Congratulations to the New York Giants for defeating evil Tom Brady and the Patriots in a huge come from behind victory. To suit the Patriots fans, the weather today is going to be gray and occasionally rainy.
Hall of Fame: Monk and Green
Congratulations to Redskins WR Art Monk and CB Darrell Green on their election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This was Green’s first year of eligibility, but Monk’s eighth. Many a Skins fan had questioned the collective wisdom of the NFL when Monk was rejected over the last several years, and I know at least one had quit watching football entirely because it. It’s okay now, Ben, come back!
Taxi Strike Today
It may be tougher than usual to find a cab today as many of the taxi groups are striking today. But since we have about eleventy million organizational units handling the various taxicabs, there will still be some running. The strike is over the metering system that’s due to take effect in the Spring. Perhaps this is a way to get the cabbies used to their new lower salaries?
DC Slowdown?
District CFO Natwar Gandhi is concerned about a 2009 slowdown in the local economy, which would effect the bottom line of the district. While DC is still running a surplus ($250M in 2007), it may not be that way much longer. This will play heavily into the budget hearings for 2009 that start soon, and including $1B (yes, with a B) of “program enhancements” including a new data center for the city, HIV/AIDS testing for the inmates of the DC Jail, and an expansion of the libraries’ collection.
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs
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