Sunday, November 1, 2009

Sign o' the times?

The Po Spouse and I visited the Sheraton's champagne brunch today. Sadly, we practically had the place to ourselves. It was nice not to wait in line at the various food stations, but obviously such low turnout is not sustainable long-term.

Was it the rain?
...or the economy?
...or swine flu?
...or maybe even the Ravens/Broncos game?

I'm rooting for rain or the game — unlike the other options, they should be self-correcting, rather quickly.


Brunch begins at 11:30 am on Sundays. The just-under-$30 price includes bottomless mimosas (and possibly bloody marys?) and unlimited trips to the food bars, which include fresh fruit, smoked salmon, oysters on the half shell, a carving station, and made-to-order omelets. The lake view is also included in the price :)

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Incivility caught on... pixels?

(We can't say it's "film" anymore!)



This pic is almost as old as my last post! It's been a weird year to say the least. I hope to be able to post more than I have been...





Seen at Longhorn Steakhouse:




Despite being a short-bed, this rude parker takes up almost the whole sidewalk — with a shin-busting extended trailer hitch thrown in for good measure!











Wait, what's that on the door?






Yes, that's not one, not two, but FIVE choose civility magnets!!
(Apologies for the lousy-resolution cell phone pic.)

I can only hope this was a guerrilla application... but I doubt it.













Hypocrites seem to be, uh, magnetically attracted to these magnets. All jokes aside, what's the psychology of these things? You're still a jerk, even with the little green civility magnet! Really! We can still tell! Multiple magnets don't have a cloaking effect, I promise you.

Tell me again how many taxpayer dollars we've blown on this nonsense? (Or private dollars that could have gone to something useful like the Elkridge Love Mission?)

Thank God the magnets are almost gone. (Then the only way to get one will be to steal it. Oh the irony!)


Yes, I know, someone — like this guy/gal, who seems to have an excess supply — might decide to give up a "used" one voluntarily. The theft irony was just too fun to ignore. Don't be a killjoy ;o)