The Washington Post - Hooked on a Reeling

"The fear of ripping out one of Captain Steve's eyes with the double-hooked lure as I brought the rod over my shoulder tripped me up initially, putting a hitch in my cast. This lack of coordination led him to question my ability to drive, throw a baseball and provide adequate company on a first date."

The Washington Post - Ain't Misbehavin'

"I'm anxious when I arrive, and the fact that I'm greeted by two etiquette students half my age with twice my poise doesn't help settle my nerves. But it's too late to turn back on my Gatsby-by-way-of-Billy Madison effort."

The Washington Post - Play's the Thing

" 'I have had arguments over questions or things that happened during the game carry over to the cab ride on the way out, and I'll have to say, 'Game night is over, we all have to move on,' Resick says."

The Washington Post - Think Rink

"Fort Dupont's program has three things going for it: 1) It's free. 2) Helmets and skates are provided at no charge. 3) And, oh, yeah: The coach competed on the 1992, '94 and '98 U.S. Olympic teams."

Washington Post - Oh, What Fun It Is to Ride

No matter what the song says, one-horse open sleighs do not generally go "dashing" through the snow. Red, an 8-year-old Belgian draft horse, takes a leisurely 45 minutes to trot around the perimeter of Ray Miller's farm near Deep Creek Lake in Maryland.

The Washington Post - Geocachers On the Trail of Adventure

"Eric Bolstridge likes to check on his hidden treasure at least once a day."

Salon.com - The plastered paterfamilias

"As I said, Dad had a penchant for late-night grocery store runs. I'm sure that on many of those nights, I would have been the better driver, even though I couldn't even reach the pedals. But all I knew was that if I went along, I would probably get to pick what kind of doughnuts we would get."

DC Style - D.C. After Dark: Author George Pelecanos chronicles the other side of Washington

“In my lifetime, of course, the catastrophic event was the ’68 riots, and we’re just now beginning to recover from that …” he says. “You go to 14th Street, and it’s this wide, beautiful street. And if you’re fortunate enough to have an apartment now on 14th Street, I mean what a rocking street to live on, man. But for my parents' generation, after ’68, they wouldn’t even think about it.”

Washington Post Sunday Source - Make Google Maps Work For You

As part of its ongoing bid to rule the earth, Google wants to show it to you first -- one map at a time.

Vero Beach Press Journal - Mason's Field of Dream

"After the three months, Mason's chemotherapy tapered off to only twice a month. In February, doctors said the cancer was in remission. Just in time for spring training."