tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post4703247636558616822..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): One Way to Handle the Heat, Loss of Power, Uneasy Feeling That Our Civic Institutions Are Crumbling: Cookies! (Reader Tips)Restonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-486287158568769112012-07-20T01:25:18.822-04:002012-07-20T01:25:18.822-04:00Let's actually bake cookies on the dashboard! ...Let's actually bake cookies on the dashboard! here are the instructions --<br /><br />http://www.howcast.com/videos/183164-How-to-Bake-Cookies-on-Your-Cars-DashboardAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741518184593686016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-70775559868808810412012-07-09T15:29:01.801-04:002012-07-09T15:29:01.801-04:00To get to "Hendon"?To get to "Hendon"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-6069306857178647862012-07-09T12:55:14.589-04:002012-07-09T12:55:14.589-04:00Hey, what happened to the other obligatory news st...Hey, what happened to the other obligatory news story about summer heat waves -- frying an egg on the sidewalk? This being Reston, the egg would of course have to be from an organically fed, free-range, locavore-certified chicken.<br /><br />Which leads to a contest for faithful Restonian readers to come up with the best answer for the following question:<br /><br />Why did the organically fed, free-range, locavore-certified chicken cross the Dulles Toll Road in Reston?Peasant From Less Sought After South Restonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-60280655501617934892012-07-09T12:04:18.417-04:002012-07-09T12:04:18.417-04:00Restonian neither has mass nor is media. Discuss.Restonian neither has mass nor is media. Discuss.Linda Richmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-27871244348646429132012-07-09T11:39:33.910-04:002012-07-09T11:39:33.910-04:00Don't get your panties in a pinch, I was just ...Don't get your panties in a pinch, I was just making a general comment about the media all the "baking cookies in cars" stories that have been aired lately.<br /><br />Geez, get a sense of humor.WarpSpeedScottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348727866947513071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-63318752034121246112012-07-09T11:25:38.295-04:002012-07-09T11:25:38.295-04:00Wow -- REstonian is now "mass media".
L...Wow -- REstonian is now "mass media". <br />Lighten up Scotty. Not everything has to be serious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-49371506055853344522012-07-09T11:03:36.380-04:002012-07-09T11:03:36.380-04:00I think there's some mass media rule stating t...I think there's some mass media rule stating that whenever there's a heat wave, they must do a human interest story showing some reporter trying to bake cookies in a car.<br /><br />I believe it's the same list of rules that require a story about a reporter standing in a wind tunnel to show what a hurricane is like whenever lots of hurricanes hit (though seeing a reporter faceplant in a wind tunnel is way more entertaining).WarpSpeedScottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348727866947513071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-48776593020617486062012-07-09T10:56:13.417-04:002012-07-09T10:56:13.417-04:00Wow! I think that deserves the award for "gre...Wow! I think that deserves the award for "green" baking and saving the environment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-28227571416028486202012-07-09T10:08:53.281-04:002012-07-09T10:08:53.281-04:00It's so hot that the Reston-based MERS (Mortga...It's so hot that the Reston-based MERS (Mortgage Registration Electronic Systems) is cooking their books on a piece of Reston-based foreclosed asphalt alongside a fried egg for breakfast.<br /><br />Get it? Cooking their books? As in LITERALLY cooking their books?<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/07/AR2010100702742.htmlMean Daddy Dnoreply@blogger.com