And in Other News...

I'm sitting here reading the news and I gotta say that DC never fails to disappoint. I remember my first day of college. The breaking story was an overnight burglary at a furniture store. I remember thinking to myself, "That made the news?" The entire first week of school I listened to local residents caution me about how dangerous Durham, NC was. "Be careful out there. There are gangs in Durham." I used to respond with, "Really? That's it? DC is so bad, I expect pigeon or a squirrel to pull out a gun and shoot me one day."

So anyway let's see...

Stabbing at Woodley Park Metro. Two guys got jumped and robbed in Adams Morgan and instead of reporting it, they say that they followed the robbers to the subway and confronted them. The robbers pulled out a knife and stabbed the two guys, killing one of them. This goes to show that standing up for yourself in is the last thing you want to do in this city.

Speaking of robberies, somebody robbed a man at an ATM machine while the victim's four year old daughter was standing right there. No church in the wild, I guess. You would think that with a kid present that maybe someone's heart would grow two sizes too big and they'd leave you alone, but that's not the case in this place. Personally, I find that people (drivers mostly) see me and my daughter as moving targets that earn them bonus points should they successfully take us out.

On a lighter note, a new study shows that eating fish out of the Anacostia River is a really bad idea. Not sure who in their right mind would eat anything that comes out of there, but it's good to know. For those unfamiliar with the Anacostia River, it's a moving body of liquid...I guess you can technically call it water. It doubles as the runoff for our storm water and sewage overflows. So basically whenever it rains for more than ten minutes our sewers back up and all of that "stuff" feeds into the river. I don't think people catch fish so much as maybe the fish are willing to take their chances on land and thus see baited hooks as a better alternative to staying in there. If you've caught and eaten a fish from there and are still alive, I invite you to drop me a line. You don't have to comment on this site. Just use whatever telepathic powers you've gained since consumption and send the message to me using your mind.

I'm done reading the news for today. That's just the first three articles I saw. I'll save the rest for tomorrow.