Recently, a bag of Doritos I bought from a vending machine came with a “prize” from the vending company. I won a coupon for a free eight pack of 12 oz. cans of any carbonated Coca-Cola product. Given that the next time I see an 8 pack of Coke in cans it will be the first, it is not much of a prize. If you find a place that sells that quantity and type, let me know and I will give you a Sprite.
In the 27 years I have been a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I have yet to set foot in Richmond, the capital. State capitals I have visited: Annapolis, Md.; Boston, Mass,; Denver, Colo.; Harrisburg, Penna. I have driven through Richmond, Va., Raleigh, N.C., Albany, N.Y., Providence, R.I., Trenton, N.J., and Columbus, Ohio without stopping.
Up in Bootown, The Inky and Philly Daily News were sold to local ownership and not a newspaper company. It will be very interesting to see how that works out. They had been owned by KnightRidder, but when McClatchy bought KR, they indicated they wanted nothing to do with the JOA papers from the city of brotherly love.
If I were in charge of VDOT, I would change the control city of westbound I-66 from Front Royal to Shenandoah Valley.
Speaking of OWO, a recent post noted that ESPN is in trouble. The rise of league owned cable networks is challenging their role as the 800 lbs. gorilla of TV sports. The NFL just played them, letting them have Monday Night Football, but making NBC’s new Sunday night game the marquee telecast and giving the peacock network the ability to reschedule games into that timeslot, something MNF wanted for years.
MySpace.com reminds me of the internet circa 1996 — lots of animated gifs and links but no content. I am not a member.
I have watched at least two innings of every Nats game since Thursday, a new record for me. That streak ends tonight.
My brother is headed to Colorado this summer and I am a little jealous. I was there in 1999 for a week and loved it. I could even live there for a few years, but would ultimately miss the East’s high concentration of cities and proximity to the ocean. I find it comforting to know that I can be sitting on a beach less than 5 hours from right now if I really want to be.
There is a lot of debate over whether to put the proposed Metro line to Dulles above or under the ground through Tysons Corner. Being that Tyson’s is an aesthetic nightmare, I don’t see how an elevated railway detracts from it. If anything it might make it more interesting. However, it is still worthwhile looking into the tunneling option.
