What I’ve learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0027

1301.  When you’re drunk, you can end up paying for stuff you ordered twice (i.e., at Vapiano);

1302.  Martina Hingis can still play tennis . . . and so can John McEnroe;

1303.  (Vanilla or plain) yogurt with a drizzle of honey is actually pretty good;

1304.  Lindsay Czarniak eats at Virtue (Feed & Grain) (VirtueFeedAndGrain.com) in (Old Town) Alexandria;

1305.  I’m not sure what’s worse . . . to have expectations of others and be regularly disappointed or to have no expectations at all;

1306.  You can get your tire patched for $10.00 at Wal-Mart;

1307.  Mia Hamm is a cheater;

1308.  During the summer, you can watch free movies on the National Mall.  The National Park Service hosts “Screen on the Green” (HBO.com/ScreenOnTheGreen) on Monday nights after dusk;

1309.  If you don’t like soy milk, chances are you won’t like soy yogurt;

1310.  During the summer, you can nosh on light hors d’oeuvres, sip on wine (and/or beer) and listen to live jazz only a stone’s throw away from the White House at the Decatur House (on Lafayette Square) (WhiteHouseHistory.org/Decatur-House);

1311.  What are you when you notice someone you’re attracted to has a couple of white hairs, but you just don’t care?  The answer is: Smitten;

1312.  You know you’re getting old when you have white, facial hair;

1313.  From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, you can visit the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Corcoran.org) for free on Saturdays;

1314.  Don’t overthink.  If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck – it’s a duck;

1315.  If you’re having trouble turning your mailbox key, try a little WD-40;

1316.  On Wednesdays, Mister Days (MisterDays.com) (in Clarendon) has a great Happy Hour.  From 4 o’clock to 9 o’clock, there are $2.00 draft beers and $2.00 food specials;

1317.  Lipstick lesbians do exist (at least at Mister Days);

1318.  Rasika (RasikaRestaurant.com) in D.C. makes a tasty chicken tikka masala;

1319.  Weeding is easier after it’s rained;

1320.  A little weeding can make a big difference in how a building looks;

1321.  On Sundays, Murphy’s Irish Pub has a champagne brunch from 10 o’clock to 3 o’clock.  For $8.95 to $9.95, you get an entrée with a glass of champagne.  After that, (champagne) refills are $1.00;

1322.  I wouldn’t recommend being in an elevator during an earthquake;

1323.  If you like Scotch, you should visit the Jack Rose Dining Saloon (JackRoseDiningSaloon.com) in D.C.  They claim to have over 1,400 different bottles of Scotches, bourbons and spirits;

1324.  Life could be worse. . . . You could be in jail;

1325.  You shouldn’t store your tomatoes in the refrigerator.  The cold destroys their flavor and texture;

1326.  You can get free tickets to a Shakespearean play when the Shakespeare Theatre Company presents “Free For All” (ShakespeareTheatre.org/about/ffa) from mid-August to early September.  You can get tickets either through an online lottery or by lining up;

1327.  You have a pretty good chance of getting “Free For All” tickets if you line up a few minutes before the two hour giveaway period begins before shows . . . at least on Sundays;

1328.  Technically, short-term debt means money that’s coming due within a year.  Typically, it means money that’s coming due within 30 to 90 days;

1329.  William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” is rather bloody;

1330.  You can take a boat tour down the Potomac River from the Georgetown waterfront, but be warned the wait for some cruises can be over an hour . . . at least during the summer;

1331.  The area where Washington Harbour (in Georgetown) is located used to be home to a cement factory;

1332.  People will say that it’s really not them when they say (or do) something when they’re drunk.  But alcohol doesn’t give people thoughts, it just removes any filters (or inhibitions) that they might have.  I think alcohol just lets out what you may be thinking (or feeling) deep down inside and people are ashamed and embarrassed to admit it . . . or in denial;

1333.  Some of the (Houston) Astros hang out at BlackFinn Saloon (after baseball games);

1334.  Sometimes you make the right decision and sometimes you make the decision right;

1335.  On Tuesday’s, Don Pablo’s (DonPablos.com) has all you can eat tacos for $6.99;

1336.  On Friday’s, “The Bottom Line” (TheBottomLineDC.com) in D.C. has $1.00 Miller Lite bottles from 4 o’clock to 7 o’clock and from midnight to close, $2.00 Miller Lite bottles from 7 o’clock to 9 o’clock, $2.50 Miller Lite bottles from 9 o’clock to midnight, $3.00 rail drinks and $3.50 wing baskets;

1337.  Don’t believe that you can save another person.  You don’t have that much power, nor do you want that much power;

1338.  It sounds like a cliché, but when you meet the right woman, you will just know.  She will bring out the best in you, not the worst.  She will be a constant source of strength for you through the good times and the bad.  Your face will light up when you talk about her to your coworkers and friends.  She will be the first person you want to talk to in the morning and the last at night.  She will be the one who brings you a week’s supply of homemade chicken soup when you get sick with the flu.  She may not like to watch “the big game” with you, but she will respect your desired pastimes and have her own set of hobbies that she does independently of you, without complaining.  She does exist . . . but sometimes you have to free yourself from the wrong woman before you can find the right one;

1339.  You shouldn’t let water collect on the ceiling.  When it dries, it’ll leave a stain;

1340.  “Playing cornhole” just sounds so perverted;

1341.  RFK Stadium is kind of a dump;

1342.  That isn’t (just) tobacco smoke at a Bassnectar concert;

1343.  You can bring food into (Washington) Nationals games.  If you want a burger (and/or a hot dog), fries and peanuts, go to the “Five Guys” at 1100 New Jersey Avenue, just outside Nationals Park.  Order a burger (and/or a hot dog) and fries and, on your way out, grab some (free) peanuts to put in your bag;

1344.  Military, senior citizens and government employees receive a $3.00 discount off any (Washington) Nationals ticket priced $10.00 or more, purchased at the box office the day of the game.  So, if you are one, remember to bring your ID;

1345.  If you want to avoid the lines at the Navy Yard Metrorail station after a (Washington) Nationals game, there’s a second entrance to the station on the corner of M Street and New Jersey Avenue that hardly anybody ever uses;

1346.  What it means to be a man is that you struggle against your natural instinct to run away from adversity.  You battle;

1347.  We’ll never conquer the weaknesses within ourselves.  We’ll never drive the worst of ourselves away for good.  We’ll never win.  The only glory to be had is in the quality of the struggle;

1348.  Some battles aren’t worth winning.  Others are worth fighting even if you can’t win;

1349.  Depending on when you buy them, you can get tickets to (Washington) Capitals games on StubHub! for less than what you’d pay at the Verizon Center box office (or at Ticketmaster) even when you include the commission fee and the shipping and handling charges;

1350.  “The Twist” is the only single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in two different runs.  The first came in 1960 and the second was in 1962;