IN A PAST EMPLOYMENT LIFE, this writer worked in a federal office building in the general L'Enfant Plaza area. And our office had numerous Successories-brand motivational posters lining the walls of our floor. "Excellence" stared us in the face until the day officemates decided to gather up the Successories and hide them behind a surplus desk, hoping no one would notice that they were missing. Nobody seemed to mind. Rock Creek Rambler hates the Successories too, and directs us to a site that sells mock Successories posters, like "Mistakes — It Could Be that the Purpose of Your Life Is Only to Serve as a Warning to Others." How true that is.
» "Sources of Inspiration" [Rock Creek Rambler]

» ATTENTION, PHOTOGRAPHERS: Matt Achhammer of Can You Picture That? has posted a cool photo of the nighttime demolition of the old Woodrow Wilson Bridge, an image he says "is the first look at the results of a 5 second exposure with my 4x5 camera, which captured the whole event, all the flashes and explosions, on one negative." (At right is a daylight aftermath photo by The Post's James A. Parcell.) Achhammer plans to develop his shot into a limited-edition print. [Can You Picture That? via Solarize This]

» DATING TROUBLES: Oh, geez, people, if this constitutes dating advice, no wonder this city has such a horrible reputation as a destination for singles. Lost in Translation writes in to First Date DC to say that she's never talked to her long-term boyfriend about living together — about their future at all — and asks whether it's time. Kathryn says maybe. DC Bachelor talks about squirrels. We say: Don't do it! If you don't know what his plans for the future are, you don't know him well enough to jump on the marriage track. Get to know your man, Lost. [First Date D.C.]

With contributions from Express contributor Kriston Capps.

Posted by Michael Grass at 5:09 PM on November 15, 2006
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