A Little Late in Posting
Funny – I don’t feel tardy. But I have been slacking on this. Just a temporary setback, I assure you. Between remodeling the bathroom and a new commute to King Street metro in Alexandria, time is scarce. But until I have time for something more substantial, here are a few things to think about:
- Any home improvement project will require at least three trips (in one day) to Strosnider’s. Between shearing off the trap under the sink and ripping everything off the wall for electrical work, you might as well just suck it up.
- The full County Council voted yesterday to approve funding for the Fillmore, but that is by no means the end of it. Everyone voted in favor except for Roger Berliner (who voted nay), Valerie Ervin (who had to leave the meeting early), and Marc Elrich (who abstained). Come on, Marc. What’s up with that? Thanks to Singular for pointing out some IMP hypocracy, too.
- I was driving up Georgia to head East on the Beltway when a sign in front of the Christ Lutheran Church of the Deaf caught my eye: It said “Silent Auction.” No joke. Unfortunate that I couldn’t get out of rush hour traffic to snap a photo.
- Ghar-E-Kabab is damn tasty. Give it a whirl. Great pakora, chana masala, and butter chicken.
- National Public Radio can have their no-good NoMa (hit a homa) space. They really sort of belong in Washington, DC, anyway. Could you hear Lakshmi Singh say “from NPR in Silver Spring, MD”? Mmm… I could. Lakshmi. Wait – where was I? Oh yeah…
- I also highly recommend Tuesday nights at Olazzo for $5 martinis. Have I already mentioned that? And any other night for random revelry is great, but I think we should pack the bar every Tuesday. Who’s with me?
Unfortunately, I won’t be at Olazzo this Tuesday, as I’m heading out to SXSW in Austin. First time and I’m pretty psyched. More to post upon my return (or maybe if I get some good stuff out there, of course). IMP can suck it.
Catch ya later, Bill and Ted.
UPDATE: Silver Spring Daily Photo was gracious enough to hop out of the car and snap a photo of the Silent Auction sign. (Many thanks!) Looks like the auction applies the larger church (Calvary Lutheran), but I say the gag still stands.
7 Comments so far
1st off, Strosniders just plain rocks! It is my favorite place to shop in downtown Silver Spring. If you need other than food or clothes there is a good chance that you will find it there.
2nd, Mark Elrich doesn’t rock. Appearently he believes all government deals should be out in the open and transparent. This is how the Purple Line is being handled, does anyone remember that? In Chicago everything is done behind closed doors, palms get greased, and things get done. Chicago is a great, vibrant city, full of walkable neighborhoods and good public transit. Silver Spring on the other hand is a bastion of myopic, poltroonish, NIMBY’s… and as maddening as that is, it has become home, and I love you all. No need to reply on what an a**hole I am as I already know.
Shalome
hi Comrade,
ah that would do it, home improvement is indeed time consuming. Thats why i avoid it hehehhee. Where is Olazzo located?? Have fun at the conference
I’ll join you at Olazzo…I love that place!
Strosnider’s sucks. We went there looking for a laser level, and they didn’t even have one.
Alright, so that’s a little specialty. But, really, it’s only like $150. It’s not _that_ special. Give me a real Home Depot any day of the week.
Yeah, but I can step out my door and walk to Strosnider’s in 10 minutes. *And* find someone to give me good advice whenever I walk in.
…and Strosniders is a amall, local, family owned chain unlike Home Despot. (SXSW? lucky dude)
I don’t know what a $150 laser level is, but it sounds rad. What kind of damage can a thing like that do?