Blog Log: Candy Corn and Corned Beef? Seriously?

THERE ARE PLENTY of people across the area chowing down on leftover candy today — that's natural for Halloween. But apparently there's another traditional Halloween feast that's more meat than treat. Blogger The World Is My Oyster didn't sound that excited about it, though:

Seems like there should be something better for a dinner menu on Halloween than candy corn and corned beef. Maybe next year I will start some new tradition.

That sounds like a mixture of St. Patrick's Day and Halloween. Where's the Guinness? [Snowbunny in the City; The World Is My Oyster]

» ROUGH TIMES IN FOGGY BOTTOM: Considering Wednesday's contentious meeting in which many State Department envoys were told that they would be deployed to Iraq and other hardship assignments, we wonder if there are any secret Condoleezza Rice dart boards like this one in office break rooms across the globe. [WaPo; Princess Sparkle Pony]

» BACK ON THE STREETS: In recent weeks, there's been an absence at Diary of a Mad D.C. Cabbie. He's been in the hospital, but is out and has this message for cab drivers who were striking on Wednesday:

You idiots need to shut ... up and move on with the mayor's decision which could put more money in your pockets.

For the full, unvarnished and profanity-laden post, click here. [Diary of a Mad D.C. Cabbie]

» QUICKLY QUOTED: Are you anti-clown?: "Nothing is more disturbing to me than a grown man wearing clown makeup sporting a giant, squishy bulbous red nose." Hmmm, like this guy? Or Neil Patrick Harris? [Rude Cactus]

Photo of Halloween festivities in Georgetown taken on Wednesday by Chris Combs/Express

Posted By Michael Grass at 4:21 PM on November 1, 2007 Tagged in Blog Log , Free Ride , Local Blogs , News , Out & About , Top Stories

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