Monday, June 9, 2025

What I've learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0240

11951.  There’s a new dimension to a song when you have 3 drummers all playing it;

11952.  (You know) you’re getting old when you get a white eyebrow hair;

11953.  Nicklas Backstrom (of the Washington Capitals) is a pretty good (golf) chipper;

11954.  T(imothy )J(imothy) Oshie (of the Washington Capitals) is a pretty good (golf) chipper too;

11955.  Apparently, former NHL goalies are good at catching/fielding and throwing softballs( specifically Braden Holtby and Carey Price);

11956.  Shocker, Adam Eaton (i.e., former Washington Nationals outfielder) is good at softball;

11957.  Mike Green (i.e., former Washington Capitals defenseman) is a pretty good first baseman;

11958.  Shocker, Ryan Zimmerman (i.e., former Washington Nationals first/third baseman) is good at softball too;

11959.  Steve Birnbaum (i.e., former D.C. United center-back) is a pretty good softball player;

11960.  Dylan Strome (i.e., Washington Capitals centerman) is a pretty good softball player;

11961.  I hate to say it, but Nicklas Backstrom (of the Washington Capitals) isn’t the best (softball) batter/hitter. . . . He hits into a lot of double plays;

11962.  I think I’m the first person to request Sela Campbell sing, “Get Along,” by Kenny Chesney( specifically at the Rhodeside Grill in Arlington, Virginia, on July 5, 2024);

11963.  Apparently, you can’t whistle a pig to come in the same way you might call a dog;

11964.  Apparently, whistle pig is another name for a groundhog/woodchuck;

11965.  I like the flavors/sauces at Buffalo Wild Wings better/more than the ones at Wingstop;

11966.  The Star Trek Starship Enterprise studio model used in the original Star Trek series is at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.;

11967.  The Star Trek Starship Enterprise studio model is made of wood, plastic and (rolled) sheet metal;

11968.  The Star Trek Starship Enterprise studio model doesn’t have any detail on its port side;

11969.  Asteroids are most likely the primary source of Earth’s water;

11970.  Apparently, dogs can get poison ivy;

11971.  Charlie (Dog) is allergic to poison ivy;

11972.  Bob Dylan is the only songwriter to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature;

11973.  A croffle is (just) a croissant in the shape of a waffle;

11974.  Hook & Reel (HookReel.com) is like Chasin’ Tails (ChasinTailsss.com) in Falls Church, Virginia, but with different flavors/sauces;

11975.  Kate Peytavin (the singer) sounds like Olivia Rodrigo to me;

11976.  Apparently, Kate Peytavin is from Louisiana;

11977.  Apparently, James Arthur (the singer from “The X Factor”) is an Alex(ander) Ovechkin fan;

11978.  I don’t care for sardines on pizza;

11979.  Apparently, the oil in the candlenut kernel is burned/used for light;

11980.  Apparently, there’s (such a thing as) a salmonberry.  It looks like a raspberry, but has a(n) orange/salmon color;

11981.  Uncooked berries, flowers, leaves, seeds and bark of elderberry are toxic. . . . They contain cyanide;

11982.  There is such a thing as Mexican street corn gelato;

11983.  You can fry scrapple. . . . Who knew? . . . The scrapple fries at the Ocean Grill (OceanGrillDE.com) in Millsboro, Delaware, are (actually) pretty good.  They look like French toast sticks and, when you dip them in (maple) syrup, you have no idea it’s scrapple;

11984.  (To me, )the rocket pop (hard) seltzer from Crooked Hammock Brewery tastes like water downed Gatorade;

11985.  Apparently, (President Joe) Biden has a beach house on Norfolk Street in Rehoboth Beach;

11986.  The dressed oysters at Drift (DriftRB.com) in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, are (pretty) tasty( specifically the Virginia steamboat wharf oysters with corn, Calabrian Chile and sweet basil and the Prince Edward Island black magic oysters with Szechuan peppercorn-orange mignonette, charred pineapple and crispy shallots);

11987.  The espresso martini at Somewhere (SomewhereAtTheBeach.com) in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, is a bit sweet;

11988.  (I can say) I’ve eaten/had Australian wagyu beef. . . . The Shorebreak wagyu burger (i.e., Australian wagyu, Vermont sharp cheddar, caramelized onions, house made bacon & garlic, black pepper aioli on a brioche bun with French fries) at (the) Shorebreak (Lodge Restaurant) (ShorebreakLodge.com) in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, is (pretty) tasty;

11989.  The supreme Italian hoagie at the Longneck Deli (Longneck-Deli.Restaurants-World.com) in Millsboro, Delaware, is (pretty) tasty;

11990.  The Beijing beef (i.e., crispy fried marinated beef, red pepper, onion, sweet & spicy sauce over jasmine rice) at Bodhi Kitchen (BodhiRB.com) in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, is tasty;

11991.  Getting a blowjob at the beach . . . check . . . blowing your load in her mouth . . . (double) check;

11992.  Jam and whipped, cream cheese is a good comb(inati)o(n) to put on a bagel. . . . It’s (kind of) like cheesecake;

11993.  There are quite a few businesses/restaurants closed on Sundays, Mondays and/or Tuesdays in the Rehoboth Beach/Dewey Beach/Bethany Beach/Millsboro, Delaware, area;

11994.  (To me, )the espresso martini at the Big Chill Beach Club (BigChillBeachClub.com) in Bethany Beach, Delaware, tastes like a hazelnut, iced coffee;

11995.  Apparently, John Daly (the golfer) is a fan of the Pat McGee Band.  He sang a cover of “Haven’t Seen for Awhile;”

11996.  Pat McGee (the lead singer of the Pat McGee Band) grew up in Annandale, Virginia;

11997.  Pat(rick) McAloon took a 90-day hiatus from the Pat McGee Band to be on (season 16 of) “The Voice;”

11998.  Apparently, Taylor Swift opened for the Pat McGee Band at a concert at Longwood College (i.e., Pat McGee’s alma mater).  Pat (McGee) said she invited (her) fans to her merch(andise) stand after her set and met fans and signed autographs all the way through their set;

11999.  Pat McGee said he took Taylor Swift (for some food) to the Pizza Hut at the Longwood College dining hall;

12000.  Pat McGee says Taylor Swift hired (away) their bassist (i.e., Amos Heller) for her band;