Over the Weekend

Me and the Hubhub started our weekend off by having dinner at the new Houlihan’s in Gambrills, MD.  Oh what a waste.  What a stomach upsetting, horrible waste.  Those of you who follow me on Facebook, where I tend to spill my guts, know that Saturday morning was not a pleasant experience.  My stomach and my Hub’s stomach were both tore up.  We had the chicken nachos and salads.  SALADS!!  The chicken nachos came covered in a hardened cheese, ground chicken, jalapenos, and accompanied by guacamole, salsa and sour cream.  I  had the USDA prime top steak and wedge salad, The Hub had the caeser salad with chicken.  We are not salad eaters by choice; we are both cutting back on sugar and carbs for health reasons so when we order a salad, it needs to be good.  My steak was so dried up at the first slice that I sent it back only to have it replaced by a less dry albeit tasteless piece of meat.  The best part of the salad was the beets.  When beets are the standout on the plate: trouble.  I didn’t taste The Hub’s salad because it looked bad and he wouldn’t finish it.  From The Hub’s mouth, “We’ll never be back here again.”  Next time we’re in the area, Nando’s Peri Peri Chicken it is.

I try to veg out and not watch too much news over the weekend, especially after the week we had in Boston.  It pained my heart as I prayed for the families of those impacted by this stupid, stupid, hateful, LOSER act.  The best summation of the motivation came from a relative, Uncle Ruslan Tsarnaevs.  When asked about the reasoning behind the Tsarnaev brothers heinous act he responded, “Being losers. Not being able to settle themselves, thereby hating everyone who did.”

Then we have the local act of stupidity.  At 2:40am, Saturday morning, police responded to the 5200 block of Haras Place for the report of a shooting.  Officers spoke with the male victim who was not hurt in the shooting.  A preliminary investigation reveals the three suspects were standing in the parking lot. One of them pulled out a gun and fired several shots at the victim, who was standing on his balcony. The suspects then drove away in a green Dodge Caravan.  Thankfully the guy was not injured but what kind of idiots drive around in a green minivan shooting at people?  The shooters were two males and one female in a green Dodge Caravan like this one shown.  Be on the lookout and call the police if you come across these three.  The police describe the three suspects as: The first suspect, believed to be the shooter, is described as a black male, approximately 30 years old, 5’09”, 250 pounds, wearing a tan sweatshirt. The second suspect is described as a black male, approximately 20 years old, 5’09”, wearing all black, including a black ski mask. The third suspect is described as a black female, approximately 18 years old, 5’04”, with long hair and wearing a white tank top.

Also reported on over the weekend was a case of stupid kids doing stupid things and digitally recording them so now their stupidity will live on forever.  Frederick Douglass High School was the scene of a teenage girl performing oral sex on a teenage boy; the boy recorded the incident and distributed it to many via his mobile phone.  The Washington Post reported, Officials familiar with the Prince George’s case, speaking on the condition of anonymity to candidly discuss the sensitive and ongoing case, said the video was of a female student performing oral sex on a male student. The officials said that although the sexual activity seemed to be consensual, investigators were still probing whether charges might be warranted for videotaping it and sending the clip to others. It was unclear who recorded the encounter. 

Prince George’s County police and school officials are investigating an incident in which a sexual encounter between students was videotaped in a bathroom at Frederick Douglass High School, and that video was exchanged among other students via mobile phones, according to officials familiar with the case.The incident came to the attention of school officials last week, and Frederick Douglass’s principal spoke with the student body and notified parents of what happened, said Prince George’s County schools spokesman Briant Coleman. He said school officials also talked with Prince George’s County police to determine whether criminal charges might be warranted, but — at least initially — “they found nothing criminal took place.”