So where's Cal Ripkin live?

Since this is a travelogue of sorts, I suppose it is always a goood idea to write a little bit about where I have been. Right now, as you are aware, I am spending a season in Eastern Virginia in a small town. Reminds me of a scandalous movie with Raquel Welch and a girl named Crista whom I once met and later had lunch date with (and the usual outcome- nothing worth writing here), but I digress. Again.

Last weekend I decided to go to Baltimore, that beautiful city on the East Coast of Maryland. Lots of history there, especially important battles during the second war of independence (aka the war of 1812), and among other things, it was there that Francis Scott Key penned the words to our national anthem.

It was a really nice trip. My friend Nadia, whose brother has been a friend of mine for only about 17-18 years, showed me some of the sights. It was a lot of fun. We went to the harbor, downtown, and later with a couple others to a lantern parade in a park. It was kind of chilly, but we had fun. Capped off with a really good pizza at a hole in the wall called Murhpy's (I think), it was a nice trip. I should go back sometime during baseball season though...