The Silver Spring Penguin

Laundry day is always a big production here at Penguin corporate headquarters, chock full of high drama, tears and heartburn. If it’s not the guys in the mailroom wrestling over who fluffs and who folds, then it’s me sniffing the lavender-scented dryer sheets until I can’t see straight. And I won’t even go into details of the “red sock among white towels” incident. Ugly.

With any luck, Penguin reporters will look (and smell) squeaky clean for this week’s events:

Monday

8:30 p.m. The New York Jets (1-1) head to San Diego to play the Chargers (0-2) in Monday Night Football. Tune into ESPN, or catch up on reruns of “Lost” on SciFi.

Tuesday

7:00 p.m. The county gets everyone together to discuss designs for Silver Spring’s new library — specifically, how it’s supposed to fit on that 60,000 square-foot lot on Bonifant and Fenton Streets. Bring your ideas to the Round House Education Center (925 Wayne Ave). The whole shebang is open to the public.

Wednesday

It’s laundry day in The Penguin newsroom. All reporters are reminded to pretreat biohazardous stains before tossing their drawers into the communal basket.

Thursday

10:30 a.m. The county council’s public-safety committee knocks around a proposal to hit health insurance companies with ambulance fees. The debate goes down at the county council office building (100 Maryland Ave, Rockville) and is open to the public.

2:00 p.m. The county council’s planning, housing and economic development committee considers changes to the cost and availability of moderately priced dwelling units (MPDUs). Hit it at the county council office building (100 Maryland Ave, Rockville). It’s open to the public.

Friday

9:00 p.m. The first debate between presidential candidates John McCain (R) and Barack Obama (D) goes down at the University of Mississippi. Trek to Oxford for the real deal, or settle for an evening with Wolf Blitzer.

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Miss Pupik.

Updated Sep 23, 2008, at 8:45 a.m. to move the University of Mississippi into the central time zone.