>>It’s 5:00 and already time to set our Snowpocalypse meters to “high.” Some schools are closing early with the mere mention of precipitation. [NBC]
>> In reality, this whole event looks like a dud to us. NWS has moved the winter weather advisory up to end at 5 a.m. tomorrow and place accumulation of 1 inch as an outside chance at the best. All we can really expect at this point is a “light wintry mix” ending before sunrise.
>> The Post has a lovely eulogy of the floppy disk. We pause in memory of our first Oregon Trail crossing made possible by the floppy. Poor Chrissy, she died of dysentery so young. She never even got to shoot buffalo or ford her first river. RIP
>> Love urban planning? Who doesn’t? Tonight a variety of experts, including the former Director of D.C. Planning, discuss density planning and urban design at the National Building Museum tonight at 6:30. Maybe they can explain why I can’t find a decent place to park anywhere south of R Street.
>>OMG! Days after our eyeballs were scarred with nearly nekkid pictures of Harry Potter, we learn that the seventh eponymous book is officially due out July 21. If you were a good parent you’d starting lining up now.
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