One if by land (tornado), two if by sea (hurricane and flooding). Our back-to-back lashing by Mother Nature last week had many people wondering what gives. The other half blamed the media for blowing the natural disasters out of proportion ... ever heard of it’s fun to cover rare climatic events?! Alas, I was not involved in the Times-Mirror’s coverage of either event, but I have since collected a few of my favorite photos of other news organization’s reportage from around the Internet.

Standing water. Photo Courtesy/Failblog

Irene was not just a bunch of hot air. Photo Courtesy/Vogue UK

Out with the old, in with the new? On the day Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced he was resigning from his position, Microsoft emails me to let me know it will be opening its 14th store worldwide at Tysons Corner Mall. Timing much? In my personal life I’m a true Mac girl and I won’t go back, but alas I’m a PC girl at work and I believe its better to be proficient at both.

No additionall information was provided about the expected date of opening, etc. However, what I do know is that the store will offer Windows 7 PCs, Windows Phones, Kinect for Xbox 360, Office 2010 and more.

Microsoft now has locations in Scottsdale, Ariz., Mission Viejo, Calif., Lone Tree, Colo., San Diego, Calif., Oak Brook, Ill., Bloomington, Minn., Bellevue, Wash., Costa Mesa, Calif., Atlanta, Ga., Houston, Texas and Los Angeles, Calif. From computers and software to games, music and phones, customers will have access to it all at the Microsoft Store. The store also offers services such as personal training, technical support, ongoing performance tuneups and more.

Jimmy Johns, a sandwich shop most known as a late night snack joint for tipsy Virginia Tech students, opened its Leesburg location this week. Since we have two VT alumni and a handful of sandwich lovers in our newsroom, we made the trek to the shop this afternoon for some eats. I got the club unwich, which means no bread: you can hate, but I ate great.
Addy: 11 Catoctin Drive NE, Leesburg (behind Sandy Spring Bank, in front of Giant)

Jimmy Johns drank.

Don’t let the lone man fool you, it was packed during lunch hour and we had to wait 10 minutes for a sub (it was worth it.)

Sandwich shop Jimmy Johns is now open.