>> Today is Ice Cream Soda Day. We’re just going to start making up our own holidays at this point. Tomorrow is National Pedicure Day, and the day after that is Give A Stranger a Teddy Bear Day, OK? [Freakonomics Blog]

>> A man who tried to force a co-worker into a sex act with a knife was only arrested because he’s such a good employee. [City Desk]

>> More on whether those beer pops, now being called “hopsicles,” are being legally served at Rustico in Alexandria. [Free Ride]

>> “I found out the hard way that menopausal women and open air hibachis do not mix. ” [Avert Your Eyes]

>> There are lions everywhere in downtown D.C. [Books, Photos, Maps, Ties]


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