William World News William F. Yurasko's blog v.14 – Nats, Redskins, Capitals, D.C. life, transportation, not so much Penn State anymore,

When we went to San Francisco, Erica and I flew out of Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Virgin America to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), the latest offering from Richard Branson’s empire. Like the return flight, the flight out was on a new A320.
Walking into the plane we immediately notice the mood lighting and ambient [...]

On WTOP this morning, Cal Thomas predicted the Nats would have more wins than in 2007 and might make the playoffs. As with all of his other predictions, Thomas noted that his predictions had an accuracy margin of 100%.
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Penn State 24 Texas A&M 17
As expected and predicted, Penn State won the Valero Alamo Bowl. Joe Paterno wins about 67% of bowl games he has coached because he is successful in putting in new schemes like Daryl Clark running draw plays at quarterback while Anthony Morelli stays out of trouble split wide. [...]

This pre-Alamo Bowl edition of Blue White Roundtable features questions from all of us.
WFY: Do you think any of the quarterbacks below Anthony Morelli will get any meaningful playing time on Saturday?
I don’t think either Daryl Clark or Pat Devlin will get much playing time unless Penn State runs it up in the first half [...]

SAN FRANCISCO — A few years ago I had a page called BALLPARKS I HAVE SORT OF BEEN TO1? It was a collection of photos of me standing in front of MLB stadia that I had never seen a game in. At one time there were six, but I have since been to RFK Stadium [...]

After not talking to the media for 47 days and skipping an earlier press conference, Anthony Morelli showed up at the press conference for defensive players (The Collegian). Officially, there was a mix-up the other day and he’s concerned with playing football.
A Texas A&M yell leader had this to say (Dallas Morning News) at the [...]

There is a new feature from jdland’s Ballpark & Beyond that you ought to take a look at — Nationals Ballpark Frequently Asked Questions and Rumor-Destruction Page.

SAN FRANCISCO — I can now say that I have been at both ends of Interstate 80. We jumped on it from US 101 at its western terminus for our brief jaunt to Treasure Island. I have been to the eastern terminus at I-95 in New Jersey several times. By the way, I think the [...]

An old Central Artery ramp, circa 2006 (PHOTO BY WILLIAM F. YURASKO)
On Dec. 31, It’s Official: Boston’s Big Dig Will Be Done – AP/The PostThe $2.6 million $14.8 billion Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project will be declared complete on Dec. 31. I’m glad Boston is no longer bisected by an ugly highway, but to all [...]

Ballpark Field General Rallies the Troops – The PostRonnie Strompf is the man making sure the ballpark gets done. This is his story.
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