> use here of beating further on what remains of
> such an obviously expired equine.
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