August is so close we can smell it. Happy Monday. Let’s rock this week.

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In what’s likely the best dolphin show since Ron Bonjean’s days on the mic at the Milwaukee Aquarium, a group of dolphins in Japan have choreographed and performed a true-to-life reenactment of Michael Steele’s Chairmanship of the RNC. Personages: Dolphin # 1 (AKA, the Jumper): Michael Steele Dolphin #2: Haley Barbour Dolphin #3: John Boehner Dolphin …

C-SPAN’s Howard Mortman takes his morning coffee Famous. We hope Mr. Extreme continues to keep his coffee classy. We’re sure that he has no idea what we had to go through to get our gift over to C-SPAN world headquarters.

Maybe we’re all drawn to DC (and politics) because you never know what tomorrow will bring. And we all get to work and play right in the middle of it. May 18, 2009: July 11, 2010: White House: Republicans Could Win Control of House WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans could win …

Eliza Krigman Tech Daily Dose:  Microsoft’s Ballmer: We’re ‘Cirrus’ About Cloud Computing’s Potential Can we use a Tech Daily Dose headline to pivot to a Big Pun video? Yes We Can!

Mediaite’s Glynnis MacNicol: Paranoid Alvin Greene Would Like Denzel To Play Him In The Movies And in the great Washington tradition of mixing politics with Hollywood Greene also revealed that in the movie about his life he’d like to be portrayed by Denzel Washington. I think where Alvin Greene is …

John Kerry launched a fashion movement, the @Twitter #DC  gov’t liaison job is still available, 50 Cent still hasn’t been invited to the White House, despicable, Alvin Greene action figures are this year’s Tickle Me Elmo, Chad Pergram business time, a year older and none the wiser, awkward, accidentally check …

FamousDC Nightlife Correspondent @BlairDC brings us the Famous 5: Best Afternoon Hill Hang Out Spots It’s Friday. It’s sunny out. And you are able to take off early from work. What to do? Here’s my top five venues for a chill but celebratory end-of-the-week afternoon…and some honorable mentions since we …

Judging by the hatorade sent our way by interns and Congressional staff alike, it appears our “Day in the Life“ post really hit a nerve. Too close to home, folks? We won’t post the messages, but we’ll give you the gist: “you guys are tools”; “if you ever took off …

Recess. It’s a busy time back in the district. But in THE District, it’s about as slow as Doris counting the pennies the latest tourist decided to use to pay for their buffalo wrap. Back home, the boss is kissing babies (and goodness knows who else) while office work productivity …

The world is watching … ESPN will host a one-hour special tonight to reveal where King James will land. Sarah Palin releases her new presidential campaign video on the same day. Coincidence? We just bought www.PalinLebron2012.com

We hope you’re enjoying recess. Photo by: Christopher Gindlesperger, aka NotNotGindy

We hear Drew Curtis had the same idea … Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire: Alvin Greene’s Jobs Plan In an interview with The Guardian, South Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene (D) discussed his “big idea” to create jobs in his state. Said Greene: “Another thing we can do for jobs …

Kal  Penn spent almost a year in the White House and did all he could to save White Castle from financial ruin. Kal left the White House last month and less than two weeks later … White Castle is considering laying off employees. Senate Republican Communications Center: Health Care Law …