Congress is gone again. Now we’re all back to Chillin’

We should have known better than to believe everything on the interwebs. Yes, it turns out that Dry Erase Board Girl is a big ole fake. Unlike hover boards, dry erase boards are real. But dry erase board girl is not. Deadspin’s David Matthews: Hot Piece Of Ass Who Quit …

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Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives will reconvene because of one single tweet. This 140 character message, not only ruined thousands of August vacations, but will cost staffers and members thousands of dollars when it’s all said and done. With the help from FamousDC, the fine folks at JESS3 illustrated …

Thank God for the Interwebs: The Oregon Trail is on Twitter. If one more person gets cholera, I am turning this wagon around. I don’t have time to caulk my wagon and float it across #OxenCanTotallyHoldTheirBreathForFiveMinutes If dysentery was currency, my wagon would be a gold mine. I don’t need …

Can you really be gangsta if you take the Metro on a Friday night? A Metro spokeswoman says three people have been charged after a fight at a rail station that officials say involved about 70 teenagers and young adults. [4 hurt, 3 in custody after 70-person Metro Fight] The …

Monica took what might have been a pretty ridiculous assignment and turned it into something wonderful. She transformed a fringe Republican Gubernatorial candidacy into a 962-word think-piece on the intersection of politics, the Internet and Napoleon Dynamite. WaPo: Basil Marceaux lost his race, but on Web he won place in …

DC Summer Interns are on Twitter,  Pete Snyder & Mike Madden celebrated birthdays, Rick Klein drinks famous coffee, Twitter ruined August vacation, another terrible storm in DC, political dish always tastes better with a touch of Basil, should we give Courtney Kolb a mug?, American Recovery project now building portable …

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Now there is time and Time is young. ~ May Sarton Be sure to tell Mr. Matt Dornic Happy Birthday tomorrow.

Staying hydrated is very important, but during the dog days of Summer, it is even more so. While you might be tempted to grab for another beer or glass of Sangria, opt for these drinks instead. Coconut Water is a wonderful source of potassium, magnesium, phosphorous, sodium and calcium. Otherwise …

The Hill’s Alexander Bolton:McConnell scolds Franken for making faces from dais during his speech Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) scolded Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on the Senate floor Thursday for allegedly mocking him while he delivered a solemn speech on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

Obviously God is mad about Congress coming back next week. Hold on to your hats. It looks like the End of Days could be upon us. Please send any storm pics to [email protected] and we’ll add them to this post. Live view of the storm, from the Senate side of …

POLITICO’s Gloria Park: Next D.C. Career: Blogger Relations Michelle Malkin, a conservative blogger and author, credited staff at The Heritage Foundation, minority staff at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate Judiciary Committee and House Homeland Security Committee and staff in the offices of Rep. John Boehner and Sen. …