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Happy Tacos: On my way back from lunch with Clarke, I noticed this awning at the Chipotle Mexican Grill on 19th and M streets. Tacos are apparently very happy there. (FredoAlvarez/flickr)

Don’t forget the hot sauce, ¡chulo!

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A photo of the best (and nerdiest) kite ever. (link via Authentic Boredom)

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Behind the Scenes: Temple (left) and Ryan (center) sing "Any Dream Will Do" in a public service announcement for the Arlington Players’ production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Julian, at right, holds the boom microphone. The PSA will air on Arlington’s cable channel 69 this month, and "Joseph" runs weekends from September 21 [...]

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C Street NE: 8:00 a.m. today, looking from 13th Street NE. (FredoAlvarez/flickr)

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Jesus is Coming, Look Busy: And the best way to look busy? Get a job! (FredoAlvarez/flickr)

As I walk the streets of DC, I’ll find Jesus every now and then. He’s usually trapped in vending boxes for free periodicals, employment publications in particular.
The whole thing baffles me, actually. Someone obviously has quite a bit of time [...]

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The Cakester: An oversized Oreo Cakester sits outside Washington, DC’s Union Station. The prop commemorates the 95th anniversary of the Oreo sandwich cookie. (FredoAlvarez/flickr)

There never seems to be a dull moment at Union Station. When I arrived there on the bus this morning, I noticed this giant, oversized food thing near the Metro entrance. It [...]

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The Wait is Almost Over: Today’s the day. Anyone who’s been to an Apple Store in the last week saw Mac Specialists wearing this shirt. The big release event starts at 6:00 p.m. local time. (FredoAlvarez/flickr)

And that’s all I’m going to say about that.

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About a couple of weeks ago, I posted a photo here I called “Pride Bunting.” A couple of days later, the moderator of the Challenges and Comments flickr group invited me to submit my photo to their Fences challenge.
I found out today that my photo took first place, and that just makes my day, especially [...]

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Dark Clouds Rolling In: Storm clouds loom over 17th Street in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2007. (FredoAlvarez/flickr)

I snapped this pic as I left the office on Tuesday night. For some reason, I enjoy taking pics of storm clouds.

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Going Bong: As I perused the magazine racks at a local Border’s, I noticed this amusing juxtaposition of titles. (FredoAlvarez/flickr)

Notice the orange letters in the middle of the photo.
Tee.
Hee.
Hee.

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