Cone Island (4.0/5) on Yelp.com
Soft serve mecca in solomons – it opens at noon, so no early morning cones, but if you can make it to midday in the summer heat, it’s totally worth it. they have caramel, chocolate and cherry magic…
Monthly Archives: June 2008
newtcam (20080615.2108): Father’s Day Fireworks–ANY Holiday is a reason to celebrate with fireworks in North Beach!
9318 – Sunday – Father’s day!
Happy Father’s Day! Beware the Ides of June!
Had a lovely breakfast at the in-laws. Got Larry a pair of nice cards, and a Micheal Buble’ album. He seemed to dig ’em!
Lar made pancakes on the grill’s skillet – they were fantastic… and the weather in the morning wasn’t super hot… quite nice, actually. We sat on the deck and watched the birds of prey go fishing in the bay – one took off with a giant meal afte ronly a quick glance and dive. Post breakfast, we went into the house and listened to his new CD – it was OK – but I had been feeling rather ragged and zonked out on the recliner until BHK noted we had to go and grab groceries for the cookout later on.
I slept in the car as BHK shopped – we had to turn around at one point, as we’d thought that Adam and Joey weren’t coming – we had to grab more dogs, buns, chips and soda-pop to keep the teens fed and happy.
I napped more at home, while BHK made Larry a blueberry/blackberry pie (and one for us at the house, too!)
Everyone showed up at about 7, I grilled meat for the team, Chris brought baked beans and slaw, BHK set everything up, and we ate like we’d just gotten the first meal in days. The folding chairs are going to get a lot of use this summer, I think.
It went well, and as the sun went down, the gang headed out and the sights and sounds of the evening began to rise up… frogs ribbiting, mosquitoes buzzing and nibbling, and fireflies lighting up the garden like dozens of will-o-wisps. we went inside, as the frogs were too busy singing to eat up all of the mosquitoes – the biters didn’t stop other folks outside from lighting off roman candles and other fireworks. Maybe the smoke acts as a repellent?
Things seen yesterday and today –
we went to the bitter end – What’s the asterisk mean?
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saw some graffiti – cycloptic dinosaur and a bleeding heart inscribed with “never”.
geese in bikinis
Tonight, someone was shooting off fireworks, and some got caught on newtcam. In North Beach, any holiday is a good excuse for pyrotechnics.
Arbor day? Sure! National Pen-pal day? Heck, Why not?
I am feeling better a bit now that the day is about done – I think the nap may’ve stiffened my back more than help. Next time, perhaps just a sitting rather than a flat-out snooze will be best. I didn’t dwell much on my own father today…just as well, really.
1 year ago – last day of county gig, hot brain, DC living costs, hero machine sponsored, neil and bugah coming for sleepover, danny visit upcoming, iana gig on monday
2 years ago – payday, mango fest, Phoenix uncomfy, Nonja the rude ape, elvis costello green shirt, chess piece poll,
3 years ago – David Sutherland RIP, trunk turtles, Easter walkies, chimp pics, paper toys, gCensus, Mothra Song, superhero TV themes, vet mixup, menstrual superstitions, 250 questions
4 years ago – Queequeg, Lizard (a knight anole) pictures, fixed calamity’s icon,Mycoprotein, Sammy doodle, sites for positive change, yahoo goes fromsix meg to 100meg (now at 1 gig vs gmail’s 2+gig)
5 years ago – Father’s Day, vampire game, wondering about a world free of psychoactive drugs
6 years ago – lovely long talk, South Park Scotto, Tea room, Replacement parts, star trek breast insignia
7 years ago – Predators of man, Apt seeking, Nothing sacred, sql/ado. pet quiz, pizza parlor, writing urge, Big Guy and rusty.
8 years ago – Nothing in particular
Writer’s Block: The Eternal Nocturnal Struggle
When I think of Vampires, I think of evil, soulless and ugly predators, draining people of lifeblood and spirit at the same time, rather than the”Tormented Soul fighting an addiction” sort. My mindset sees them as incurable and dangerous – never actually loving anyone, but rather preying on those who are weak or in need. Abominations before man and his god(s), just cruel, cold mockeries of what a feeling and loving person could be.
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9317 – Saturday
Ah… Shots and then free as a bird.
Ice cream at Solomon’s cone island – I got a soft serve mix chocolate and vanilla w/ chocolate jimmies (erm, sprinkles), and BHK got a small vanilla soft serve cone, dipped in a cherry shell. both were yummy.
Checked out bikes… it’s going to be simpler to buy one than ship mine up from Florida, I think.
Hit Aardvark and picked up a few goodies – that place is habit-forming. We headed home to play our newly aquired treats.
got Hive – pieces bigger than expected (BHK won one, I won one)
got Kahuna – We’ve been playing this on Yucata.de for ages, and discovered there was a comfy form-factor – (BHK won)
got Katan Dice – missing pad, already sent for replacement. We’ll play it next week.
Also picked up Archie in the 80’s for BHK, and the umbrella academy trade for myself.
played If Wishes were Fishes finally – cute game, maybe a little clunky, but could be better once learned or with more players. (I won)
Arkham Horror is a lot more complex out of the box – we weren’t looking to play a 2-4 hour game, so we saved that for another night. The other games could be picked up in 5 minutes played in 20 or so. Kahuna maybe twice that.
