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tom veil

  • Name: Tom Veil
  • Location: East Chinatown, DC
  • Job: Government Lawyer

I work about a half-mile from this address. It's across the street from a rail yard. I couldn't care less what the ANC says, because no one actually lives near this place except for the Gallaudet st...

On November 17, 2010 10:21 AM in The Lion Cubs: They Need Names. You Can Help., they said:

da Vinci, Buonarroti, di Betto Bardi, and Sanzio...

On November 10, 2010 6:24 PM in Want To Meet The Lion Cubs? Better Get Baking, they said:

Lockheed Martin already has 3 engineers working on this....

On November 10, 2010 1:56 PM in The District As A Pop-Tart, they said:

I like how some of the states are almost literal, with local food and precise borders, while others are completely insane. Same thing goes for the Presidential series -- many of the presidents are cl...

On November 5, 2010 10:10 AM in Go Home Already: Signals Over The Air, they said:

I'm less concerned about the Obama Tracker, and more concerned that Google is now labelling the South Lawn as "Fastech Business Solutions." ...

On October 27, 2010 12:17 PM in MuralsDC Unveils Seven New Public Artworks, they said:

I hope they used some high-quality, outdoor paints. There are a lot of murals around town that are half-destroyed from chipping, flaking, or running paint. La Casa on Irving Road NW, in particular, ...

On October 26, 2010 4:00 PM in Bump in Wages Would Lift Thousands Out of Poverty in D.C., they said:

My wife works for a company that gets tax subsidies from the DC government (because it's a 501(c)(3) charity). I've talked a lot with the person who handles their timesheets. If they had to raise wa...

On October 20, 2010 3:30 PM in Photo of the Day: October 20, 2010, they said:

This looks shopped. I can tell by some of the pixels and having seen quite a few shops in my time....

On October 18, 2010 12:26 PM in Fate Uncertain for F Street Central Liquors Sign , they said:

Seriously? It's a sign for a liquor store. In neon. Tear it down....

On June 7, 2010 9:32 AM in Is Metro Too Visually Cluttered?, they said:

Honestly, I think there's not enough signage. Every single pre-recorded message that's played over the PA system would work better as a sign. The problem with Metro stations is that they're dark and...

On March 29, 2010 11:44 AM in 2011 NHL Winter Classic Update: Pittsburgh Bound?, they said:

Not only is PNC Park really small, but it is highly specialized for baseball viewing. From the fans' perspective, that would mean very few good seats. From the players' perspective, that would mean ...

On March 24, 2010 2:46 PM in MLS Commissioner Levels Ill-Timed Criticism at D.C., they said:

DC United consistently has the best attendance of any Major League Soccer team in the country. You know what that makes them? The 7th-most popular sports team in the DC area by total season attendan...

On December 4, 2009 4:37 PM in Tai Shan to Be Deported to China, they said:

I vastly prefer the Red Pandas over the Giant Pandas. The Red ones look like they'd rip your face off if they thought that there was bamboo on the other side. The Giant ones just sit there looking c...

On November 24, 2009 12:02 PM in Are the Redskins Actually Less Popular This Year?, they said:

Since when is Andrew Ellicott a Frenchman?...

On November 9, 2009 10:18 AM in Deer Dies After Lion Attack Inside National Zoo, they said:

What the hell, why did they stop the lion? Isn't the point of zoos to preserve wild animals? It's a LION. Its entire purpose in life is to chase down fast things, smack them around, and then eat th...

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