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    It is an odd place for a restaurant. You can't even see it from Eldon St. It's right near the Dunkin' Donuts.
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    I think I found a gem! It's been a while since I last had Ethiopian cuisine. I always enjoyed it, but this joint was a cut above anything I had before. My dining partner and I must have said some variation of "wow, this is good!" twenty times last night as we dove into a platter of veggie sambusa, stuffed jalapenos (sinig), kitfo, lentils (misir wot), yellow peas (kik wot), collard greens (gomen), cabbage (tikil gomen), chickpea stew (shiro), potato stew (dinich wot), and of course plenty of injera. We found it impossible to figure out which was the weakest dish. Each ingredient in the sambusa was distinct, rather than a pasty mess as I've had elsewhere. All of the vegetable and legume preparations tasted so bright and fresh. Often with these stewed dishes, the taste and texture brings to mind a vat stewing away until it's mush. That wasn't the case here. I asked the waiter to bring out the kitfo just as he'd like it. He claimed he liked it medium rare which surprised me since I thought it was generally raw. Perhaps he had seen too many Americans send it back. Anyway, I had it medium rare and the flavors were astounding. Total damage with tax and tip was about $50 and we walked out stuffed. The service was friendly and helpful. If you look at the menu, you'll see that they serve breakfast. That'll be my next trip. Enatye Ethiopian Restaurant
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    I've heard it's more about girth.
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    I did a little you-tubing on Glen Campbell. I had no idea how great he was on guitar and how varied his musical tastes were. Did you know he filled in for Brian Wilson with the Beach Boys?
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    1998 - as Sonny Dewey in "The Apostle" - Roger Ebert's review. Duvall wrote, directed, produced, and starred in it. I thought it was one of his best performances.
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    I have to work that day, so I'm hoping...Can the eclipse be rescheduled?
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    An unnatural shade of orange is all the rage these days. Does Anne Burrell don orange shoes like her former boss? Cheetos Restaurant from Adweek.com
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    Some may think it unfair to go back to Miller's college days for insight, but keep in mind this was only 10 years ago. http://www.dukechronicle.com/staff/stephen-miller Topics include the "war" on Christmas, Hollywood, and the culture wars. There's also an opinion piece on smoking which contains the following gobsmacker: "With countless dollars and the awesome force of political correctness behind it, the anti-smoking crusade is nearly impervious to truth or reason."
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    Me too. Does anyone remember this from back in February? Talk about troubling... Quoting from Stephen Miller's Wikipedia entry: "In a February 2017 appearance on CBS' Face the Nation, Miller criticized the federal courts for blocking Trump's travel ban, accusing the judiciary of having "taken far too much power and become, in many cases, a supreme branch of government. ... Our opponents, the media and the whole world will soon see as we begin to take further actions, that the powers of the president to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned.""
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    I finally tried out my Toddy this weekend with some Stumptown Hairbender. I was amazed at how little acidity there was. Any suggestions for other beans to try? What level of roasting works best with this method?
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    I've read your mentions of this before. What do you mean by Tysons becoming Manhattan-like? And how in the world will Reston be like that but less so than Tysons? Will Springfield become Miami-like? Rockville L.A.-like? Fairfax Chicago-like?
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    The +1 and I might head down to somewhere south of Asheville NC to witness the anger of the gods. I'll be sacrificing a goat-- maybe two. She's a vegetarian so, I dunno, maybe she'll throw a head of lettuce off a cliff.
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    I found this hilarious YouTube channel: You Suck at Cooking One of my favorites so far: Pea Salad
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    A coyote's top speed is 25.9 mph.
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    An Interactive Periodic Table on elements.wlonk.com.
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    Some helpful music:
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    Yikes, how can all those small plates be between $15 and $18 for dishes that must have significantly different food costs. Local fried green tomatoes at $16 while Maine sea scallop ceviche is only $2 more? Sitting down at a table and seeing that on the menu would definitely put me off.
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    Have you tried LaCroix? I think they're delicious. Cherry/Lime... mmm.
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    There's also a Thebes, which I know is Greek, but maybe they had some kinda ancient civilization fetish.
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    Cairo?
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    Wimbledon 2017

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    Hellooo? Helllllooooo? The last post in this thread was from 5/23. WTF? We have a contender here! Well, if the bullpen gets their shit together.
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    A few days ago I was listening to a Radiolab podcast called "Elements". The stories about Lithium, Carbon, and Xenon were fascinating. "Elements" on radiolab.org We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year-old carbon,And we got to get ourselves back to the garden. --Joni Mitchell
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    Since moving to NoVa, I really dig Riverbend Park along the Potomac. Teddy Roosevelt Island is a good one too.
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