africa hot

officially summer.
and hot.
let the games begin!

got it?

"you are just like brothers!" says izzy's grandmother.

"but we're really not brothers. we just LOOK like brothers." 

she goes along with it. 

"i see..."

eyebrow raised dramatically, the chop speaks slowly so there is no misunderstanding.
"what we are is bee-eff-EFFS!"

decade plus one

the decision about what to do this weekend is tough.
to celebrate 200 years since the star spangled banner was written,
the blue angels are flying over charm city for the first time since the fifties.
friends are gathering in mount vernon to celebrate gay pride.
and the lovely tall ships are waiting in the harbor to be photographed.

most importantly, today marks eleven years since i married my paulie.

for now? we're going to give the feverish chop more medicine and wrap around him.
because the big event at this moment is dinosaur train
accompanied by a cold juice box.