Good news for Arlington commuters October 23, 2007

Arlington transit vehicle “ART” is now carrying Smartcard. I’m trying to make a list of vehicles that do not carry smartcard. I know the Prince George’s County busline and CUE in Fairfax City don’t carry it. If anyone has any others, please send them to me.

Some tips for when you go to the movie theater October 22, 2007

As usual, I’m trying to keep postings on film brief and focus on other Washington-oriented stories, while I write more about film and entertainment issues on my blog.
This will be movie-oriented:I work at a movie theater and it does lately annoy me how much people are spending and because I love movie theaters and want [...]

10 "Hidden" Power Players in Washington October 17, 2007

If you really want to familiarize yourself with the Washington vibe, you should pick up a copy of The Washingtonian. It incorporates the mindset of this city really well, I think.
Anyway, this month’s issue is a great one. It lists 150 power players in Washington and dissects influential people in the District ranging from talk [...]

Is there any benefit to watching a TV show on the night it airs? October 11, 2007

These past couple of TV seasons, TV networks have started airing their shows for free over the internet, and in addition they’ve also run encores of their shows, put shows on itunes, and made TV shows available on DVD far more quickly.
I have traditionally tried to give myself a sense of routine throughout my week [...]

a chance meeting between two metro passengers October 10, 2007

Here was a really interesting story I read in the Washington Post recently.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/30/AR2007093001537.html

Guess who’s back Okonheim ! October 9, 2007

Hey how are you doing ? It’s been a while since we talked.
I’m back on this blog again.
I have to say that while you did offer some good advice on the weather for this year you may want to look into getting some more credible information on the weather next time.
All I will [...]

Dating Advice October 9, 2007

I think it’s time for me to start a dating advice column, where I can share everything I’ve learned from my dating experiences so that other people can learn from them. Come to think of it, there’s only one thing I’ve learned over the years because I haven’t ever gotten terribly far with dating, romance, [...]

Global Warming is taking its toll October 7, 2007

In case anyone has moved to the DC area in the last couple of years, I thought you should know that this is not normal in terms of the weather we’re having.
October is not supposed to be summer-like and during the winter we usually have a few snowdays. It’s also ordinarily impossible to live in [...]