Oh Maryland!

When my kids were teenagers, I wrote a blog to document some of the insane things that they would say.  I called it Teenage Quote of the Day.

Some of the entries included titles such as "I got it pierced in art class" and "What's the best way to put out a fire in a plastic trash container?"

Now that my kids have grown into reasonable and intelligent adults, I'm always looking for humans who will make my eyes roll and put a smile on my face at the same time.  Turns out, all I had to do was listen to the conversations going on around me on the beach in Ocean City, MD.

Here are a few examples from my sand neighbors last Sunday:

"She'll stop crying soon.  There's a boob on the way"

"Dad, can you get my back?" 

"Who left all this shit by the car?"  (It was Anthony.  It's always Anthony)

To be fair, everyone seemed a bit stressed out on the beach last Sunday.  It was sort of cloudy and the water was pretty cold.  People seemed to be cranky and tired.  Maybe they were all thinking about the long drive home that was ahead of them, or maybe some were enduring the typical tension that occurs during the first day or two of a family vacation (ugh - I don't miss that).

July 4 is coming up and there's a ton of stuff to do at the DE/MD beaches.  Rehoboth Beach has scheduled their fireworks display for Sunday, July 2 at approximately 9:15.

Ocean City is keeping it real and holding their Independence Day events on Independence Day (Hey Rehoboth - that's July 4!) at two locations - uptown at Northside Park and downtown on the beach/boardwalk at North Division St.  Fireworks and concerts will be at both locations starting at 8 PM.

To celebrate my upcoming long weekend at the beach, I wrote a new poem:

When I'm at the beach, I wear less clothes,

There is no Target or Trader Joe's.

I drive Coastal Highway with sand in my trunk,

And pass by Seacrets where the bitches get drunk.

On the boardwalk, I eat french fries,

That is why I have fat thighs.


Hope you all have a very safe and very happy 4th of July!

Something in the Air

Last night in Wilmington, I walked to the top of the highest hill in my neighborhood to view the launch of a small rocket from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia.  This rocket is going to create colorful blue, green, and red artificial clouds (vapor tracers).  These clouds will allow scientists on the ground to trace particle motions in space.  The launch was scrubbed last night due to "boats in the area", but is back on for tonight (June 12) between 9:04 and 9:19 PM.  

The view from the DE/MD resort areas should be pretty cool.  If it doesn't happen tonight, it could be any other night this week.  Check out NASA's Wallops Island Facebook page here:  https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/

Image of the Terrier-Improved Malamute Rocket that is set to launch from
NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility this week.

While you're looking up, the OC Air Show is happening this weekend in Ocean City, MD.   Flight performances begin on Saturday 6/17 at noon and are centered at 16th St. and the boardwalk.

Blue Angels in Ocean City, MD

Since it's Fathers Day on Sunday, you can hang out in OC and check out the Fathers Day Fatherhood Beer Festival at Sunset Park at Bayside & S. Division St.  $35 from 1 PM to 5 PM.

I'll be heading back to OC on Thursday June 15 and, though the weather forecast looks a bit shitty, I'm looking forward to finding a little bit of time to relax on the sand.

I'd like to get in to Rehoboth or Bethany this weekend to take a stroll or two.  

In Rehoboth Beach, The Uptown Band is playing at the bandstand on Rehoboth Ave. at 8 PM on Friday, June 16.

Also in Rehoboth Beach, my cousin, Katelyn Christine, will be performing country music covers and original songs at Cooter Brown's Southern Kitchen and Bourbon Bar (former Hooter's space) from 8 PM to 11 PM on Saturday June 17.

The Bethany Beach Bandstand has the US Air Force Band, Max Impact, scheduled for Friday night at 7:30 and a Neil Diamond cover band scheduled for Saturday.

Lots of stuff happening @ the beach.  Can't wait to get back there.  Happy Fathers Day!!