Life + Leisure
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Railing for a Retreat
To and from all nearby points, we Washingtonians commute. Some make their daily roundtrips on rails, some on tires, some on foot. In the midst...
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Fake and Fabulous
Tribbles may be trouble and PETA has been known to paint the town red, so when it comes to fur, going fake has its advantages....
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Career Finder
If you hate your job -- or worse, you don't have one -- don't fret. Washington is home to several temporary-employment agencies. Picking the right...
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Alternate Realities
Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. And in these days of uncertain gas prices and economic unease, necessity may need to get...
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Pedal Pride
Ride that bike safely and with style. Here are a few items to help protect both you and your eco-friendly, heart-healthy, money-saving bicycle from thieves,...
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Gardasil Gambit
Visit Gardasil's official Web site, and unless you are female, you probably won't find much appeal in the opening page featuring a group of women...
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Old and New Nashville
Nashville (Photo by Gary Layda) If any city truly has a soul, it would be Nashville, Tennessee's capital. While a notch on the country's ''Bible...
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Spring Ahead
Fall is officially upon us. And even though you might be dreading the inevitable piles of leaves that will soon decorate your garden, there's no...
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The Goldilocks Solution
Around the time enormous SUVs began to inspire more than a twinge of guilt in many of their owners and gas prices caused a steady...
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Nearly Free Wheelin'
Ten years ago, bicycling commuters weren't the most common morning sight on 16th Street NW. Things change. ''Now you will see several riders going down...
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Sharp Edges
My experience with the Mitsubishi Lancer goes way back. That is, if you're counting hours logged playing Gran Turismo on the PlayStation, where tricked out...
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The Weekend Wake-Up
Ever since that infamous 2002 episode of The Simpsons parodied the GLBT community with a pride parade that included a float serving as homage to...
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Museums as Merchants
We've got the monuments, the memorials, the cherry blossoms and opportunities to catch your favorite politeratti in embarrassing situations. But two stalwarts of any good...
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Center of Attention
Consider the platypus. At the front, you have a duck's broad bill. At the rear, a beaver's hairy body. It's one of nature's most interesting...
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Vanquishing Viruses
There's no easy way to tell that while you were having cyber sex with DpntGayMsl, your computer caught something nasty, whether it's a virus or...
