* Sci-Fi author David Brin tours Capitol -- yells at police that confiscate his tri-corder, "You don't know what you're doing! My work must continue!" [Conservative Futurist]

* "If a homeless person has a funny sign, he hasn't been homeless that long. A real homeless person is too hungry to be funny." [WFTV via Metroblogging DC]

* If a homeless person is in Rayburn, he's probably really desperate -- House-side employees are only one step above being on the street themselves. [Radical Flower]

* Consonance-based traffic slogan, "Don't Block the Box," also works on Metro. [Life Outta Context]

* DC bus riders: graciously acknowledging the driver's existence for the 2.5 seconds it takes to get a transfer. [The Latest Obsession]