Rave: Heading to Kenya on Wednesday for a 2-week vacation and to catch up with an old friend. Can’t wait!

Yeah, something good happened this weekend! I finished a dollhouse that I’ve been working on since July! It’s really pretty cool, if I may say so myself. Working electric lights, carpet, all that “original” molding and other details that we so love in DC houses…

And for my next random reader revel, I hope to say that I found someone to buy it, and that it’s going to a wonderful home with a little girl who will treasure it.

Hey PoP, do you mind if I post a link to the craigslist listing?

Rave: gorgeous weather on sunday.
Rant: Washington Blade closed today.

Also very sad about the Washington Blade. I will miss “Bitch Session”

Rant: Three teenage girls in an old black Mazda threw a handful of pennies from their car window at me and another cyclist while climbing up 14th St by Duron Paint yesterday.

Rave: Caught up to them at a red light and snapped a photo of their car/license plate with my trusty iPhone for the DC police. [Insert last laugh here.]

Here’s some info on Blade closing from City Paper:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/11/16/report-washington-blade-closes/

and word on a possible new venture from Politico:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/1109/Washington_Blade_folds_.html

Rant: Hey, if you don’t like what’s going on with the recent GANG MURDER, let the Mayor and City Council know they need to refund the Gang Intervention Program!!!

The GIP works with the Police, gang members and Familes to reduce violence and homicides. Between 1999 and 2003 there were 12 gang murders in this exact area. from 2003 – 2008 ZERO gang murders.

Then, the funding was pulled. Sure, we have budget problems, but we have to decide if this is the program we really want cut!?!?!?!?!

But really – contact the City and Jim Graham or stop complaining!

Rave: If you conact either of them!

Rave: Gorgeous sunset last night. Anyone want some paint exactly that color? I am cleaning out the storage closet and realized I have 20+ cans of paint of various (but generally bright) experimental colors – great for decorating a kid room, or a wild bathroom. I just posted it on Craigslist under FREE stuff – searchword – PAINT. Come get it! Go crazy!

As for watching the meteor shower – it is probably farther than you want to go but I highly recommend Assateague Island Natl. seashore. I went for the last extravaganza about 10 years ago and it was like a rainstorm of light!

You don’t need to go outside the city for the meteor shower. Drive to the open field across the street from St. John’s High School at Glover and Military Rd. You may be watched over by a few deer.

love is a dog from hell. still. ( thanks hank).

bday, took the fam to redrocks.

Thanks MK for the good advice!

What time is the Meteor shower tonight ?

Well, as long as our Prince doesn’t object…!

Dollhouse:
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tag/1468390764.html

Oakie – great detail on the wall paper, trim, fretwork and the working lights are very cool. Nice job!

rant: while checking my news for the day i came across this http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33973665/ns/health-womens_health

which basically says the a gov’t funded panel has said that mammograms for women under the age of 50 are pointless and self exams do not work…the only way they recommend mammograms under the age of 50 is if you have a family history and/or a genetic mutation….

my mom had neither of those two conditions when she was diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of 50….if she had waited until she was 50 she probably would died..

i’m all for gov’t health care ( as someone who currently has none) but this just seems like an excuse for the gov’t to use to not pay for mammograms ..which in the end could cost alot more if they have women being diagonsed with more advanced stages of cancer that could have been detected earlier and more effectiely treated while in those earlier stages.