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Photo at Elixir in White River

Saturday in Maine

Roger and I had a very eventful Saturday. First, we woke up relatively early for us, around 9am, and drove out to Nashua to replace the roundel on the trunk of Roger's BMW. (Someone had stolen it when we visited Boston a few months back.)

We left the dealership with the intention to go to Ogunquit just to walk along the beach. But then we realized, you don't just walk along the beach, you gotta be able to go into the water. Alas, we didn't have our bathing suits with us, so, taking the opportunity to be impulsive, something we almost rarely do, we decided to swing by the Nashua mall to pick up bathing suits and a large towel. (Roger, obviously taken by this impulsive kick, also purchased a jaunty little Boston Celtics baseball cap.)

An hour and a half later, we were back on the road to Maine, only to run into some fierce traffic. We finally got to Maine around 4pm. It was actually a good time to go. The beach was not as crowded, the sun not too hot, and the tide high. We had our books with us (Roger: Richard Ford's The Lay of the Land, me: The United States of Argula) and soaked up some sun. We did go into the water, about 30 minutes each, although it was freezing at first -- that's the Atlantic for you. But the waves were a lot of fun.

We ended up driving away from downtown Ogunquit for dinner (too crowded!) and found our way to Wells Beach. We pulled up at the Forbes Restaurant & Take-out, a nice low-key joint along the beach, and enjoyed some very tasty lobster rolls (with toasted buns, yum!) and a side of clam strips. A great way to end a Maine day.

Ichiro-isms

Ichiro Suzuki, explaining why he missed catching a fly ball: "The ball became the same color as the sky. So, I wasn't able to see it ... I was sending mental signals for the ball not to come my way, because during that time of day it's impossible for me to see the ball so I lacked mental signals. I lacked in that area. Usually, I don't send mental signals. So, because this is the first time, I thought, please don't come my way."

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