Mount Vernon - Opponents Beware

Washington's personal pig, he only enjoys the finest mud holes

Checked out George Washington's crib this past weekend with Lori, Jay and Nicole. The man on the dollar bill had a nice place. To give you an idea of Washington's accomplishments, please view the video here.

That video basically summarizes the lesser known backgrounds of our nation's first President.

Either way, Mt. Vernon is worth a look.


More pictures at Picasa

Beach?

Somehow, someway both of the images above represent a "beach." Apparently in Maine, a beach is a combination of freezing cold water, rocks, barnacles, fog, seaweed and young mothers with tattoos.

This is slightly different from what I believe the word "beach" embodies.

Fool me once...

Edwards takes his wife to Wendy's, but his lady on the side prefers Arby's

I try not to blog about politics, I have my views and I enjoy discussing them with family and select friends. I do not attempt to bring them to a larger audience simply because of my lack of knowledge/information/bias. I don't know all the facts, if I did, I would be much more outspoken.

But, this story is just another reason I get so pissed off with politicians.

In late summer of 2007, I picked up a copy of Esquire, very metro, to read while I languished in my little hell of airports. The cover story featured John Edwards, who at that point, was in the running for the Democratic nomination.

While I know for a fact that I would not vote for Edwards, the article definitely helped his cause. I came out of the article with an appreciation for the man that has since waned.

What really bothers me is the lying, not the cheating. Even though Clinton was a "mimbo," he was still a decent President, in my opinion. I am just tired of candidates taking a "holier than thou" stance, attempting to make us believe that they are pious and worthy.

Edwards blocked the release of this story for some time. In the public, he denied the claims to save face. How inflated are the egos of some politicians? Not only did this idiot have to worry about his wife finding out about this affair, but the entire nation as well.

I am just praying for some truth between Obama and McCain.

Live From Maine!

I finally hit 1000 views! I can't believe all three of you logged on to my site from that many different comps.

My sister and I hopped a quick 1-hour flight from Baltimore to Portland, ME. As usual, the airports were full of surly airline representatives and could not find a way to seat anyone. Once we arrived in Portland, we found the weather to be pleasant and cold.


We stopped for dinner at Moody's dinner, great place for onion rings and then I grabbed a twelve of the state's finest...Geary's Summer Ale.




I will post some images sooner or later. I am pretty sure there are some pirates (homeless people) on the small island across from our cottage. I will make sure to investigate.

Currently watching the Olympics...one of the female swimmers briefly lived in Webster (but had the good sense to leave), she is swimming in the relay with that 50 year old swim mom.

She just won the silver, coincidentally the same color as her hair.

Ok, more from VacationLand later.

The Army finds a new way to totally suck.

This guy got hosed. Good motto... Be all you can be, for us, not for yourself.

Big Weekend

Biggggggg weekend...numerous events.

First of all, Jason Simoni is IN TOWN for good! Which means we have 66.67% of the Simoni Clan within a 5 mile radius. Now we just have to wait for Dave to fail out of law school and become a janitor in the DC Metro area. I will quit my job and join you in the custodial arts when you arrive, big guy!

Next on the agenda, I turn the big TWO FOUR. Which, by some estimates, puts me at 1/3 of the way through my life (what a waste so far). Either way, this marks my first birthday in DC and it falls upon a good weekend.

I am not much for planning but I will have a couple b-day demands:

• I must drink at Brickskeller's at some point this weekend. Must be done.
• I need to have a Delirium Tremens at RFD at some point.
  
• I must share a drink with all of my friends on Saturday.
• I need to sleep.
• I need to bbq.

There you have it my b-day list. Strangely enough, it resembles every other weekend.

Another thing, I am going to check out Coldplay at Verizon Center on Sunday. Unfortunately, We We Pirates will not be opening...but it still should be a good time. I will have to hit RFD prior to the show.

It has been a good 24 years in my mind. I feel lucky to spend this weekend with my sister, Lori, my roommates and some Simonis. I can't think of a better birthday.

Can't wait for Brickskeller.