Bits and Pieces

Try as I might, I am unable to totally eliminate angst over the upcoming France trip.  What about this? What about that?  Shall I take my … or should I leave it??  With the result that the feeder may be short and sporadic for the next few days..  and when we are actually IN France, who knows..

So for a Friday, just some random bits and pieces as they whirl around in my brain

Apparently Plaza (Plaa – thuu?) Azteca (Athh - techa?) is now open (Old Damon’s) it’s quite the building from the outside..  More Mexican food, yeah, that’s just what we need!

And also Behind The Bookcase (Old Brewing Grounds/Leonardtown) did an opening last night.  The “speakeasy” concept is working.  Had a verbal report this morning, but I think one would have to see it in person to understand it.  Coffee in front, booze in back with light fare.  Interesting.

Tomorrow is the BeerFest at Historic St. Mary’s City..  looks like we have great weather on tap (get it? On tap… beer fest?)  Should be a great event… one to six… twenty bucks which includes your first four tastes.  Expecting over 25 different brews from real brewers like Ruddy Duck, DuClaw, Raven, Flying Dog, and Brewer’s Alley, plus some of the best nationally available specialty beers.. Come see us!!  Check this out: Beer

Oh, this morning as I was delivering posters for the fest, I ran into another observation on our drivers around here.  This is not new, but it never ceases to amaze me about the lack of understanding of the use of a “merge” lane.  As most know, I usually enter Rte. 235 from Millstone Landing, and when heading north there is at least a half (?) mile of a right turn/merge lane before the Chancellor’s Run stoplight.  I find it fun and challenging to manage safely and unobtrusively merging into the traffic lanes.  First within the merge lane, you gradually increase speed with left blinker on until you just about match the flow, then adjust your pace to enable you to slide courteously into that slot that inevitably appears.  Even more interesting is navigating across all three lanes which is pretty much done by the same technique.  I always try to be sensitive to not “cutting off” anybody, and even if I have to take a somewhat shortish slot I usually give the emergency flashers a couple of blasts to say thank you.  It is not hard, and it can be rather easily done.

Or, you can SIT at the start of the merge lane and watch two or three minutes of traffic flow by (with many obvious of those “slots”) until the demons in the light stem the flow of steel.  Only then do you cut directly across the merge lane into the right hand traffic lane and continue your journey.  Besides, sitting for that time allows you to check emails, send texts, and so forth.

Okay back to food stuff… Ruddy Duck South will open sometime next month, as will Striped Rock (Catamaran’s) perhaps earlier.

Season’s first River Concert tonight..always a gathering..

Potomac River Festival

Downtown Tunes in Leonardtown (Saturday evening)

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