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.

Beachy

Delaware looks like this.

Pat Canole's TV Shows of the Decade

10. Arrested Development

9. Flight of the Conchords

8. The Venture Bros.

7. Futurama

6. 30 Rock

5. The Sopranos

4. Deadwood

3. Mad Men

2. Lost

1. The Wire




Honorable mention to "South Park". Those guys can still crush it when they want to.

"Pushing Daisies" was pretty good, too.

"The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" are consistently great.

And "Good Eats". Man, I love that show.

Scones!

Love Takes Time...

"You know what? I didn't like you at first."

"I didn't like you either."

"But I'm glad we met."

"Oh yeah?"

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have what we have now..."

Pat Canole's Albums of the Decade

10. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Shake the Sheets (2004)

9. Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)

8. Interpol - Antics (2005)

7. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise (2005)

6. Fountains Of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)

5. The New Pornographers - Electric Version (2003)

4. Aimee Mann - Bachelor No. 2 (2000)

3. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Hearts Of Oak (2003)

2. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)

1. The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (2005)

Make of That What You Will

Wife: Holiday!

Little Man: CELEBRATE!

Wife: It would be...

Little Man: SO NICE!

Well, He's Eating It...


"You're feeding him lobster?!"

"Why not? He likes it."

"I know. I'm just afraid he's going to develop a taste for it."

Pumpkin Muffin Blues

I had a pumpkin muffin on the counter... I was gonna eat with my coffee.

Oh, I had a pumpkin muffin on the counter... Lord... I was gonna eat with my coffee.

Went to the kitchen for my muffin... and my muffin was gone.

(Guess I have to go back to the store...)

...And I Never Knew the Joy of a Waffle Dog



"Waffles... Ice cream... Hey! Waffle dogs!"

"What's that?"

"I think it's a hot dog in a waffle. I'd eat that."

"You're not eating that. Gross."

"C'mon!"

"No! And besides, it's only 10:15."

"Oh, you're no fun anymore."