Below The Beltway

A spa in Alexandria uses fish to give their client’s pedicures:
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) — Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.
Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been […]

Take the Pew Center’s Survey and find out.
Here’s my score:
Here’s Your Score: You correctly answered 12 of the 12 possible questions along with approximately 3% of the public. You did better than 97% of the general public.
Well of course I did.
H/T: Yankee Philip

Apparently, things are going so well in Prince William County right now that the government has time to worry about color schemes at gas stations:
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William County doesn’t like the color scheme on a Woodbridge gas station and has ordered the owner to replace its signs.
The owner spent $32,000 on new signs […]

Light blogging today, and tomorrow, because real life is both intruding and more important.
In the meantime, to mark the death of George Carlin, here are a few of his most memorable routines.
Here Carlin talks about “Stuff”

One of my favorites — even though I like baseball more than football — is this comparison of baseball and […]

My buddy Raymond on MSNBC’s Russert-porn:
The tragic death of Tim Russert is popping up in the news too much. From analysts talking about him and interviewing people who worked for him to websites talking about what he might have done to avoid what happened…there are too many stories. What are we not being told that […]

I’ve generally tried to stay away from a lot of more melancholy commentary surrounding the death of Tim Russert, but this interview with his son Luke is really quite something:

I’m guessing his Dad would be proud.

By proposing we make it easier to bring them in from foreign countries:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York congressman who has been romantically linked by tabloid newspapers to several high-profile, beautiful women, is one step closer to creating a special work permit for foreign fashion models.
Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner, a 43-year-old bachelor, has proposed […]

Not surprisingly, there’s been a lot of discussion among bloggers about moves by the Associated Press to define what constitutes “fair use” of it’s articles by bloggers:
The Associated Press, one of the nation’s largest news organizations, said that it will, for the first time, attempt to define clear standards as to how much of its […]

What do you call that carbonated beverage you drink ?
Here’s a map showing what the popular term is throughout the country:

I grew up in the Northeast so for me, it was always soda. I’m not even sure I heard the word “pop” used to describe a carbonated drink until I met my wife, who spent […]

Geez, can we at least wait until after the funeral ?
Discussion has already turned to who should replace Tim Russert on Meet the Press
The sudden death of Tim Russert has left the management of NBC News, for the moment at least, at a loss to contemplate how to replace him.
Mr. Russert was not only the […]