Good morning, Washington. The Washington Post reports that inauguration committee officials are finally getting down to brass tacks and telling D.C. metro residents what they can expect over the festivities. It’s not much you haven’t heard at watercoolers and in taxi cabs already: Consider walking, expect long waits for the Metro. No mention of bicycling in the report or whether roads are predicted to be too clogged for safe riding. The inauguration committee did extend special advice to those with special needs: Think very carefully before heading down to the Mall, because it won’t be easy to leave.

You won’t be able to stand under an umbrella in the case of rain, either — those are banned from the Mall for the inauguration. If it’s rainy and windy, it’s up to President-elect Barack Obama to keep us warm.

Auditions for Clinton Movie in D.C.: Are you a cigar aficionado, amateur saxophonist, and/or an authoritative pervert? If your face also flushes cherry red at the mention of “special prosecutor,” it may well be your time to shine. The Washington Business Journal isn’t even joking about auditions for the role of Bill Clinton for The Year of The Blue Dress, a nonpolitical comedy about a former President and his sexual relations with that woman. Producers have already cast the roles Monica Lewinsky (Ashley-Rebekah Faulkner), Michael Isikoff (Scott duPont) and Paula Jones (Paula Jones). Prospective Big Dogs will want to confirm but auditions are tentatively scheduled for the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City during the weekend before the inauguration.

Frederick Woman Wins Christmas Lights Battle: Litigation keeps the holiday bright! NBC4 reports that Debra Sachs has won her battle with her homeowners association, who dropped their demands that she remove her Christmas decorations as well as the fines for not having done so from the start. Of course, now that the conflict has made a cause célèbre of Sachs and her gaudy seasonal spectacle, we have the mise en scène for a reprisal should Sachs not take down the lights after New Year’s. Christmas in July, anyone?

Briefly Noted: Study holds Bush EPA accountable for Chesapeake Bay pollution . . . Christmas tree collection starts Friday . . . Vigil for SE girl found stabbed in burning house . . . Budget cuts loom over NoVA schools . . . Man shot in chest at Rockville Metro station.

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