Tom Clancy once remarked in one of his books that Washingto DC is (’X’ number) square miles, surrounded by reality…

I’ve taken to just calling it Dumbass, or Dumbass Hollow if I’m feeling wordy.

I know it’s not very clever, but I figure they don’t really deserve a clever insulting name.

A friend of mine calls it something that, if I typed it here, would burn out the pixels on your monitor. Yes, there is someone more cynical than me. Scary, eh? We try to keep him relatively isolated from the general public.

> “Pharyngulistas”

I totally did that once in a brothel in Nevada! It’s overrated. You need *two* girls and goat never cooperates.

Well, then I’m afraid I cannot believe in your existence.

Do you take smite requests?

I have a list.

It’s rather long…

> “there’s some big school group here, too. There are swarms of teenagers running around and squealing and giggling and having a fun time- I’m trying to restrain myself from smiting them”

That I think that’s illegal in most of the country with the exception of parts of the South.

> “How about “BAbees” instead?”

Only if the posters to your site get to be called Pizzers.

I’d -LOVE- to have seen John kick Hoagland out of Lowel! I’d heard that delicious story last summer when John joined the club. He’s operating the 26″ Clark refractor a good bit lately for public night.

That reminds me, BABlogees! (How about BAers?) You are all invited to view Mars (or Saturn or whatever’s up) in the monster 26″ refractor at the University of Virginia’s McCormick Observatory in Charlottesville Virginia. It’s free and open to the public on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, year around. This is the best view of Saturn you’ll probably ever have, bar none. Phil will back me up on this one fer sher, he used to operate the scope himself. It’s the best free show in the universe!

See ya at Susan’s place tomorrow, Red! If you need directions, email me at vicepresident (at) cvilleastro dot org.
Rich