But did she season it first? Meet Elsie Egan. The Florida woman, 53, is facing a felony domestic abuse charge for allegedly striking her boyfriend several times in the head with a raw steak. [food fight] It’s unclear as to whether they cooked the steak post beat down. Other notes: …

Roll Call’s Keith Koffler: Obama Weighs War and Peace in Oslo In strikingly tough-minded language, President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday, mixing a call for peace and idealism with a stark reminder that he commands the U.S. military and that war is sometimes necessary.

WaPo’s DeNeen L. Brown: Single-minded success Helena Andrews is 29, single, living in D.C., and might be the star of a black "Sex and the City" — stylish, beautiful and a writer desperately in search of love in the city. … Andrews’s life appears charmed: The film rights for her …

The Sport of Business [Mark Cuban ] Looks fun [window washing ] 10th Commandment [Style ] Fojol Brothers [Justin ] Tiger Woods [damn ] Ray Rice [bowling ]

The back story is fascinating and quite refreshing. Eight Days of Hanukkah from Tablet Magazine on Vimeo .

Even boozing can be political… During [yesterday’s] WH meeting with cong. leaders, Obama said he saw House Min. Leader John Boehner "drinking egg nog" at this week’s cong. holiday party. Boehner responded: "I was drinking wine". [pool report] h/t Last Call

In most instances, something like this would be deemed unfair.  In DC, we call this Wednesday… Nearly $6 million in stimulus money was paid to two firms run by Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton’s pollster in 2008. Federal records show that $5.97 million from the $787 billion stimulus helped preserve three …

There’s nothing more legit than quoting TMZ. Tiger Woods has officially been declared unfit for Congress — a California lawmaker is abandoning his plan to give Woods the highest Congressional award for a civilian in the wake of Tiger’s scandal. [capitol punishment] Besides the 10 or so ladies intimately familiar …

We just discovered a fantastic new website, and it’s fast becoming one of our favorites.  It’s called Naked Thanks and is run by Karin Tanabe and Stacey Pfarr, both veterans at Washington Life. The mission of the site: Two American girls from the "me" generation, write 365 bare-boned tell-all thank …

We’ve gotten this tip so many times, we finally decided to cave. [what’s wrong with people?] However, we have zero commentary to accompany this post because it’s entirely too disturbing to think about. Click at your own risk.  [BTW: it is safe for work, if you like balloon animals] UPDATE: …

If you’re reading this from Capitol Hill, there’s a good chance your boss could use one of these for Christmas. UrbanDaddy reports today on a website that allows you to give someone an actual lump of coal for the holidays. If not your boss, Betsy Rothstein at FishbowlDC has a …

Applications for this job will pour in. Football Head Coach for Lingerie Football League We are looking to Hire a Head Coach for the Nashville Lingerie Football Team. Sounds like a tough job. To coach and manage team. Travel and attend all games. Report to Team Manager, Tryout Players, and …

Drunk shopping will soon get easier. Twitter creator Jack Dorsey Wednesday gave the first public demonstration of his hotly-anticipated latest venture — a device to allow credit card payments by cell phone — and revealed it would be given away for free. [the world our mama warned us about] PS: …

Why would someone send K State stickers to the Washington, DC area Target? They were right next to the Washington Redskins stockings, which aren’t selling too well either.