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read my profile sign my guestbook Name: Matt Location: Annapolis, Maryland, United States Birthday: 11/23/1982 Gender: Male Interests: God, motorcycles, antique cars, soccer, guitar, bass guitar, computers Occupation: Computer related Message: message me AIM: mattrparks Member Since: 9/7/2004

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Anniversary

Heather and I went up to New Hampshire for our anniversary. We did a lot of driving around and looking at the scenery, and stopped by Vermont and Maine just because we could and it wasn't too far away. We also road up a special hill-climbing train called the Cog Railway which uses a geared engine and track and pushes a passenger car from behind up Mt Washington. Here's a link for the facebook album - I added a few of the pictures we got. It was really pretty.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2441485&id=6212753&saved#

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

	Went hiking to Great Falls with Nathan and Jenny since we had the day off for Columbus Day.
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Saturday, September 04, 2010

Today's outdoor adventure was Cypress Swamp.

All those lumps sticking up out of the ground are the tree's "knees" that grow out of the roots to stick out above the water. There wasn't any water though...it hasn't rained in a while so the swamp wasn't very swampy.

Of equal interest was a stripped-down abandoned car in the middle of the woods. Upside down. Not sure what it was, but it was old...drum brakes all around.

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Sunday, August 22, 2010

King's Landing

I will make no attempt to explain the gap between postings, since I have little idea of how to summarize the mostly boring coming and going and working and churching and sleeping in a way that is interesting at all. So instead I'll write about one thing. Yesterday we went out to do some errands (I needed new jeans since 2 of my 3 pairs that I usually wear have holes in them). We ended up getting some chairs for the kitchen so we can have places for company to sit too, so that was useful. But we also spent an hour or so visiting a local park that's free to get in called King's Landing. We didn't see everything in the park, but we scoped it out as a possible place to go again if we have friends over. It's got a pool (for $3), some trails, and a lot of little gazebos and overlooks onto the wetlands.

They don't mow the grass much here in the wetlands.

Note here the warning "Avoid gastrointestinal illness caused by Vibrio by making sure that shellfish are thoroughly cooked." This is about 8 feet away from another sign prohibiting you from taking shellfish:

I think they should remove the warning about gastrointestinal illness so it could just be a bonus punishment for taking them, in case they don't catch you to make you pay the fine.

There were a lot of little trails, each one of them helpfully labeled "Trail"

It looks like a field, but you couldn't really walk in it...it's a marsh. What is Heather pointing at? I can't remember. Tell me if you see it.

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Saturday, May 01, 2010

	Took the motorcycle out this weekend for the first time this year. Even got Heather to ride with me to get a movie for tonight - success!
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