Sue Conley, co-founder of Cowgirl Creamery
@ National Harbor
Q:What's your favorite food TV show or host?
A:"John Shields of 'Chesapeake Cooking.' He was a deep appreciation for local foods."
» "IT'S OBVIOUS THAT MIKE KNEW what he wanted done with his money. We hope there aren't any greedy mongers around to challenge this man's last testament."
Bossip.com was intrigued to learn that singer Diana Ross is listed as the successor guardian to Michael Jackson's estate, after his mother, Katherine Jackson.
» "ELIJAH DUKES SENT DOWN on Wednesday. Nats host Domestic Violence Awareness Day at Nationals Park on Friday."
@DCSportsBog offers a bit of an explanation as to why Dukes was sent down to the minor league by the Nationals. Dukes has a troubled history of violence and allegedly once threatened to kill his wife.
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» "I LOVED VIBE MAGAZINE in high school. I always kind of aspired to be a writer there. Well, before I abandoned journalism altogether, and, well, a lot of hip-hop culture as well."
A Jezebel.com commenter was marginally upset to hear about the demise of the once-prominent hip-hop culture magazine after 16 years of circulation.
» "IT WAS PILING ON in the name of symbolism; the non-capital equivalent of executing a guy twice for the same crime."
Andrew Cohen of VanityFair.com thought that though Bernard Madoff deserved a harsh sentence, 150 years turned him into "a symbol of judicial excess, of a man paying the price not just for his own heinous crimes but for the crimes of others who came before him."
"SOULLESS GREASEBALLS like Madoff are only sorry that they got busted. If he was capable of true remorse, he never could have even thought about ruining so many people's lives."
A Gothamist.com commenter found the legendary Ponzi schemer's explanation to his victims after receiving a 150-year prison sentence rather phony, adding, "He can take his apology and [shove] it."
» "I FIND IT SICKENING the House held a moment of silence in his honor as well. What contribution did he [make to] society?"
CapitolHill20210.blogspot.com views late entertainer Michael Jackson strictly as a creep, adding, "I am sorry, but the moonwalk does not count as life-changing!"
» "THE AMERICANS POSITIVELY CRUMPLED in the second half. Whatever [Bob] Bradley told the team in the locker room — well, it didn't work."
UnprofessionalFoul.com was disappointed in the performance of the U.S. soccer team in Sunday's Confederations Cup final, which it led 2-0 at halftime over Brazil, only to lose 3-2.
» "I HOPE THIS MEANS all of the Michael Jackson tributes [this] week run nothing but Billy Mays infomercials during the ad breaks."
A commenter at Gawker.com tries to make light of the death of infomercial pitchman Billy Mays, who sold many products, including OxiClean and other home cleaning and maintenance goods.
» "BEING ABLE TO READ your voicemail and having one number that rings all your phones is terrific, especially at the amazingly low price of free."
News.Cnet.com thinks there are pros and cons to the soon-to-be-released google voice service, which allows users to combine multiple phone numbers into one line and route calls as needed. It also features transcribed voicemail recordings.
» "CONSIDERING THE AIRWAVES have become a broadcasting medium almost exclusively reserved for garbage, it might just do the album justice to keep it off the [radio]."
UDoTheDishes.com is a fan of rapper/actor Mos Def's new album, "The Ecstatic," calling him "one of the few true hip-hop craftsmen still in the game."
» "THE UNITED STATES flabbergasted the world, ending Spain's 35-match unbeaten streak. Put that in your vuvuzela and blow on it."
Deadspin.com was happy to see the U.S. stun No. 1-ranked Spain in the Confederations Cup Wednesday, and makes reference to the controversial noisemakers that abound at the tournament.
» "LEAVING ASIDE the fact that these other schools were named after possibly the two worst presidents in history, isn't it a little soon for schools to be named after Obama?"
WashingtonCityPaper.com/blogs/citydesk thinks prince george's county might be jumping the gun naming a school after President Obama, though schools were named for George W. Bush and Richard Nixon soon after they took office.
» "CONDITIONS WITHIN THOSE congested cars are at times subhuman. We who ride it regularly are in a very real sense survivors, even on eventless days."
OnFrozenBlog.com was sad about Monday's Red Line collision, but adds, "Imagine if Monday's tragedy had occurred at a time when 15,000-plus hockey patrons [were riding]."
» "IT IS UNCLEAR whether Sanford ran full monty through the woods, but media outlets are salivating over the possibility."
DissentingJustice.blogspot.com is amused by the fact that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's disappearing act turned Appalachian trail trip coincided with 'Naked Hiking Day.'
» "AMONG THE MYRIAD TWEETS and Facebook messages, could it be that a YouTube video becomes the galvanizing moment in Iran's troubled election?"
Mashable.com calls the now-famous video of a girl identified only as "Neda" dying in the streets of tehran "too distressing to ignore."
» "I LOVE TARGET. It's the most magical place ever. Where else can I get milk, Lean Cuisines, a top, a sports bra and an ice cream maker in the same place?"
Theartofaccessories.com/blog is even more impressed that the superstore has an equally resourceful online shop.
» "IT'S UPTON SINCLAIR and 'The Jungle' all over again, except that only 90 minutes of your attention are required."
Theslowcook.com thinks everyone should see "Food, Inc.," but adds, "Too bad most [people] won't, simply because this is not the kind of movie that gets wide distribution."
» "I PERSONALLY think that [Jim] Graham's actions were brave and commendable. I also think it commendable that he hires diverse and possibly at-risk youths to intern in his office."
While police don't advise doing the same, Theheightslife.blogspot.com approves of the council member's decision to drive his intern, who allegedly shot two people in Columbia Heights, to be booked.
» "IF YOU ARE a passenger in a train and that train stops to let new people on, please be a peach and move closer to the center of the car."
"I can assure you that nobody needs to tell me that blogging about the D.C. Metro system is passe and cliche," writes heypretty.typepad.com. But this still needed to be said.
» "NO ONE IS is concerned about the health and well-being of the cycles other than the cyclist. The only ones who care whether I live through my commute would be me and the short list of those who love me."
gwadzilla.blogspot.com thinks bikers shouldn't be ticketed, because they're just trying to keep themselves safe.
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