Terrapin Adventures

While Jill and Sarah were here, we went to Terrapin Adventures at Savage Mill. There, we zoomed across on the zip line and then tackled the Terrapin Tower (pictured here). The weather stayed sunny and warm, and we all enjoyed the challenge. Colleen says that she liked it very much!

Those crazy orthodontists!

Two local orthodontists (Stewart and Labbe) sponsor a photo contest - the patients are supposed to have their photo taken while they wear a t-shirt with the doctors' names in different places (some distinctly related to Maryland, and others are more general). Sort of like a summer-long scavenger hunt.

ANYWAY, someone who did this last year posted a YouTube video featuring their photos, set to the 1982 hit "Da Da Da" by Trio! (Somehow, it fits.)

St. Leo celebration

Today St. Leo Abbey is celebrating the 120th anniversary of its founding with a celebration Mass. The Benedictine monks of St. Leo taught my parents when they attended high school and college at St. Leo. The abbey is part of a historic district on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

The following links provide more information about recent renovations to the abbey: video and article.

General Motors

Warren Brown's June 7 Car Culture column discusses GM's good long-term prospects.

St. Kevin's Day

Happy St. Kevin's Day!

His Wikipedia article has some links to more information about the Irish abbot whose feast day is June 3.

Dante 2009

Dante's Inferno is now a video game.

Thanks to Icons & Curiosities for the pointer.