Not much going on around here I guess.  I've had some vacation time, been working too hard, and have generally had nothing to say.  So what did I do on my summer vacations?  Mostly went to western North Carolina (twice) to enjoy the splendor the mountains.  While there, I saw:

The hippest, fanciest duck ever.

An Octopus wandering the streets of Asheville

The tallest point (in the United States) east of the Mississippi (Mt. Mitchell)

Grandfather Mountain

A crazy Llama

And a new Sheriff in Town

Overall, the summer of 2011 was a lot of fun. Now, if I can only find a way to make fall that much fun too.