New MOD song, “Dangerous Game“. Song tags: trance, techno, spy music, electronica. As always, comments and feedback are welcome. Enjoy.
Archive for February, 2009
25 Feb
What Not To Do: A Guide
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW I work in a heavily trafficked building in an office downtown near Metro Center and Chinatown (near Zola, the convention center and anywhere near 607 13th St. NW), and my specific office happens to be right across from an elevator bank lobby that is not on the ground floor. And by [...]
25 Feb
Traffic, Truancy, Tragedy: <3 NoVA
There’s a lot going on today, especially in NoVA, so I’ve aggregated the post for my your convenience: INRIX, a company that benchmarks traffic data, has ranked the Washington, DC Metro area as #5 on its list of traffic congestion. That’s one spot lower than #4, which is where DC was ranked last year. No [...]
24 Feb
Roads Closed for Obama’s Speech to Congress Tonight
FYI: Via Adam Tuss at WTOP: The following streets will be closed from 7:30 p.m. until the end of the event: D Street between 2nd Street, NE & Louisiana Avenue, NW C Street between 2nd Street, NE & Louisiana Avenue, NW Constitution Avenue between 2nd Street, NE & Louisiana Avenue, NW Delaware Avenue between Columbus [...]
24 Feb
Pepco: FAIL
Got this e-mail from Jim Graham this evening. It has since been somewhat annotated. Dear Friends: The Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC) has asked the D.C. Public Service Commission (PSC) to investigate complaints from residents that their energy bills are unexpectedly higher than normal this winter. The OPC has received complaints from a number [...]
22 Feb
MOD Song
There’s not a whole lot going on this weekend, so here’s a song for you guys. Enjoy. Deception
21 Feb
Margaret Teague Photo
Given that this is one of the top search terms for you guys coming to Both Sides of the Fence right now, I feel it only appropriate to post the actual item you’re looking for. So here’s what Margaret Teague (RIP) looked like:
20 Feb
Pepco: Committed To Your Dissatisfaction
UPDATE (as of 10:49 AM on 2/21): A few stray customers remain without power as PEPCO finishes work on outage. Please use only essential electrical items, as load is maxed out in much of area. Kennedy Rec Center remains open for warming. UPDATE: DC Government will be opening a warming center at 5PM for District [...]
19 Feb
Alert DC Police Acronyms
If any of you are familiar with or use Alert DC and frequently find yourself thinking “LOF? B/O? WTF?” when receiving some of the messages, the glossary below (provided by Commander Larry D. McCoy of the DC MPD Intelligence Division) will definitely help you. DC Police Alert – Commonly Used Acronyms LOF – Lookout For [...]
19 Feb
Orange Line Train: “My bad, I totally got distracted and my wheels popped off”
My commute in the morning usually goes something like this: Get on an express bus and ride for 20 minutes to the Pentagon. Take the Yellow line to L’Enfant. Take the Blue or Orange line to my stop. However, this morning, it was more along the lines of: Get on an express bus and ride [...]
