Venturing into the white abyss...
Some random observations and links, since we’re all stuck inside:
Snowball fights – the new kickball?
Travel by train – “as God intended.” Heh heh.
Some photos I snapped today:
Tree down at Meridian Hill, took out the streetlight on the way down.
Dirfting on steps - U St.
U st.
Been a while since I've seen X-C skis on the Metro...
Potomac Ave station pylon
Thanks for the ride, dad.
Remain calm. All is well!
So, when I asked if DC could have as much fun in the snow as they did in Madison a few weeks ago, this isn’t exactly what I had in mind:
You don’t bring a gun to a snowball fight.
According to an eyewitness, a D.C. Police detective (pictured above w/ gun) went nuts after kids pelted his Hummer with snowballs at 14th and U Streets NW this afternoon. The veteran detective got out of his car and eventually grabbed for his gun, displaying it to the crowd. He did not immediately identify himself as a police officer. He calmed down once his fellow uniformed cop arrived. Apparently, someone called 911 to report a man with gun.
So, yeah – that kinda harshes the mellow a bit.
But, in more fun news, Tommy Wells has the right idea – as Mike DeBonis Sven Frostington shows:
Layers, indeed. Dress like an onion, Tommy. Also, nice hat.
I can’t resist.
Riding the storm out
Waiting for the fallout
On a full moon night in the Rocky Mountain winter
Wine bottle’s low
Watching for the snow
I’ve been thinking about what I’ve been missing in the city
Other fun items as I sit around with nothing else to do.
Having been outside, I must say that this isn’t the greatest snowball packing snow – it’s a little on the dry side. Would be great for skiing, however.
We got the illest weatherman in the biz on storm watch… – dilated peoples
What remains to be seen is if DC can have as much fun as Madison, WI did in their recent snowstorm:
The giant snowball
Snowball fight, Braveheart style: (you’ll have to excuse the foul mouths of the Badgers…)
More videos from Madison from their alt weekly, the Isthmus.