Good morning, Washington, and welcome to Friday. There’s nothing like a nationally televised address about troop levels to put you in a mood for a sound night’s sleep heading into the weekend, isn’t there? Certainly we would never have tossed and turned contemplating the “sinister ingenuity” that allows President Bush to escalate a war and then de-escalate it a year later without ever having a plan to successfully end it, and yet be able…

Good morning, Washington. Even if you don’t plan to do anything with your day like attending a memorial event or volunteering, it’s rather difficult to forget what day it is today — every time you see the date Sept. 11 on a credit card slip or memo, you’re going to be reminded. The Post has a big interactive feature up on the creation of the Pentagon Memorial, which is scheduled to open in one…

Heck yeah, Washington! It’s the Friday before Memorial Day Weekend, and we sure hope you’re leaving early today. Whether you’re staying in town to enjoy a little extra breathing room or escaping via bus, train, car or plane, we’d like to wish you a wonderful and safe weekend. If you’re like me, you’re driving out to the beach despite surging gas prices — but according to the WaPo, we’re not alone. According to AAA Mid-Atlantic,…

Good morning, Washington. We know how it is, the week before a major holiday when you’ve probably got travel plans — Friday can’t come soon enough. There’s only two full work days left to go before you get to walk out that office door and do a little dance of joy, but in the meantime, we’ll do our best to distract you from that increasingly nagging feeling that you might soon completely lose your…

We were excited to stumble across this fantastic clip of D.C. icon Petey Greene on YouTube today. In the clip, for reasons we’re not really sure about, Greene explains how to eat a watermelon on his show, “Petey Greene’s Washington” on WDCA-TV. If you’re unfamiliar with (or perhaps too young to know about) the life of Petey Greene, the famed ex-con turned civil rights activist turned TV and radio personality is the subject of…

Good morning, Washington! So c’mon: be honest. Did you bike to work today? With scattered showers predicted across the region, we suppose it’s understandable if you didn’t. We hope you feel at least a little guilty anyway, though — particularly those of us who did end up biking through potential drizzle. We guess we’ll give a pass to Paul Wolfowitz though — even if he did ride his bike to work today, he won’t…

Good morning, Washington. We’re not sure how last night’s 2nd Republican debate could have been any more entertaining, so in case you missed it, the Politico has a nice collection of some of the highlights. There’s going to be many, many more presidential primary debates over the course of the year, so we thought we’d take some nominations from you on the best bars in town to watch them. Nothing goes better with debating than…

The WaPo’s Marc Fisher has the latest update on the saga of D.C. administrative law judge Roy L. Pearson and his $65 million lawsuit against local dry cleaners Custom Cleaners for misplacing his favorite pair of pants. We first told you about this story back in early April, and it has since gained worldwide attention from people who like to read about stories detailing acts of unbelievable arrogance and stupidity. Like us. Fisher brings word…

The main air traffic control tower at Washington Dulles International Airport was evacuated just after 10 a.m. this morning after fumes from a nearby construction site made some people working in the tower feel ill. The WaPo reports that two controllers and one supervisor were transported to a hospital, but their shifts were quickly filled by back-up staff and the evacuation caused no significant delays — an average of just about 27 minutes for delays…

Good morning, Washington. We hope you had as pleasant a weekend as we had, running around in that gorgeous warm sunlight and forgetting you ever complained about the weather in this city in the first place. Not even the threat of rain later this week, nor the mess of traffic on Saturday night that resulted from what was reportedly the least fun White House Correspondents’ Dinner ever, could ruin our overall improved moods. Seasonal affective…