We hiked around Shenandoah National Park today.
More pictures here.

We drove through Metropolis today. I’ll try to get the picture of the giant Superman posted later.
As promised:

The 97 Accord got a new muffler last week and new tires this week, Yokohama Avid T4s from Tirerack.com. Mounting and balancing done by Beaumont Alignment.

The 62nd National Sweetcorn Festival is over. I think we shucked nearly 24 tons of corn and served nearly all of it. Another ton or so was leftover on Sunday and good bit of it was sold for $2 per dozen.

Adding to the calorie count: 1 small order of rib tips from Kags Barbeque, 1 taco in a bag, at least 6 ears of corn, 1 pulled pork bbbq sandwich, 1 Conservation Club fish sandwich, several more lemon shakeups and several more beers….

And, I made page two of tomorrows Just the Facts.

Went to the parade this morning, watched all the emergency vehicles drive by. A few bands, lots of floats.
Spent most of the rest of the afternoon standing at the husker, turning ears of corn the right way. We ran out of corn at 4:30pm and served the last of the cooked corn just before 5 pm.

The calorie count so far: 1 deep fried snickers bar, 1 deep fried giant pork tenderloin, 1 large lemon shakeup and a couple of beers….

If you are so inclined, go give something to a charitable organization.

The blogosphere has the Katrina situation covered already.

Much more detailed coverage by Brendan Loy.