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• Commented on Reality Show in Works About 'Die-Hard Nationals Fans'
  Fever Pitch? Baseball? Jimmy Fallon? I was confused because when I think of Fever Pitch, I think of the movie with soccer and Colin Firth. You can't go wrong with Colin Firth....
• Commented on In D.C. Suburbs, Public Transit is an Apparent Novelty
  While I went to high school in the City of Pittsburgh, not the suburbs, I did in fact take the bus. The city gave out free bus passes rather than sticking us on school buses - and wonder of wonders,...
• Commented on D.C. Reaches 100 Homicides for 2009, Despite Lanier's Goal
  Okay, so maybe we didn't hit the under-100 mark. But wow - the drop over the past 15 years is pretty amazing. Even in 2004 (the year I moved here) there were almost twice as many homicides as this year!...
• Commented on Report: Fired Metrobus Driver Ran Light Before Striking Jogger
  Except that she wouldn't have had a walk signal until AFTER the light turned red. At which point the bus was already in the intersection. I don't think we'll ever know exactly what happened - did the driver gun it...
• Commented on Property Owners Could Ban Smoking on Sidewalks
  Okay people, deep breath (no pun intended). The legislation would not ban smoking within 25 feet of entrances - it would simply allow businesses to choose whether or not to ban it. I find this interesting. Are businesses not currently...