Monday Monday 8.6.2008

For the benefit of all busy readers, I'll just be brief this week.

Maggie and I went to House Number 2 in Pennsylvania and had a nice weekend away from the urban sprawl. On the subject of urban and rural living, I should relay a recent experience. One day last week, I decided to go for a short run in Annapolis, and in so doing I made an unfortunate discovery. I have never been the spitting image of health, so about the time my heartbeat reached an unbearable pounding and my breath became not only uncatchable but downright elusive, I learned how polluted and dirty our air has become in Suburban America. As I sucked in as much air as possible, I could taste the exhaust, smoke, and gases in our air. It just made me appreciate the fresh air in Lackawaxen, PA this past weekend.

We went with a bunch of Maggie's relatives to a small fair on Saturday night where they shot off fireworks at 9:00 and played Live Classic Country and Rock 'N' Roll until probably 1:00AM. We had some beers and danced a little, but just because the fair closed down didn't mean that we couldn't go up to the Lodge for a few more drinks. By the time it was over, we got home right around 4:00AM.

When waiting for Maggie to land at the Scranton/Wilkes Barre Airport, I went over to the Wyoming Valley Mall in downtown Wilkes Barre. I found their FYE had almost every season of Will and Grace on sale, so I picked up Seasons 1-6. As avid fans of the American Sitcom, Maggie and I are anxious to begin working through this one featuring a single, straight, woman living with a single, gay, man. I have caught a lot of episodes here and there, but I always find it enjoyable to watch sitcoms in the sequence they were designed to be delivered in.

I won't say much more, but I'm heading to Detroit this weekend where Maggie has been working for the past year. We plan to go to Comerica Park to see the Tigers play the A's and to the IMAX Theatre to see the much anticipated DARK KNIGHT.


Have A Great Week!