How many of these folks are co-workers of yours? [red wine] Some Maryland residents, forbidden from having wine shipped directly to their homes, are having cases delivered to their offices or other addresses in the District or Virginia, then carting them across the border, the Washington Post reported. So what’s …

Olbermann is joining Al Gore’s Current TV [equity stake] Yes, that was Joan River’s body [baby cheeses] Officials not pleased with Pepco’s performance of late [outage] Wondering about Rhode Island metro station? [wonder no more] And good luck at work today.  Let’s hope it goes better than this guy’s day …

It took a few hours to go through the numerous Super Bowl pool entries, but we finally have a winner … Ryan Winn. Winn had the Packers beating the Steelers 28 – 24, which just happened to be the exact pick of one other participant. However, Winn won on the …

It could happen to anybody. [Biden’s been doing this for years] Obama adviser mistakes 4-star general for waiter Four-star Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli — the No. 2 general in the U.S. Army — says he is absolutely not offended that Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett mistook him for a waiter at …

UPDATE: @bccohan: @FamousDC also @rorycooper just tweeted a photo of it too. Apparently it’s the museum of natural history. @MalnurturedSnay: @FamousDC It’s the heating/AC building at Natural History. 🙁 Here is an interesting scene from Capitol Hill this morning.  The smoke appears to be coming from the direction of HHS.  …

Mike Allen beat us to the punch, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enter twice. PLAYBOOK CONTEST: Hype Week is drawing to a close, and Super Bowl Weekend is officially here. (SPOTTED on “Morning Joe” yesterday: Jim VandeHei in “The Full Oshkosh”: Packers shirt, scarf and hat.) Before we get …

We bet this guy always has a happy Friday.  We also hear he’s exploring a 2012 Missouri senate run. Note: Chief Wana Dubie did not attend the pick up artist convention this past weekend, but there’s always next year. h/t Lazy Hazy

Volkswagen Commercial: The Force [this is how you do a tv commercial]

They’re calling it the Global Pickup Conference – we’re calling it ridiculous. [and slightly creepy] A group of men recently gathered in DC as part of a pick up artist convention. The “pro” pick up artists were tasked with teaching the newbies how to rein in the ladies.  And what …

…Or perhaps we should play, guess which Senator doesn’t have a box full of prayers. That list might be shorter. [inbox, outbox, Godbox] PS: This reeks of Al Franken. Spotted in the Dirksen Senate building.

NBC Washington asks a great question: Everybody misplaces their phone, but how many get arrested because of it? If you’re this guy, you do. Montgomery County, Md., police arrested a suspect in a series of burglaries after the suspect left his phone charging in a victim’s home because the suspect’s …

There’s a pretty good chance sobriety had nothing to do with this. [WTF] They’re calling it the parcel puppy. A Minneapolis woman is charged with animal cruelty after police say she tried to send a puppy through the mail. As to why? “Clearly there wasn’t a whole lot of thought …

Last year David Almacy compiled a list of the Top 2009 news stories that either began on the Internet or gained additional steam online due to the impact of social media. The list became so popular, Almacy decided to do it again for 2010. Maybe 2010 Wasn’t So Bad After …

Paul Bedard, with the help of Josh Gotthimer, recently ranked Obama’s top five speeches ever. [Washington Whispers] 1. October 2, 2002 speech decrying the Iraq war when he was a state senator. It put him at the head of the anti-war pack and helped him crush Hillary Clinton and John …

The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank has sworn off talking or writing about Sarah Palin for a month.  The effort is part of his self-imposed “Sarah Palin moratorium.” However, in a column yesterday, her name appeared twice and according to Outside the Beltway, his moratorium only lasted 15 hour and 45 …