Good Weekend, Despite Heat

 daily life, entertainment, family, fatherhood, food, good things, mr. grey, smiles
Jun 092008
 

Yes, the heat settled in and Maryland Summer is finally hear. Nothing better than 90% humidity and 95 degrees.

Despite the heat, we had a good weekend including:

  • Fried Oysters
  • A softshell crab sandwich
  • A few beers with friends in the afternoon on Saturday
  • A swim in the Bay (Mr. Grey was not too thrilled with the swim)
  • Planting a veggie garden with my favorite tomato variety (brandywine)

Tortilla Factory, Herndon VA

 culture, daily life, food, good things, nostalgia
May 292008
 

I happened to have a vague reason to visit our Sterling, VA facility on Wednesday. Well, it was a feild trip. I’m sure Joe really needed the extra hands to slide in 2 four port gigE cards into those chassis… At any rate, we found ourselves in NOVA around lunch. Being only a few miles from the best Southwestern Restaurant in the DC area, I suggested we hit the Tortilla Factory in Herndon. Fantastic stuff.

In a former life, when I lived in Reston, I would go to the Tortilla Factory at least once a week. Damn, I miss that place. Great food, I mean GREAT FOOD. I got the old standby, a Machaca Burrito. They now offer it in a chicken variety, but I stuck with the tried and true beef. Divine.

They’ve been in Herndon since 1972. I was so tempted to buy a T-shirt, but I did not succumb. Maybe next time.

O Yeah…F.S.T.

 cycling, daily life, nostalgia, smiles
May 272008
 

Freestyle, Street, Track…Damn this was a fun bike. I set mine up with hot pink Peregrine Falcon Mag Wheels, Shimano DX Peddals (also hot pink), a hot pink layback seatpost and a DK stem…

13 more down

 cycling, daily life, smiles
May 212008
 
Got out on my ride this morning and pulled another 13 miles or so. Good ride. Cool though. A little numb in my foot toward the end.

373.5 to go.

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