» "WANT TO GET A CONVERSATION going at happy hour tonight? Ask your friends whether they think there's such a thing as an 'Arlington Girl.'"
Whatsuparlington.blogspot.com thinks the urbandictionary.com definition of a typical "Arlington Girl" is too generic and could easily apply to guys, too.

"RUMOR IS THAT David Gregory will be named the next host of 'Meet the Press.' In my opinion, that would be a mistake."
Thinkingfool.com would prefer to see Ted Koppel fill the late Tim Russert's seat on the NBC show, adding, "Here's one vote for the gentleman with the funny-looking hair!"

» "HAVING CHILDREN is wonderful, but it does mean giving up on certain luxuries. Like going out — ever."
Wheresmycape.com doesn't get much time to go out with her husband, adding, "The rare times [we do] get out of the house, [we] stuff our pieholes somewhere, because given the option of eating or doing anything else, we usually pick eating."

» "IT'S NOT EVERY DAY that a movie will sock you in the jaw, hug you and tickle you all at once. If this movie doesn't affect you, you might not have a soul."
Heypretty.typepad.com saw "Slumdog Millionaire" over the weekend, adding "[It was] predictable at times and [lacked] a bit of character development."

"WITH BOBBY JINDAL at the GOP's helm, the generational shift would be complete. His mere presence [in Iowa] ignited talk about 2012."
Updateslive.blogspot.com reflects on the impact of the Louisiana governor of Indian descent, who toured a flood-damaged community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Saturday.

» "I NEED TO DETOX. ... Since Wednesday, I have consumed too much: turkey, ham, beer, wine, Crown [Royal] and Coca-Cola."
Lifeaslist.blogspot.com admits to overdoing things a bit over the thanksgiving weekend, including spending too much money and not sleeping enough.

"GEORGETOWN STUDENTS hoping they could stop trekking to [Virginia] to get their Macs fixed are out of luck, at least for a little longer."
Blog.georgetownvoice.com relays news from the Washington Business Journal that Apple Inc. has no building plans for a proposed location at 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

» "TAKING HOME HALF a pie is the same as inserting that pie into your fat cells manually. You [have] your pie on Thanksgiving and that is that."
Josefbrandenburg.com has basic pointers for not gaining too much weight on thanksgiving, which include taking home only turkey and no other leftovers.

"AT LEAST HALF of these fashions are open to interpretation, falling in some weird raggedy netherworld between bad and good."

Jezebel.com was intrigued by some of the red carpet outfits at the american music awards, adding, "[It's] not the best Jordin Sparks [second from right] has ever looked."

» "IT'S HARD TO ARGUE that a coach deserves to keep his job after his team starts the season with 10 losses in 11 games."
Dcprosportsreport.com discusses the Wizards' firing of head coach Eddie Jordan, adding, "On the other hand, [he was] coaching without his best player and scorer."

"SO [THE GIRLS] will be going to Sidwell Friends. I will not be one of those outraged that the Obamas didn't enroll their girls in public school."
Dcteacherchic.blogspot.com figures the Secret Service wasn't too happy to hear that the first daughters will be attending separate campuses.

» "IF YOU ARE GOING to go [through] the trouble of making a plan and hiring people, you might want to go ahead and enforce the new rules."
Whyihatedc.blogspot.com does not think the taxicab stand in Adams Morgan is effective at all, as taxis still pick up people anywhere they find convenient.

» "TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY wins are impressive, but in my mind [Mike Mussina] 'The Moose' will always be more of a compiler than a great player."
Collegegradrealworld.net does not think the former Orioles and Yankees pitcher deserves to be in the baseball Hall of Fame.

"I PROBABLY WOULDN'T love it if they were taking my boat hostage, but, I'm sorry ... I just get a kick out of thinking about them."
Talentedunemployedjd.blogspot.com tries to find humor in the situation involving Somali pirates who have hijacked multiple vessels in the Gulf of Aden.

» "BUDGET SHORTFALLS? No problem! Just hang out on the corner of Third and M streets NW and rake in the cash. 'Cause we are sick of raking up the trash."
Lifein.mvsna.org is amused by the fact that d.c. is finally establishing fines for littering, but doesn't think the regulation will do anything to stop it.

"THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT Brit that's so tragic that you can't help but want to give her a hug and take her out of Hollywood for good."
Mollygood.com feels bad for pop star Britney Spears, who seemed quite depressed in a recent MTV documentary titled, "Britney: For the Record."

» "I THINK IT'S GREAT that citizens are challenging and questioning the process of historic districting. D.C. has a lot of old houses and buildings."
Inshaw.com/blog applauds Lanier Heights residents, adding, "What neighborhood doesn't have a number of houses and building 50 years old and older?"