Sunburned fat people with inside-out elbows... Crazy old people... Cell phones hanging off the waists of bikinis... Sixteen year-olds walking around in their gang colors... Stacked fourteen year-olds...

I love you, Scarborough Beach.

I put the "farts" in "fartlek"...

Despite the occasional minor setback, the running thing is starting to get better.

Maybe I'll go out for the cross country team this fall.

Oh, wait a minute... I'm 30.

Fun fact:

As soon as it cools off a bit, I'm baking cookies.

Dear Coldplay,

Could you guys turn it down a bit? You rock out a little too much for us.

Sincerely,

Nobody.

Rachael Ray takes bite, rolls eyes.

It'll blow your mind...

Like a street sign from some bizarre crossroads of the universe, I present to you...

the corner of Campus and Campus.

Pat's Song of the Week:

Stephen Malkmus "Baby C'mon"

The next time I go to the beach, I'm going to run up and down the shore shouting "GET OUT OF THE WATER! THERE'S SODIUM CHLORIDE IN THERE!"

There's always room for... The Jello Museum!

LeRoy, NY July 29th, 2005 http://www.jellomuseum.com/

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We gather here today to celebrate... Jello. LeRoy is the birthplace of Jello.

Sure, the Jello Museum may not have the illustrious history or emotional punch of the Baseball Hall of Fame, but it does have pictures of Bill Cosby all over the place. Didn't see any pics of the Cos in Cooperstown.

You can learn about the history of Jello. Find out how Jello is made. Pretend you're driving the Jello delivery truck. Look at pictures of Jello throughout the ages. And did we mention Bill Cosby?

Then you're suddenly back where you started. While the whole tour takes about 20 minutes, it was nice a way to break up our trip.

Be sure to ask for your free Jello molds at the end of the tour.

Pluses:

Nice to learn the rich and varied history of Jello, an American classic.

Minuses:

No Jello samples in the gift shop. Learning about where gelatin comes from.

A bar with Jello shots ready to go also would have been welcome.

Overall:

3 pudding pops (out of 5).

(additional photography by J. Canole).

Picture of the Week.

MMMmmm! Salmon burgers!

Dear Super 8 off the Thruway,

You might want to, you know, wash me once in a while.

Sincerely,

The Sheets