Whoops. We neglected to bring you our weekly calendar of notable author visits yesterday, so here’s your slightly abbreviated version. Go forth and enjoy the wordy goodness. TUESDAY: Get ready for the farmer’s market season with Russ Parsons tonight at Politics and Prose, where he’ll be discussing how (and how not) to squeeze and shake for the perfect piece of fruit when he reads from How to Pick a Peach. 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Turn off…

Today we mark four years since the war in Iraq began. Without debating the wisdom of the war itself (or lack thereof), the U.S. has suffered some 3,204 casualties to date. Among those casualties are residents from the District, Maryland and Virginia — 3, 60 and 91, respectively. DCist would like to recognize their service to their country in what little way we can — by printing their names and sending our condolences to their…