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.

But I really want it to snow. I'm not too happy about this weather (@Agent_DC)

DC limits parking: "That is the sign of the future, that discourages car ownership." http://wapo.st/TrziLz via @washingtonpost #cityreads (@AtlanticCities)

Gosh, if only there was a place we could gather, talk about parking, and sing Kumbaya. Oh, but there is: http://1.usa.gov/WSvJDu (@DDOTDC)

Two D.C. roads will be getting higher speed limits http://bit.ly/Vg2yo2 (@nbcwashington)

Kids setting off fireworks in the woods behind my place -- is that a new thing? (@hgil)

"i move to DC, you follow, we get married, buy a dog, restart the Republican party" < me to Seth, 3 years ago, before we started dating (@bethanyshondark)

Did I just hear my new neighborhood @caltort (Cleveland Park) delivers?! If it's true, moving is getting better & better! Worth the packing! (@KristinBrown)

Anacostia's only grocery store is closing today http://wcp.to/UwBxAd (@wcp)

@kytja: New escalators installed this fall at Dupont Circle Metro have experienced 20 outages in first 40 days

Dude in a scarf next to me in Dupont Circle coffee shop speaking Chadian Arabic. C'est pas possible! (@bentley_brown)

"Of all the embassies, the Dutch embassy WOULD be in Adams Morgan." -@rmkauss (@AshleyFetters)

Big drama at council markup as Marion Barry disses Phil Mendelson on ex-offender bill http://ow.ly/fI9r8 (@mikedebonis)

DC's Ivy City residents suing Mayor Gray makes Local News on all Stations! ABC's Coverage: http://wj.la/TmU136  Salute @empowerdc! (@Head_Roc)

Gross RT @wcp: Ads for new apartments in Northeast welcome "urban pioneers" http://wcp.to/U4KwEf ( @dave_jamieson)

I left super early to avoid DC traffic and ended up at my destination an hour and a half early. If I left 30 mins later I'd have been late. (@Ardosi)

#DC police are searching for those responsible for a triple shooting outside of Indulj Restaurant & Lounge in NW. http://wj.la/UaVmIF (@ABC7News)

901 Mass Ave NW, yesterday "@wusa9: PHOTOS: Amazing High Angle #Rescue in #DC this morning: http://on.wusa9.com/X8D5D9  pic.twitter.com/DHUPp6OC" (@IAFF36)

Still hunting for Christmas gifts. May try the little gift shop area in the DCA next. (@zcbeaton)

Washington, #DC: Take the most annoying person from your HS student council. Then fill an ENTIRE CITY with nothing but them. (@dwsNY)

The full Moon and Jupiter looked like they were going crash together tonight. #DC #Sky (@aeidinger)

I was up late trolling a conservative dating site on Twitter isn't good enough to get me out of Happy Hour. DC I love u, I h8 u, I love u!!! (@samknight1)

All these girls dating guys on the DC trip are going nuts ;) (@erica_dee6)

More apartments for Woodley Park. A nine-unit project gets the go-ahead on Connecticut Ave. http://bit.ly/TnIjVc (@UrbanTurf_DC)

Hey, look at that: same people that ran before want to run again in At-Large special election. http://wapo.st/Tt6sdD (@dcist_martin)

Bill making it easier for struck cyclists to sue moves forward in DC Council: http://bit.ly/V7FrM1 on http://ggwash.org/16923 (@ggwash)