Washington Tweets

by Bill Adler

Washington tweets. A lot. The Washington Tweets column is a collection of the most interesting, recent Washington-area tweets. These tweets reveal a candid and fascinating portrait of what is on our collective minds: Twitter gives a snapshot of what we're doing, thinking and hoping for. Washington Tweets is Washington in the raw. Washington Tweets is published on the Cleveland Park Listserv, www.cleveland-park.com, on Monday. Bill Adler tweets at @billadler.

Pot Post? via @timcraigpost: WaPo Ed Board supports decriminalizing pot; Feds leave Co. & Wash. alone! (@RussPtacek)

Now looking up weather-worthy boots. I will not sacrifice another pair of office-wear Kenneth Cole shoes to DC's salty slushy winter. (@urbanbohemian)

People are driving less, even more so when you account for population growth: http://read.bi/UM1DNZ on http://ggwash.org/16865 (@ggwash)

Literally gagging at the fish smell thats taken over metro center @unsuckdcmetro #help (@ShorterCR)

@wmata @unsuckdcmetro Aggressive, threatening panhandlers in the metro need to be addressed. Just got scream cursed at at Navy Yard... (@MMischief)

"We don't want Dupont Circle to become criminals' one-stop shop for cell phones," Guardian Angels say. http://wj.la/UmgIFN (@ABC7News)

Get rid of the service lane on Connecticut Ave in Cleveland Park. More room to walk and outdoor seating! http://tinyurl.com/bw7698k (@jephilip)

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is an American University alum. Go Eagles!... http://fb.me/26NiurP4D (@joyceyichen)

dc beltway remains xtremely hazardous 24/7 @dcist Virginia opens new Beltway express lanes, drivers react accordingly: http://bit.ly/QseHue (@gordonhensleydc)

What will D.C. look like in 5 years? Read this week's Housing Complex column: http://bit.ly/SaBUzI (@wcp)

Adams Morgan was always more fun when we werent 21 and couldn't get into any of the clubs (@KariukiMachine)

Honestly-dating should not be this hard in an area of millions. Signed, All Women Over 35 in DC & possibly All Women of Other Ages in DC. (@thewino)

@ArmstrongDrew What's with runners doing that? They walk around with bib numbers/medals for hours after races. (@dcist_martin)

RT @ritrovai #NYC chef #JohnMooney to open restaurant at #DC 's @UnionMarketDC - 90% of ingredients will be grown on the market hall rooftop (@FrozenTropics)

If I was a vampire...I'd hunt at @WholeFoods 'cause those peeps are eating hormone-free beef. Last thing a vamp needs is more hormones. (@kellyanncollins)

Is it wrong that I love DC a lil bit more when all the tourists and transplants are gone? #stayaway #leaveyourmoney (@recookie)

New office. Shocking, I know, but this view is a vast improvement. Hello sunshine. It's nice @ Dupont Circle http://instagr.am/p/Sfy2qCGqVq/ (@mchughla)

non-DC-area drivers complaining about interstate traffic are ADORABLE pic.twitter.com/8Qcy8kXB (@Hokie_Wartooth)

I like you. You like me. And we`re not dating because? (@CoolTwin_DC)