Point of Rocks Station, Maryland

 

As my job search continues I've had some extra time to explore the area around Frederick.  Point of Rocks, Maryland, is an actual town named after a geographical spot where the mountains come down to the Potomac River.  Lots of interesting Civil War era skullduggery took place here!

Today Point of Rocks is a very small town, as a newer and more useful station was built a bit to the north in Brunswick.  The station building itself remains though, and it's a beautiful Victorian thing that's only used for storage.  The building is defunct, but it's still a working light rail station that will take you to Silver Spring, Maryland (D.C., basically) or the other way up into West Virginia.

On The River

 

Little Potomac River, Brunswick Maryland.

Dune 2: Wut I Thunk Of It

It's definitely better than the first one.  It gets weird, especially on the Harkonnen home-world, in a very good (and disturbing) way.  Paul's character develops well and believably, which was an issue for me in the first installment.  I still feel like one long-ish film could tell this story instead of three, but overall it was good.  Also, while Christopher Walken is a great actor, it's hard not to just see a walking meme at this point.

Safe In Their Alabaster Shake It Offs

 Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson, BFFs:

"Dickinson and Swift are sixth cousins, three times removed. Dickinson, born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, is regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson lived as a recluse in her family’s home and only published anonymously while she was alive."

This is fine.  Charming, really.

Maryland Diners: Mountain View Diner, Frederick Maryland

One thing I'll always miss about living in Bellingham was the abundance of diners in and around the area.  Hell, I reviewed every single one of them!  For whatever reason diner culture isn't nearly as strong here in lovely Frederick, Maryland, but I am going to do my best to cover what's available.

Behold!  The Mountain View Diner!  1300 W Patrick Street, Frederick!

It was a snowy Saturday, and I got there right after the lunch rush started to die down.  The staff were exhausted, and I don't blame them.  And rather than my traditional Eggs Benny, I was hankering for something different -- my other diner go-to, the club sandwich. The club sandwich being among other things, the Exhibitionist of All Sandwiches.

And it was delicious!  Let's break down this little slice of 50's rock and roll nostalgia!