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Last week we were in Ocean City, and our Internet access was spotty at best. It was a *great* trip -- the weather and waves were ideal, and our hotel was well-appointed and close to the beach, with a 7-11 right across the street.

While in the OC we met up with one of Mark's college friends and her wife for drinks. The bartender was apparently pouring with a VERY generous hand, because after two drinks I was *trashed*. How trashed was I? So trashed that when Anne & Patty recommended a local restaurant, I wrote in on my hand as "fisherma'ns wharf." And then I stopped and said, "Wow, look at this! I'm so drunk I put the apostrophe in the wrong place!" A & P smiled like they were humoring the drunk lady, and Mark patted me on the shoulder and said, "Sweetheart, they aren't editors, they don't care about that."

In other Ocean City news, there are NO bookstores in Ocean City -- NOT ONE -- but there are two Hallmark stores with "News Centers" than includes many shelves of books and an extensive magazine selection. (Including *pr0n*. In a Hallmark store. Which kinda blew my mind.)

( Movie seen: Fantastic Four )

( Movie seen: Knocked Up )

( Book read: Ally by Karen Traviss )

( Book read: Blue Screen by Robert Parker )

Other cool things:

this Old Spice ad featuring Bruce Campbell singing "Hungry Like the Wolf"

Environmental measures can *work*. Back in 1963, there were only 417 breeding pairs of bald eagles in the U.S.; 44 years later there are just under 10,000. Banning DDT and placing eagles on the endangered species list brought them back from the brink of extinction.