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Good morning, Washington. Oh, the soggyness — the overnight hours did little to alter the weather, as Washington is still cloaked in a grey, wet gloom. (And hey, thanks for that 2 a.m. wake up call, Mother Nature.) The city’s sudden monsoon season has led to the extension of a flash flood watch until Friday, and officials are warning that waterways around the District could well overflow, given the amount of water the region has soaked up over the past few days.

Once You Pop, You Can’t Stop: The day’s political chatter is understandably being driven by the late afternoon resignation of now-former Gray deputy chief of staff Andi Pringle. In that vein, the City Paper’s Alan Suderman — who notes that Pringle only held down her job for about ten days (I’d note that only about four of those were actually business days) — presents this intriguing column about how working as the mayor’s chief of staff is probably one of the worst jobs you can conceivably get in the city government. Suderman also notes that Gray’s troubles with the people in said job is actually par for the course for the office of the D.C. mayor.

Bus Shelters To Get Countdown Signs: WMATA’s board of directors is currently mulling several cuts to bus service, but at least they’re also trying to improve the existing service. The Examiner reports that the transit agency will roll out public information displays at 155 bus shelters which will inform riders how long it will be until the next bus comes. The signs will display data from Next Bus, and will be paid for with an advertising partnership with Clear Channel.

No, You Hang Up First; No, You; No, You: Last night’s Nationals game was rained out. That much is clear. But the process leading to that decision was something more reminiscent of the conclusion of a phone call between a smitten high school couple than anything professional. First, the Dodgers’ Twitter feed said the game was postponed after the two teams agreed; then Major League Baseball said they should try to play; then gates were opened at Nationals Park; then the game was cancelled and not postponed; then, finally, officially postponed. Meanwhile, players and staff were left wondering just what the hell was going on — Dodger officials even had to go “scrambling later in the day to gather players to ride to the stadium.”

Briefly Noted: Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the District’s dirt, including the trivia that “The Ellipse in front of the White House is a trash dump in a stream valley”…Wone murder house sells for $1.5 million…Council roundtable on education focuses on middle school performance…Renovated Hawk ‘n’ Dove will no longer host 18+ nights…Fairfax serial slasher still at large…Google launches D.C. coupon offer to compete with Groupon, LivingSocial.

This Day in DCist: Last year, we documented hoards of descending Gaga fans, spoke with then-candidate Vince Gray and reported on a horrific car crash that led to the death of a young pedestrian.