I would like to offer my congratulations to Clay Buchholz. He’s only 23, and last night he threw a no-hitter against the Orioles. I was glad that it was one of the rare Red Sox games I was able to see while down here in DC. I wish I could do so many things at 23- but I think I’m not doing so bad.
Wednesday Laura came down from Massachusetts and I took the day to show her things off the beaten tourist trail.
We went to the Maryland State Fair and enjoyed the sights, smells, and sounds of the classic carnival. Laura and I really got a kick of all the animals (what can I say we are city folk) and I had a blast with the Alpacas. They are like Llamas with emo haircuts. There were also cows… lots of cows… We walked up to a herd and started feeding it grass- and they took a huge swipe at my hand. So awesome.
After the fair we drove down to neighboring Baltimore to catch the Devil Rays/Orioles gane. We definitely got our money’s worth- it was a close game that went well into the 12th inning. Of course the Devil Rays won. It’s gotta be sad when the O’s lose eight in a row with one of them being to the D-Rays.
Man I’ve been to a lot of baseball games this summer- I am so lucky to have such great opportunities to see one of the sports I love. Of course I’m not through yet, the Red Sox are in Baltimore next weekend and I think I need to go check them out.
Thursday was an awesome day at work. I got to fly to Atlanta to a business meeting. What made it awesome was that I got to fly on the company jet. Let me tell you that flying on your own jet is 200% better than flying commercial. No lines, no waiting, no hassle. I loved it. I left Dulles at 7 AM and was back by 6 PM. Man the jetset lifestyle is not that bad.
Friday I went over to Carolyn’s where a group of people were enjoying the comforts of her basement. What basement party wouldn’t be complete without drinking games. Man that was an interesting night.
Yesterday Marjorie and I went to Kotobuki for dinner. It was a small place in a beautiful neighborhood in the Palisades. The food was terrific definitely some of the best sushi I’ve had here (sorry Harris Teeter.)
After watching the Red Sox game, I popped in a movies off Netflix. I’m really starting to like the instant download feature, too bad I can only watch nine hours worth of stuff in a month. So I watched Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and I really enjoyed it, gave me a whole new hate for Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling, but it also amazed me in how other companies were involved and how Enron was played a role in the California Blackout Crisis.
Man all this blogging makes me want to eat more sushi. Too bad Kotobuki isn’t open for another five hours. I’ll have to go settle for something else.
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