Photo by Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie.

Good morning, Washington. So, who’s tired of this terrible weather yet? It’s too bad for those who are (that is, everyone), so say the fine purveyors of meteorological information at CWG, who dub this weekend’s weather as, at once, “woefully wet”, “stunning,” and “miserable.” We’re looking at low temperatures which will smash record lows at local airports, in some cases by ten degrees. It’s supposed to get warmer next week, but with today being the fourth day in a row we’re waking up to just plain uninviting greyness, it’s hard to not think that we’ve just plain skipped over that nice period of autumn weather which we all love.

The cherry on top: “Interestingly, enough cold air may wrap into region for some snowflakes to be seen tonight, mainly north and west of town.”

Bundle up, folks.

Scanning some other news which you might have missed:

>> Reflections on the waves of recent gang violence in both Shaw and on Clay Terrace NE: Ward 1 Councilman Jim Graham bemoans the lack of a citywide gang intervention strategy; meanwhile, police Chief Cathy Lanier took to the Kojo Nnamdi show (her interview begins at about 11:50 of the program) with an optimistic stance, despite the recent incidents.

>> The Washington Nationals’ messiah, Stephen Strasburg, made his first start in baseball’s Arizona Fall League last night. His line? Three and a third shutout innings, two hits, two strikeouts and one walk on 50 pitches. (Ah, so that’s what optimism feels like.)

>> Whoops! Virginia failed to mail over 2,000 absentee ballots to citizens overseas in time for them to vote in the 2008 elections. And to think, Bob Barr could have finished third! For shame, Virginia, for shame.