
It was a typical 3-day weekend in Washington, DC. Thousands gathered to march, run, and demonstrate for an end to breast cancer, the Knights of Columbus got out the feathered hats and laid a wreath at the foot of a statue no one notices in front of Union Station, Metrorail celebrated Columbus Day by closing stations for track work, local protesters demanded a better NFL team, and thousands of gays and lesbians marched on the Capitol to demand marriage equality and the right to serve in the military.