Okay, I have a bunch of random stuff that's on my mind and I need to empty out my head (hence the post title) before trying to tackle this toggle-multiple-checkboxes-javascript problem. 
I'm sure I've complained about the W&OD trail before (browse the Bicycling category). When I say I don't like the W&OD, I mean I don't like the 90% of other bikers. Peds, runners, dogs, etc. all are fine. It's my fellow two wheeled comrades I have issues with:
- This is a multi use trail, not a training track. That means YOU, tri geeks and wannabe ITTers. Blasting along at 25 mph, leaning on your aerobars and swerving in and out of trail traffic is pointless, not to mention dangerous to the rest of us. If you want to play Speed Biker, do it on I-66. (Or look for on-road bike routes.) Dumbass.
- LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING THE ROAD. It's one of the first traffic rules you learn as a kid! (That, and hold a grownup's hand.) Not long ago, I saw this guy zip across two intersections without even looking. I know for a fact that both of these crossings aren't the type you can scope out without stopping. I at least slow waaaaayyy down so in case there is a car coming that I didn't see, I can stop in time. This guy didn't even look up! He just flew down the hill, across the road, then back through the next crossing and then swinging left onto the road. Dude. Are you TRYING to get killed?
- Along the lines of looking both ways… people who are too lazy to stop and unclip from their pedals at a stoplight. I saw a guy who rode halfway across the crosswalk at Gallows Rd (against the light) and then started weaving in teeny little circles in the MIDDLE OF THE ROAD while traffic was zooming by in both directions! Really… is your own life worth the 30 extra seconds you save by doing that?
- Dudes that smoke cigarettes while riding their bikes.
Okay, I feel a little better now.
Second item. Last night I went to the DC United vs. Houston Dynamo [the postponed version of the postponed game] in hopes of seeing my home team trounce the 2007 MLS Cup Champions. No such luck. The first half (which I missed about 23 minutes of due to staying late at work) was pretty dismal performance-wise. In the meantime, a very large storm system was making its way toward D.C…. and the skies finally opened up around the 50th minute. The guys kept playing while we chanted even louder in hopes of boosting our flagging team's morale. Finally, 6 minutes later, the stadium lights went out (AGAIN! 
Fenty, we need a new stadium!) and play was halted. Meanwhile, we kept jumping up and down and cheering until the lightning/thunder forced us inside.
I decided to call it quits around 9:30, as the field had basically turned into a muckity mess and I was convinced they'd call the game in favor of Houston. Not quite. Turns out they decided to wait out the worst, squeegee the fields, and restart the game… two hours later. And we still lost. 
To some degree, I'm not shocked — the Dynamo whooped our asses last Saturday at the SuperLiga game, and they're overall a very, very good team. It didn't help that the team is a) exhausted from the slew of recent matches, b) missing 20% of the roster due to injuries, c) without our $1.5 million Argentinean sensation due to excuse (b), and d) playing in a stadium that is 50 years old and is basically falling down around them. (That last part doesn't fit in with the other excuses, but I wanted to take the opportunity to point out that a team as hardworking as DCU deserves something that'll stay lit up for a full 90 minute game.)