Next games for us to play from the game pile are canasta caliente, rook, killer bunnies, gloom, marriage material, and grave robbers from outer space
Went to Selby Sub Shoppe with in-laws – I got a veggie sub w/ seasoned fries, bhk got a chicken parm w/ smiley face potatoes, Larry a burger with crinkle cut fries, Chris a garlic white pizza.
Things seen on Thursday – a toy blimp at nice & fleasy antiques
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BHK also saw some cute stuff at the library, including a mosquito wearing an I pod.
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and a cootie catcher.
She’s caught cooties! I knew it!
Sporepedia is already publicly accessible. This is the online field guide to all the creatures people have created with Spore, and the source from which the game will eventually populate the planets you play in with AI-controlled versions of the races people have made.
The incredible thing about Sporepedia is that those thumbnail images you see are the creature files. Drag that image right from your browser to the game window, and it loads that creature in all its scampering glory. The creature’s DNA is actually coded into the metadata of a 25 kilobyte PNG image. (via James )
KINDERTRAUMA is about the movies, books, and toys that scared you when you were a kid. It’s also about kids in scary movies, both as heroes and villains. And everything else that’s traumatic to a tyke!
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City of Shadows, long exposure shots of crowds in St. Petersburg, Russia by Alexey Titarenko.
1 year ago – digitized comic library, better off not saving?, starbase scottobear, interactive paper
2 years ago – dr who, good lyric stuff, aim cleanup, magic ringtone audible
3 years ago – 32 questions, dead fridge, cartoons, schedules, journal liability guide,
4 years ago – OTR, Black Eye guy, showers good, legion, corps more wealthy thangov’ts, DPD, purple turtle post-its, how to make, I get groovy sandals
5 years ago – Coco’s, “If I were” meme, Danny and I get together, Bro goes to ER over hand, playstation supercomputer.
6 years ago – Newtie love, Masai Cow donation
7 years ago – lovely chats full of (LODD , evil news, eye patches, little red munkee
8 years ago – Ben Franklin, Fight Club DVD cap
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0614081043.jpg: to the bitter end!
Writer’s Block: Gender Bender
Honestly, I lean to respecting women more than men, because of the bulk of crap they have to deal with on a regular basis just due to gender politics.
: 9316 – Friday the 13th.Happy Birthday to Ldy, my littler big sis! she’s …what, 5 again this year? .. http://tinyurl.com/57y28t
9316 – Friday the 13th
Happy Birthday to Ldy, my littler big sis! she’s …what, 5 again this year?
I *still* have “froggy went a-coutrin’, he did ride” in my head.
I must’ve done something dreadfully bad to deserve…
9316 – Friday the 13th
Happy Birthday to Ldy, my littler big sis! she’s …what, 5 again this year?
I *still* have “froggy went a-coutrin’, he did ride” in my head.
I must’ve done something dreadfully bad to deserve this. Great… now I have pet shop boys in my head.
“What have I done? What have I done? What have I done to deserve this?”
Looking forward to a weekend without feeling too ill.
Artomatic. Book Sale. Father’s Day. Hive. Music by the beach? Gardening? Relaxing? A ride on the Trolley, maybe?
Am I forgetting something?
Maybe our Swarm of the Snakehead screener will arrive in time for a weekend viewing! (Writer Seth Hurwitz spotted my mention of it in my journal, and was kind enough to shoot us a review copy!)
BHK made a big salad from stuff at the farmers market – lots of yummy breads and other goodies, too. (Blueberry sun tea, some onion spread for the bread… it’s just all very delicious) – our neighbor went early, and brought her some corn and strawberries, too.
Tons of fireflies out tonight! That made it feel especially summery.
After supper, we watched “I now pronounce you chuck and larry” – it was what I expected, cute.
Random Newtcam / Pyecam archive shots – (They shoudl really be called Officecam and loftcam, since both boys go on both cams all the time.)
note the windows – most ~ at 10pm, but lightning kept striking nearby.
additional kitty pictures added for archival purposes. first is another leap shot.
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..Mini-steamroller. We’re that much closer to having Killdozer / Soylent green havesting technology, I tells ya.
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) spent 4 hours reading into the Congressional Record 35 articles of impeachment against George W. Bush.
1 year ago – If I could change one tihng about law books, $25 ticket, BHK went to the Newsomes, how the presidents stack up
2 years ago – draggy meeting, sofla mass transit planner, stress reliever ape, waiting, got vista beta, body heat, possum man, free comics, manatees
3 years ago – Lovies for ldy and sedef, tunnel vision, hukilau, danny, bro, speed racer for geico, cvs ood by the lb, dr who, impact font, pink floyd reuniting
4 years ago – Newt Treats, police, sleepies, DIY-WiFi, Horrid teacher name, loud car alarm, RI, Harry Lime
5 years ago – Cartoon Pope blesses ldy, white/brown eggs, fibber island lyrics
6 years ago – Intruders, Out for Thai & sushi, Rent-bump.
7 years ago – perorate, Poi Dog Pondering, Thinking of using share point for journaling, smart tags, considering a piercing / blood donation, Wolbachia / Kamikaze Sperm, evil news
8 years ago – April refusing to go to the doc, bronchitis, half-light, new pals
: Guess What theSe Are
9315 – Thursday
Was a bit sicker in the am, but was feeling better by midday. It seems that mornings are the most difficult now, post sleep and shower. One day until Friday!
BHK and I went out to Thursday’s for…