Achenblog: December 13, 2009 - December 19, 2009
Blizzard of 2009 Photos
Photos from midday....when we still just had a taste of it. I'm pretty sure we now have about 9 feet of snow. Don't listen to reports saying there are 15 or 18 inches. It's more like 80 or 90...
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December 19, 2009; 6:09 PM ET |
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The blizzard of '09
The big one. These things usually miss, don't they? Veering at the last second? The massive storm turning into a light dusting? Not this time. Already got at least 8 inches here in NW DC and it's going to...
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Joel Achenbach
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December 19, 2009; 9:39 AM ET |
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Al Franken shushes Joe Lieberman
[I've been hanging out at the Capitol and happened to witness the startling exchange between Joe Lieberman and Al Franken just now. Franken the other day had a testy encounter with John Thune. Now, with Lieberman asking for a...
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Joel Achenbach
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December 17, 2009; 4:26 PM ET |
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Time 'Person of the Year': good call
Good call! Ben Bernanke may not be a snazzy choice, but he's a smart one. I hate it when Time gets too cute with this annual tradition and decides to pick some reviled foreign despot (just to infuriate the...
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Joel Achenbach
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December 16, 2009; 8:23 AM ET |
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Google and the Aughts
Adrian Higgins has a piece in Style today that is really the story of the decade -- the Aughts, distilled. This was the decade of the iPod and the Blackberry and the iPhone and the Android and the ubiquitous laptops...
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Joel Achenbach
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December 15, 2009; 10:28 AM ET |
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Falling behind on self-loathing
It was nearly noon when I slapped my head and thought, "Damn, I haven't done my self-loathing yet." The feeling of being behind, constantly, has become oppressive. At some point in life you seek controlled discombobulation. If unable to...
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December 14, 2009; 1:17 PM ET |
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Christmas at the White House
I took a tour of the White House on Friday night and didn't once spill my drink on a rug or break any furniture. It's the kind of house where you worry about causing damage. It's your rich grandma's...
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Joel Achenbach
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December 13, 2009; 8:45 AM ET |
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