How'd the Fit do on the trip to New York?




Pretty good!

Just Don't Let Them See the Little One...

Bethany Beach, Delaware has a strict "Reverse 'Logan's Run'" law. No one under 30 is allowed. The whole community is geared toward preserving its permanent residents and making them feel comfortable. Visitors are allowed, but watched closely.

Some of the locals...

Renew!

Possible Sandman

Luckily, Jen and I are over 30, so we're exempt. But we had to smuggle Little Man in and out of town.

We've got a runner...

I'd hate to think of what might have happened if they caught him.

Justice, Delaware Style

Four Days in the DE

We went to Delaware for a four day weekend last week. It was quite lovely.

Lots of nice boardwalks.

Being "The First State" and one of the original Thirteen Colonies, I expected it to be a little more "New Englandy". Delaware was more like "Florida North" than a Mid-Atlantic New England state. It's very flat. There's lots of beaches. The only culture is agriculture. There's tons of retired people (I would guess they're mostly ex-Navy and Air Force. They've just got that look about them.)

Wanna drive up on the beach and fish? Go for it.

Other than the first 1/3rd of the state, there's nowhere to work. I can definitely see the appeal of retiring there (no sales tax!), but I'm still a few years away from that.

Delaware is much more rural than I expected. Especially as you move away from the coast. There were farms! Lots of corn. And are those soy beans? Huh.

We were waaay down at the very end of Delaware. For the second smallest state, it was a lot longer than I expected. We took a short drive and found ourselves in Ocean City, Maryland. Which felt like a whole other planet.

Whoa.

I thoroughly enjoyed my first Five Guys Burgers and Fries experience. They make their burgers and fries from actual food! I almost ate Jen's burger out from under her. Good stuff.

The beaches were pretty sweet though. None of that rocky crap like we have here.

Little Man enjoys the beach.

And crabs. Oh man, does Delaware have crabs.

R.I.P., Pinchy.

New York State Fair 2008

Sometimes, people say to me, "Pat, just how awesome is the New York State Fair?"

And I'm at a loss for words.

I really can't just tell you how awesome it is.

But I can try to show you.

Eventually, all your energy needs will come from Cow Power.


If your kids act up at The Fair, just launch them into space.

The two great tastes that taste great together.


Yes, that's a cow made out of butter. I didn't get a picture of the cow made out of beef.


"You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor!"

Get your five servings of fried vegetables in every day.


Spider-Girl! Spider-Girl! Does whatever a Spider-Girl does...


At last... A few minutes alone.


I refuse to believe this was a coincidence. Somebody put these two next to each other on purpose.


We left before the Gladiator Mardi Gras band played.

Fat Man Boxers

We ended up in the Chinese 99 Cent store in Buffalo over the weekend (long story).

It was like a regular dollar store, but with some of the strangest items I've ever seen.

My favorite item was the "Fat Man Boxers" (which were actually some kind of bikini briefs). On the outside of the box was a 300 pound Asian dude in overalls. He's tilting his head slightly and making the "sorry I got so fat" face.

They come in XXL and XXXL.

Hilarious.

I'm kicking myself for not picking up a few boxes as gag gifts.