>> There’s no doubt that we’re relieved that the Metro passenger who was struck by the outbound Blue train at Rosslyn this morning did not sustain serious injury. But, we can’t stress this enough, people —don’t crowd the edge of theplatform! We’d like to keep all of you around. [Washington Post]

>> That said, let’s be glad we seem to be made of sterner stuff than New York State Senator Carl Kruger, who’d like to make it illegal for the residents of New York City and Buffalo (tough nuts to all you people holdin’ it down in Saratoga Springs, I guess) to cross the street while using a cellphone, Blackberry or iPod. One part intrusive added to one part coddling equals one big pile of asinine. [Gothamist]

>> Short people may yet triumph over Randy Newman’s call for the denial of respect — at least on the Metro. [Washington Post]

>> Are you looking for a dose of laffs? Tune in to Channel 102 to watch D.C. actor Austin Bragg as the title character in The Defenders of Stan, in which a lonely office drone has to wake up every day as the only normal human being left on Earth after everyone else gets awesome super powers.

>> Why go to Crystal City (one could simply stop the sentence there) for sandwiches? Now, get your dose of Roberto Donna goodness delivered to your office. But: You’d better round up a posse, first. [Outta Mind, Outta Site]

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