Uh . . . who the ‘eff messed with the beef at Fuddruckers? Or Ruddfuckers as my daughter used to call them. Used to be great hand-formed burgers, but now . . . er . . . looking awfully machined. Went into the Silver Spring branch a few weeks ago, took one bite, threw the whole mess in the trash and walked out. Figured it was just this place, not the whole chain . . . surely. Read more »
Saw Horton Hears A Who! last week, I thought it was pretty good, not 4 stars good though. The rest of the clan liked it more. We saw it at AMC Tyson’s Corner. TC is our favorite place to see a family movie. (Otherwise it’s the AFI in Silver Spring, hands down.) Tip: buy tickets from the kiosks and skip the ticket lines. In theater #3 where we saw HHaW! there is a large landing halfway up where you have about 8 feet of leg room in front of you, sweet. It’s a comfortable place to eat $40 worth of movie house shit. Read more »
This is an absolute must do event for kids. It is the 10th University of Maryland, Maryland Day on April 26th, 10-4. We’ve probably been to 8 of them. Bug zoo, free ice cream, art, animals, science . . . way too much to mention here. Check back about 1 week before the event and I’ll post some of our favorite places and things to do and see. Oh yeah, they’re giving out 50,000 cupcakes.
Dozens of colorful exotic frogs are currently hopping around in Explorer’s Hall in the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC through May 11th, 2008. The show is called: Frogs! A Chorus of Colors. This is a great exhibit for kids, it is relatively small and compact yet there is a lot to see. Oh yeah, it’s FREE!, we like free. We went on the weekend. (Free parking on the street.)
The small (about 1 inch.) Golden Mantellas were our favorites. There are poison dart frogs, frogs that look like moss and even some tadpoles. Each set of frogs is showcased in terrariums (eye-level for the little ones) that feature their native habits. Some have moving water, others are decorated with foliage, rocks, moss, etc. As soon as you enter the exhibit you hear the sound of frog calls, pretty cool. They were piped in, but hey. Read more »
