Obama Sweeps the Potomac

Barack Obama appears to have gone 3-for-3 in today's Democratic primaries, wining Maryland, Virginia, and DC. Obama has now pulled ahead of Hillary Clinton in the delegate count. Meanwhile, John McCain solidified his lead in the Republican delegate race.

This is getting interesting.

Bike-Jacking

Brian was mugged at fist-point while bike-commuting home in Baltimore last night. Fortunately, he was mostly unharmed. This event really makes me worry not just about his future safety, but also about Alison's.

Make if a Footlong, Hon

You know you're in Maryland when the sandwich artist at your local Subway restaurant offers you salt, pepper, oregano, or Old Bay seasoning for your sub.

RC Tank Combat

It turns out that there is a group of people, most of whom seem to be in Maryland, who design and scratch-build large-scale (1/6th scale or at least 36-inch hull length) radio-controlled tanks fitted with paint-ball makers. Then they stage organized battles on fields or in the woods. I must say that, since I discovered this hobby, I've been quite excited about the idea of building one of these contraptions and mildly interested in actually participating in a battle. So, I attended the latest battle last weekend. The participants were rather friendly, and the atmosphere was light-hearted and fun. Now I'm fascinated with designing a tank that can outperform the most advanced of them. We'll see if that happens before I lose interest and move on to my next hobby/obsession.

To-may-to, To-mah-to. Po-tay-to, Po-tah-to. Fitter, Fatter.

Men's Fitness magazine has recently completed their latest annual ranking of the fittest and fattest cities in the nation. Inexplicably, Baltimore was ranked as the fittest city, leapfrogging last year's winner Seattle. In response, the entire state of Maryland made this statement: "Hunh?"

On the other end of the spectrum, Chicago passed last years "winner," Houston, to claim the title of fattest burb.