The city proved equal to an unparalleled challenge says the Washington Post, about yesterday’s inauguration

as someone who survived the purple tunnel of doom - an inauguration ticket-holder who stood in line for hours inside the 395 tunnel along with thousands upon thousands of other ticket-holders, some of whom (but not me; too lazy) had been waiting since 6 in [...]

but seriously, this group doesn’t sound like much fun even if you are into groups, right?
this group, though, is a different story

sword eaters Tyler Fyre and Thrill Kill Jill at Palace of Wonders,
doing their Lucky Daredevil Thrillshow
Zamora the Torture King was there eating broken glass, too.
Actually, he was doing much more than eating broken glass
but [...]

I keep reading food blogs where people show their adoring fans the sort of astonishingly delicious and photogenic foods they cook and eat.
So I was thinking today, as I was stirring up another of my disgraceful lunches, that my food is like the opposite of food blog food.  Which makes it funny to blog about.
today’s [...]

“Lots of tourists view travel abroad as basically a chance to shop for regionally themed trinkets.”
hee – funny article on Slate about a grown man (well, a guy my age…) spending five days in Disneyland, not enjoying it all that much. reminiscent of A Supposely Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again. i [...]