William World News William F. Yurasko's blog v.14 – Nats, Penn State, Redskins, greater DC , travel, more

Every year, I tally up where I went. The standard criteria are either spending the night or enjoying a sit down (non-fast food) meal. Hiking somewhere or going apple-picking, Christmas tree hunting, etc. counts too.
Alexandria, Va.
Arlington, Va.
Berryville, Va.
Fairfax, Va.
Falls Church, Va.
Markham, Va.
Purcellville, Va.
Reston, Va.
Round Hill, Va.
Tysons Corner, Va.
Vienna, Va.
Washington, D.C.
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Boston, Ma.
Cambridge, Ma.
Watertown, [...]

Before I talk about the Winter Classic, enjoy this video of Alex Ovechkin shooting pucks at Russian dolls filled with Russian dressing.

Okay!
As for the Winter Classic, which has the Washington Capitals visiting Pittsburgh to play the Penguins at Heinz Field, the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rain is forecast (Capital Weather Gang, The Post) during [...]

Last week, after some Twitter discussion, @tbridge wrote a We Love DC post suggesting that a temporary ice rink be installed on the field at Nationals Park during the winter. The idea was prompted by a Times article about the Cleveland Indians trying that out this winter at Progressive Field nee Jacobs Field. For [...]

For the uninitiated, here is how Festivus came to be

I have a backlog of Washington Nationals commentary right now, but until I sort that all out (perhaps next week) there are two Post chats today that should be of interest:
First Things First
Adam Kilgore, Nats beat writer, is filling in for Tracee Hamilton today.
Ask Boswell
“Washington Post Sports Columnist Tom Boswell was online Thursday, Dec. 23 [...]

It seems like almost every year, I note “gee, this has been the quietest Dallas week I can recall” or something and this year is no exception. In fact the only noise was that of Mike Shannahan demoting Donovan McNabb from the starting quarterback position in favor of Rex Grossman. Whatever the reason, the decision [...]

Penn State captures record fourth straight NCAA title – The Collegian
For the 4th consecutive season and fifth overall, the Penn State women’s volleyball team won the national championship. The Lady Spikers defeated Cal in straight sets. The Nittany Lions have eliminated the Golden Bears each of the last four years. Blair Brown, Alyssa D’Errico and [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The first snow storm of the 2010-2011 season dropped 2 1/8 inches of beautiful white power onto an already frozen ground in the West End. The early rush hour yesterday was not too bad, but getting out of Tysons Corner was a bit of a chore.

Every year, I celebrate the first snow [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Driving through Tenleytown the other day, we noted that Boy Scout Troop 666 has a Christmas tree stand on Nebraska Ave NW. I think if you bought your tree there, you couldn’t use an angel on top because it would keep falling off.
We got our tree the same place we’ve been going [...]