Should I Stay or Should I Go to Florida?

Ireland's Four Courts in Arlington, VA had about fifteen metal mugs hanging behind the bar. As it turns out, the bar offers patrons the option to have their name engraved on a mug that is kept behind the bar for when they visit. I would find out later that there are a lot more than 15 mugs back there, which took away a little bit from the novelty. When I first saw it, I had hoped the place made you drink to earn a mug. Instead, they charge seventy bucks.

It's worth getting out to NOVA for this place. They had a live act that was excellent. Sanford Markley covered pop songs and traditional Irish music with vocals and an acoustic guitar. He took requests on the fly. I yelled out Green Fields of France in between songs and he played it on the spot. For future reference, when the crowd doesn't know the lyrics that song can kill the mood. Markley mentioned that before playing the song. He played it anyways.

I was out there to meet a friend and the conversation ranged the entire spectrum as it does with a good friend. However, a topic of note was discussed: leaving or staying in DC for the Inauguration. I haven't attended one yet. I am in to seeing how this thing shakes out. If DC falls apart, I want to bear witness for your benefit reader. My buddy is a bum and will probably leave the city with his girlfriend.

If your leaving because you got a cool couple grand to let strangers rent your place, cheers to you. I'd crash on a friend's couch in the event that happened for me. There are a lot of places within driving distance preying upon the fear of locals that the barbarian hordes will tear apart the city, overwhelm the metro, steal their young, and cause general destruction and chaos.

Here are a couple of the deals:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28392128/
http://www.snowshoemtn.com/deals/hot-deals/index.htm

It'll be a pain to commute. Our bars will be overwhelmed and open all hours. I am curious to see how that pans out. But why give up on one of the cool benefits of living in the DC area? You're daily routine will be interrupted. But you have the chance to participate in what the rest of the world has to watch on TV. I think it's a mistake to leave the city—Obama fan or not.