Things I've Learned....

In honor of my 1 month anniversary in Easton; a list of things I've learned:

• It is good to live in a town where you can leave the doors unlocked
• The body of Christ functions
  
• I was not meant for a desk job
• Seafood should be a part of everyone diet (fresh, not fish stix from the freezer section)
• Making friends is not as easy as it looks on TV
• Cities on the East coast are close together
• Living near a lot of water opens up an entirely new spectrum of sports/activities
• Lacrosse is a cool sport
• Good beef can be a rare commodity
• It is good to expose yourself to a challenge
• I am out of shape
  

This is what I like to read.....

Go Cats.

Tilghman Island....

I took another boat trip last Saturday, I went with the Shipley's to Tilghman Island for lunch. It was the first time I have used a boat as a mode of transportation for the purpose of getting from A to B. From Easton it is about 23 miles by car, and about 1.5 miles by boat. The Shipley's are great. Parks is approximately 6' 8" tall. I look quite small next to him, as do most people. His wife's name is Micheline, she is Swiss, and even after many years stateside has retained quite an accent. They are in there 60s, and have an abundance of stories to tell. The were one of the driving force behind Young Life in Talbot County. Like I said great. On he way home we cruised by Dick Cheaney's house, but not too close.

I also learned about a product called Old Bay. It goes on everything. I'll say it again. It goes on everything. Allegedly, folks from around here will travel with a supply of Old Bay.

Talbot County...

I got out on the water for the first time on Monday with the guy that owns the Sears store here in town. It was beautiful. Talbot (pronounced tall-but) County has over 600 miles of waterfront property, the most of any single county in the US it was pointed out, and people do a darn good job of building impressive houses on it! Paul seemed to know every detail of every home on the banks of the Tred Avon. For example:















the house that Vince Vaugh is running out of is there, and we saw the back of it. No celebrity citings, but it is rumored to be for sale somewhere in the neighborhood of $18 million. Also included were the homes of the inventor of Stove Top stuffing and Pella Windows.

My favorite story was the one of the widow who fell in love with and married the caretaker of the property. She promptly died leaving the caretaker to eventually sell the house and pocket somewhere around $12 million. Not bad.

The water was beautiful as well. I'll look forward to spending a lot more time on the water as the weather grows nicer.

EDIT: Last but certainly not least. Mike came over last Thursday after a day at Osprey Point, and graced me with his presence. We had a great time and marvled that we are both living in the Eastern time zone which would have been inconcievable as we cruised up and down 119th from McDonalds to KenTacoHut.