Good morning, Washington. We always thought it might be sort of fun to suggest something totally off the wall about President Bush, like that he might, oh, hate your children and want them to die sick and alone. Now that he’s gone ahead and confirmed it, it’s hard to know where to go from here. Is there anything worse than sick and dying children? How about, President Bush is in league with the devil? While…

Despite the brightly shining sun and lovely breeze currently making its way through downtown Washington, you might want to bring along an umbrella today — CapitalWeather.com is predicting a 60 percent chance of showers and possible thunderstorms later this afternoon. But don’t think of it as an inconvenience. Think of it as a chance to gleefully splash in puddles just like you did when you were young — you know, like the last time we…

Yes, you read correctly — early this morning, there was a small fire on the Orange Line tracks between the East Falls Church and Ballston Metro stations. Trains were stopped for 10 to 15 minutes as firefighters got the fire under control. The Orange Line is now back to running on schedule. No mention, yet, as to what caused the morning pyrotechnics. Montgomery County Police Restricted from Message Board: WJLA is reporting that Montgomery County…

Admit it: You’ve always wanted to have a police scanner. And since D.C. is reportedly the sixth-most dangerous city in the country (despite our dropping homicide rate), a scanner can be the source of endless entertainment. Unfortunately, scanners can be a bit expensive. Enter the D.C. Fraternal Order of Police online police scanner. With Winamp and a sound card, you can listen to the District police go about their work all day. The scanner, though…