I feel badly for Hans. I even drove near Heuvleton, NY on the way here so the whole family could wave at the ancestral home of Hans. But I have to get to the South Portland library to post this week, it was closed yesterday and, frankly, there is sea life to consume instead of blogging. Notes so far:

• Hotels with no free breakfast are not good. I had to hunt for groceries at 10 pm on Friday instead of waking up to someone else's work of making me faux scrabled eggs and "breakfast links." Oddly, Double Tree with no breakfast is part of the same hotel group as the much preferred, feast o'breakfasting (yet cheaper) Homestead Suites.
• The smoked chowder at 3 Dollar Dooies is still great.
• Get to the South Portland Library early as there is already only one computer free. People do not whisper here, either, which is good. No library nazis.
• Gas is not as expensive here as in NY state. We went from 4.09 a gallon upstate to 3.69 here.
• Renting a cottage in a normal neighbourhood is a great thing. My neighbour came over to help with the garbage. My kids are among families with kids. I walk to ice cream.
• I am going to kick the second annual 35 yard field goal in America as part of my continuing "Glory Years" project - this time with a 19.99 NFL sized Wilson. Last year was celebrated in Ithaca NY with a CFL ball. When I kick my 35 yard kick, my kids will shout "you still got it, Dad" because I am going to give them ice cream if they do.