Baltimore Public Works Museum

Breakfast at Whole Foods. Those berries are delicious.

The Baltimore Museum of Public Works lived up to its billing as "surprisingly interesting".

Ice cream at The Olde Malt Shop on the way to Fort McHenry.




Dinner at Blue Agave. The service left a whole lot to be desired, but the company (dad, sister, and sister's fiance) did not.

Amiccis

Dined at Amiccis this evening with my dad, sister, her fiance, and his parents. Tasty. Good to meet people.




Earlier today Dad and I toured the Torsk and touristed around the city with Elizabeth, with Morgan joining for part of it. Good times.

It was Privateer Day in the Fells Point neighborhood, with associated costumes and partying. I got a somewhat satisfying pirate bender to play with, reminiscent of the farmer and chicken benders I had when I was working at Technology & Planning. Office toys.

We took a break from the piracy at Cafe Latte'da enjoying tea and mexican hot chocolate. Cafe Latte'da is enough to make me wish I were in the neighborhood more often.

insomnia and its dulliing effects

Haven't been able to sleep, but I desperately need it. Too late to take something tonight.

I think sometimes I don't sleep because not sleeping much dulls the world enough that I don't have to deal with the hard questions. Like why am I here and what am I supposed to be doing, anyway?

Fazoli's for lunch

Had Fazoli's for lunch today with Dan.

Country Thunder

After church this morning, I went to the Country Thunder event in Florence. I never knew country music could be so much fun.

Wildlife World Zoo

Today I went to the World Wildlife Zoo and enjoyed, among other things, the no-glass-between-you-and-the-real-live-huge boa constrictor exhibit.

Boston Market

Boston Market for dinner this evening. Been a long week, but a good one.

2 Mile Run After Work

Doug and I ran two miles after work today. Then I had my hair cut (though the barber didn't take to my idea to cut only the grey hairs) and watched a Poirot episode from Netflix while eating corn dogs. It's a life, I guess.

Easter Sunday

Dad and I went to Easter Sunday services this morning at with a co-worker of mine who had generously invited me to join in his Easter plans.

The sermon was about secrets and shame, the damage they cause, and overcoming them.

After church Dad and I went to Taqueria Mi Casita for lunch, then tied up loose ends here at home before Dad had to fly home.

Pinnacle Peak and DBG

Today dad and I started our day with designer oatmeal from a resort in Scottsdale, and then applied those calories to hiking the Pinnacle Peak trail and exploring the spring bloom at the Desert Botanical Garden.

Cauliflower never tasted so good

Dad and I made Rachael Ray's pork with fig sauce and cauliflower puree this evening. It was delicious. We finished off the Poirot disc, a couple episodes of Have Gun Will Travel (season two), and an episode of Hustle (season 2). It's a television binge but I got home too late this evening to head over to the Desert Botanical Gardens, which dad visited today and he says plants are in bloom and beautiful. I hope to make it over there soon to check it out.

Guedo's

I left work a little early today to tidy up and then picked up my dad at the airport. We went to Guedo's for a fish taco dinner and then made Rachael Ray's mustard crusted salmon without the mustard, which was very good, as an after dinner snack and leftovers lunch to take to work tomorrow. For once it was really a thirty minute meal. We watched a couple episodes of Poirot (from NetFlix) before dad fell asleep on the couch; figures with the time differential.

Paid SRP bill online today

I paid my SRP (electric) bill online today for the first time. I've been a bit of a luddite with the whole mailing hard copy around kind of approach to life. This is kind of neat.

Apparently I am not priceless

Mary Coyle Ice Cream

Today I went to Mary Coyle Ice Cream and had a brownie sundae which was delicious.

Chicken-Peanut Soup

Today I made Rachael Ray's Chicken-Peanut Soup, minus the chili pepper. It was really pretty good, in that recipe-to-make-once-every-couple-of-years kind of way. Plenty of leftovers.