T & I got back from our vacation last night. 

Aug 8-10:  We had a wonderful time starting with 0v0   & 2nd_breakfast  's wedding.  Beautiful ceremony on the lake.  Such a great idea that one.
Aug 10:  We stopped in Otto, NY where my GG-Grandfather settled when he emigrated to the US.  The museum of the town was open only in July and August, only on Sunday's and only from 2 to 4.  Thankfully we got there around 2:30.  :)  Totally inadvertent, but awesome. 
Aug 10-11:  Next we went to Niagara Falls on the Canada side as well as Niagara-on-the-Lake for a drive through Ice Wine Country. 
Aug 11-13:  Toronto was on the list next where we stayed downtown and saw the major sites.  We also has amazing Sushi at Fune.  I'd highly recommend Fune for anyone in Toronto. 
Aug 13-15:  After two days in Toronto, we headed to Sacket's Harbor, NY for some time spent with T's mom and brother (and family).  It was a nice time.  Her brother rented a pontoon boat and we went out onto the Lake Ontario.  We ended up stopping at one of the islands and hopping off into the 18 inch-deep water and swimming about away into the deeper parts too.  That made me want our own island.  :)
Aug 15-16:  We next drove down the finger lakes, specifically Seneca Lake and made our way to Corning.  After our glass blowing class earlier int he summer, this was a great stop because we went to the Corning Museum of Glass.  We saw everything from modern glass art to the invention of Pyrex to fiber optics.  That was cool.
On Aug 16 we drove from Corning home, with a stop at Selin's Grove Brewery in PA near Bucknell.  A friend from work recommended it and the beer was great! 

All-in-all, round trip ended up at 1443 miles with over 31 MPG. 

So here I am, sitting at the game against the Phils and I realize: I have tickets for sunday... and I can't go. Damn!

Anyone want them? Mr. Shepdc gets first dibs!

This is awesome.  And in Kansas too. 

and of course, if you don't read XKCD, I find it great too.

And it was damn funny.  :)

I love my Paulaner. Now they have a party keg. I am not sure where it is actually brewed...



As a background, I started drinking beer from the original Paulaner Brewery in Munich. This makes me happy.

For Magus...  It's probably horrible, so just up his alley.

This concept is important and something not to be over looked.

The Nationals Park aces flush test

It also reminds me of the movie Rock & Roll High School Forever because they make the building almost explode in the beginning by flushing all the toilets at once... 

Fenty must have been out late this morning because on the drive to work, we saw him running (Blagden & 17th).  Damn is he fast.