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Conn. man advertises parents on Craigslist - Yahoo! News:

A Connecticut man put his parents up for sale on Craigslist as a joke to pass the time on a rainy weekend.

Hedges - Because It's There, Wolf Trap 1986

Michael Hedges demonstrates the "Harp Guitar" on this track.

One of the new street musician groups at the festival has a member who plays one of these, though not quite in the same way. They're quite good and you should try to catch them these next two weeks.

oh, brilliant idea. really.

Metro to Shut Reagan Airport Station This Weekend - washingtonpost.com:

Metro will shutter Reagan National Airport Station this weekend, forcing Labor Day weekend travelers to use shuttle buses or other forms of transportation during what could be one of the busiest holidays of the decade.

The transit agency plans to close the airport station, as well as the Crystal City and Pentagon City stations on the Blue and Yellow Lines, from 9:30 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Tuesday for extensive maintenance. Many of the last trains along the two lines will leave about a half hour earlier than usual.

The closures are the result of long-planned track work, Metro said. Regular service is expected to resume in time for Tuesday morning's rush hour.

Shuttle bus service will be provided between the Pentagon Station and the airport, but passengers should add 30 to 45 minutes of travel time to and from the airport "or they should consider using alternate transportation to the airport," said Metro spokesman Steven Taubenkibel.