Sunday, November 1, 2009

kid umbrellas

You know those plastic umbrellas you had as a kid? Well, I got one yesterday. I needed an umbrella since it was supposed to rain and we were going to spend the day in Annapolis, and I happened to stumble across one in the Barnes and Noble near our house. It was only $5! It made me so happy. I think all umbrellas should be made like kid umbrellas; they're definitely more sturdy than the nylon ones since they're made of thick plastic. Plus, the ends of the metal spokes have plastic balls on them so they can't stab anyone's eyeballs. And, they're a lot prettier than stuffy adult ones; the one I got is a "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs" themed umbrella, so it has pictures of food all over it along with the movie characters. Look:






What else? Tim and I went to the main branch of the Baltimore Public Library system today (the one within walking distance to our house is small and doesn't have that much stuff). It's huge! That's definitely one of the benefits of living in a largeish city--a largeish library. I checked out some travel writing and Tim got some stuff about the Appalachian Trail (it's his dream to hike it one day). It's not the New York Public Library, but it's still pretty good.







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