The last two weeks have been a blur. Yesterday I returned home from a trip back to the east coast with Jeanie and Ephraim. We set out to show Ephraim as much as we could shove into four days. Prior to our trip though I was in Memphis and before that I was ill and remodeling my sister in-laws bathroom.

The trip to Memphis was work related. I really liked the city, but my trip was tarnished by a lopsided standoff with a concrete pillar in a parking garage and my rental dodge caravan. Claim still pending…

On Wednesday there was a power outage at the Memphis International Airport that wreaked havoc on flight schedules. I arrived home with only a few hours to unpack, pack and return to the airport for a red-eye to Philly.

While in Philly we stayed with my brother Joe in Prospect Park, PA… basically South Philly with a pizza or sandwich shops every third store. All the Colorado “New York” pizza shops should be ashamed of themselved. Pizza in Philly was still only ~$8 for a large pie. Most Colorado shops are almost double that. We got 3 large pizzas with toppings for less that $30. The last time I got Pizza in Colorado I paid nearly $40 for 2 “large” pizzas with toppings. Can someone please explain this to me??

On Friday we headed to New York City and rendezvoused with my brother Tom who was kind enough to treat us to lunch in Manhattan a few blocks from Marvel “… the fashion district, home of the tiny over priced portion.”

The next day we headed to Washington DC where we hooked up with my other brother Ken who treated us to dinner at a Mexican tapas-like restaurant where Ken and Ephraim ordered grasshopper tacos. No joke, there was a big pile of grasshopper wrapped in a corn tortilla! Missed photo opportunity for sure. Here are some other pictures…

On Sunday we attended the grand opening of Cambridge Sound Studios of the Newtown Square, PA since Joe did a painting for the studio. Awesome party. Great food and they even had Mummer!

Monday we hit the Jersey Shore before heading to the airport. Ocean City:

The final meal of the trip was a chicken cheese steak. Amoroso role, fried peppers, onions, provolone and hot sauce.

Mmmm Herrs Old Bay Potato Chips.

It was a great trip, but a long two weeks. I haven’t been on my bike since the CCTT two weeks ago and before that was the CCTT the week before. Not good spring training campaigh by any means…