Morning

If the Metro lines are the arteries of the city, then Washington, DC had a major heart attack today. It's hard to start a day off on a good foot when two red line trains break down and then the one your on suddenly decides it has to empty out at Judiciary Square. Two trains later and an angry commuter orgy on car five, pre-coffee and breakfast: I'm here at work, bombarded by a series of priorities, deadlines and Outlook e-mails with that little annoying chime of an exclamation point. Does IT maintenance between the hours of 2am and 6am really need to be priority? If so, I've been desensitized.