*Checked out NBC Washington's new "Moods"/Washington Is... section? I hadn't! (Sorry, vacay.) Definitely interactive. Also, leads to hilarious/tacky catchphrases at the top of the homepage (see above). My problem with this is the same problem I have with "viewers' choice awards" on reality TV shows. (Full disclosure: don't watch many reality TV shows.) The whole "America has spoken" thing smacks of a.) Regis Philbin and b.) hypergeneralization. Still, Washington has spoken...and NBC's new site, moodswings and all? Pretty baller! Or maybe not.

*WUSA-9 reports that four teenagers are being charged by Prince William County police for white supremacist-style vandalism:

First Sgt. Kim Chinn says police received a call at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday that some sod had been pulled from a pallet and used to write "White Power," "KKK" and form a swastika at Sinclair Elementary School. She says the incident may have occurred overnight.

*BREAD & BUTTER WaTimes SCOOP: Jennifer Harper upbraids the Obama admininstration for cheapening the annual remembrance of 9/11. Biggest faux pas? Evites for families of those killed at the Pentagon.

*INSPIRATIONAL REUTERS QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "The amount of solar energy falling upon the earth's desert regions during 6 hours of a typical day equals the total amount of energy from all sources consumed by the entire population of the globe in a year's time."

*JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, SORT OF: Studies show that candlelit dinners are bad for the environment!

*AWKWARD TOWN HALL/HEALTHCARE VIDEO DU JOUR:

This guy isn't even the craziest asshole attending these health-care town halls.

"There's no rhyme or reason to it," says Aimee Stern, who handles PR for the site and is based in D.C. "It struck us because people in Washington are talking about healthcare reform, but no one is talking about this enormous disparity."

Stern, however, is also not talking about certain topics that could be helpful to consumers. When I asked her which centers in Chevy Chase and Rockville her release referred to, she said, "I wouldn't feel comfortable" getting specific and that calling out over-chargers on Healthcarebluebook.com would take tracking them over time.

It's a fair point and, if you weren't pressed for time like I am, you could call around and figure it out. Also, this is a tad trifling when, after checking things out, this site is, indeed, providing a huge resource for people—and I'm not talking about the uninsured, solely. Most of us are forced into "consumer-directed" healthcare plans by our employers and face ever-growing deductibles. So get informed and don't take MRIs lying down.

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