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Updated invitation to downtown Silver Spring's 2010 tweet-up.
01/04/2010
The Downtown Silver Spring 2010 Tweet-Up

Updated invitation to downtown Silver Spring's 2010 tweet-up.

Let\'s do this! It\'s a Dutch treat event, so BYO cash or enjoy the complimentary tap water.

01/04/2010
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Downtown Silver Spring's 2010 tweet-up happens Jan 22, 2010, at Mi Rancho. Let's do this!

Where do you fit into the evolutionary tree of geeks? And don't think there isn't a place for you there. Let's be real.
12/14/2009
Infographic of the Day: The Many Species of Geek | Design & Innovation | Fast Company

Where do you fit into the evolutionary tree of geeks? And don't think there isn't a place for you there. Let's be real.

This map of the various species of geek--and their activities, obsessions, slang, idols, and social communities--is stunningly exhaustive. Not much to say about it, except that there is perhaps one type of geek missing: The Infogeek. ...

Want. Want. Really want: Kosher jelly donuts for Hanukkah, maybe one for each of the holiday's eight nights.
12/11/2009
WANT

Want. Want. Really want: Kosher jelly donuts for Hanukkah, maybe one for each of the holiday's eight nights.

“TheKosher Pastry Oven has some of the region’s best-known sufganiyot, a fried jelly doughnut that has migrated from Israel to America as a standard treat for the eight-day holiday [Hanukkah]… [Pastry chef Arie] Eloul expects to sell 10,000 sufganiyot (at $1.25 apiece).”

From The Penguin magazine "WANT", courtesy of Friend of the Penguin Bev S.
12/07/2009
WANT

From The Penguin magazine "WANT", courtesy of Friend of the Penguin Bev S.

“In 1963, Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, gave us a tale of terror not soon forgotten in his film ‘The Birds.’ Dressed in a re-creation of the stylish green skirt suit worn ...

For those who think opening a new "used" record shop on Georgia Avenue is a dumb business move, The New York Times would...
12/07/2009
Vinyl Record Albums and Turntables Are Gaining Sales - NYTimes.com

For those who think opening a new "used" record shop on Georgia Avenue is a dumb business move, The New York Times would beg to differ.

With the curious of vinyl, a parallel revival has emerged: The turntable, once thought to have taken up obsolescence with eight-track tape players, has been reborn.

Just went live with this website for a Penguin client. So many thanks to Eric Robbins and Brian Hefele, who pulled a maj...
12/04/2009
Mary Amato

Just went live with this website for a Penguin client. So many thanks to Eric Robbins and Brian Hefele, who pulled a major win with this design job!

Mary offers workshops and presentations (in person or via video conference) on the creative writing process for children and adults.

Learn more about Penguin editor Jennifer Deseo's 2009 Burger Quest from her interview with foodie blog "Serious Eats."
11/20/2009
Grilled: Jennifer Deseo of The Silver Spring Penguin | A Hamburger Today

Learn more about Penguin editor Jennifer Deseo's 2009 Burger Quest from her interview with foodie blog "Serious Eats."

Note: Today we're interviewing Jennifer Deseo of The Silver Spring Penguin, a blog dedicated to news and events in Silver Spring, Maryland. Over the summer we enjoyed following her burger escapades in her 2009 Burger Quest series. She'll return to...

Another post from The Penguin's magazine, "Want".
11/19/2009
WANT

Another post from The Penguin's magazine, "Want".

“Until now, it was easy to pick out Nikolas Schiller at meetings about District oversight or voting rights: the dude in the tricorn hat.

I don't know which reality TV "star" will be more pathetic: A twit of a mother pimping all 14 of her children for chump ...
11/19/2009
The Making of the Nadya Suleman Story - NYTimes.com

I don't know which reality TV "star" will be more pathetic: A twit of a mother pimping all 14 of her children for chump change, or Marion Barry.

The true-life tale of the true-life tale of the making of the Nadya Suleman story.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry, but I will definitely watch Marion Barry's reality show.
11/10/2009
Marion Barry's Finally Getting Real

I don't know whether to laugh or cry, but I will definitely watch Marion Barry's reality show.

Maybe cameras will have the opposite affect on Barry that they do on "regular" folks.

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