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I saw a different picture online and that is a really little kid holding it. Still an impressive hunk of hail. Melon sized.

Nice summer day. Having a blast using my Elucto electrocution swatter to slam carpenter bees. They are active today. Gotten about 10 so far. It really is quite satisfying, this game.

I was out back checking on the mole activity and the plants after all the rain. This rose bush has gone bonkers the last week or so. I don't do much other than throw down some rose tone. Didn't even cut this one back, as the deer usually chew them down during the winter. They didn't touch this one though.

Its Friday! And the start of a holiday weekend.

Just poured a Flying Dog 'The Truth' Imperial IPA.

BWI: 100F DCA: 104F IAD: 99F RIC: 103F I will also predict my yard won't see triple digits. Never does. The antithesis of urban sprawl.

Yeah and I remember them from when I was a little kid at my grandmas in Catonsville. Pretty insane. We don't really get them over here- maybe a few here and there. Something to do with the sandy/silty soil I think.

Maybe this is the year for the emergence of the -NAO during actual winter. Once every 10 years perhaps.

So my mom had a double mastectomy + new breast reconstruction surgery earlier today. Amazed that's even possible in one go. I stopped by on my way home to see how she was doing, and she is feeding her dogs (she has 10 of them). My dad was helping, but i was like, wtf are you doing? You just had major surgery and you are 73! It really is incredible what can be done today with advances in medicine and technology. To her credit, she is in incredible shape, eats correctly and exercises to a fault, like her son. I have her to thank for instilling those attributes in me.

Yes it can. But only after it's weakened ass gives my dry yard at least some respectable rain. Otherwise it can GTFOH right now.

There are snow patches that survive there well into July, and even August sometimes. I was up there last summer the second week in July, and there were some hard core skiers getting a few turns in.

Maybe the year without a winter will also feature a "non- summer". I am down for it. Would be awesome to experience a New England style summer for once.

Looks like the much sought after "perfectly warm" holiday weekend coming up, other than possibly some showers on Saturday. Low to mid 70s for highs, and 50s at night.

The wind is a bit much. I thought today would have been perfect with the same temps and maybe a 15 mph breeze. I know people have these visions of days and days in the 70s with low dew points in May, but we don't do perfect here. Given the inevitable, persistent heat and humidity that is coming, I will gladly take cooler than ideal this time of year, and like it.

59 here currently. Chilly out there with that stiff east wind blowing. Fall like!

Lol. Its all relative. Other than the wind, I will take this weather over the 85-90 we could be easily be dealing with at this time. Also wouldn't mind a bit of rain. Dw, a stretch of 70s and low 80s is on the way, with some humidity. I would be totally content if we don't sniff 90 for another month.

On to Jefferson's small batch over ice with just a splash of diet coke.

I am more of B & B fan, but wanted to try the cold brew coffee version of Jager, and it is quite a bit cheaper. It is actually very good.. the original is a bit too licorice heavy for me.

Where are all the happy hour drinkers? Decided to do a shot of Jager cold brew coffee, right out of the freezer ofc. Normally only drink digestifs as a night cap, but felt like starting off with a little bang.

Looks exactly like what i just consumed! Jefferson's very small batch for me.

I generally buy 2-3 year old vehicles. Bang for the buck and still like new.

Get rid of that rust bucket lol. Probs get a nice deal on a new one right now.

I am back to going into work after working at home for a month. My summer vacation period is generally late June into early August. Hopefully things will get more back towards normal in another month or so.

The place I go to find beers that a lot of other places don't have is Atlantic Liquors in Rehoboth. If it exists, they have it. I am in withdrawal from going down there, and going to all the cool places like DFH etc. I usually head down there 3-4 times in winter and and about the same in summer. Have not been since just after Xmas. Hopefully in another month.

That's good to know. What did you think of it?