Remember back in the early days of the Iraq War when President Bush repeated dumbly, month after month, “We’re turning a corner,” and things just got worse? That’s basically the situation in our domestic housing market: a relentless onslaught of bad news, brief hope that things could not possibly get any worse, followed by unspeakably awful news. MORE »

* “DC law requires residents to remove snow from sidewalks and steps within eight hours of daylight after the snow stops. Avoid overexertion when shoveling snow. Overexertion can bring on a heart attack–a major cause of death during the winter.” [DCist]
* “Valentine’s Day is a Christian corruption of a pagan festival involving werewolves, blood and fucking.” [Ross Notes]
* Closing prices from January home sales in Petworth. [Petworth News]
* “GWU IS A TERRIBLE UNIVESITY! Do you know how I know? Because I went there, and I just misspelled UNIVERSITY” [Pop Pop Bang]
* Careful with the mouseovers or you will get nauseated. [Near Southeast Washington DC Redevelopment/Revitalization]