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My wife Dana is from Maryland. Crabs are a thing there, and if you’ve got crabs you should have some Old Bay. I got introduced to Old Bay by Dana and her family. I’ve even picked crabs a few times!

Also, the story of Old Bay is pretty fascinating. Check out What’s the story behind Old Bay? by The Maryland Curiosity Bureau.

If you prefer reading over listening the Wikipedia page for Old Bay Seasoning is a good alternative.

I use a good amount of Old Bay for the cooking I do, which rarely involves crab or shrimp but whatever… it works for plenty of dishes. Eggs, Mac & Cheese, and I’ve even used it on pizza.

I hope you’re enjoying these digital illustration as much as I am. If one of these strikes your fancy and you’d like a framed print, let me know.

This one (like the others) was created with an Apple Pencil on an iPad using Procreate.

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As you may have read, I recently visited the Baltimore Hackerspace, and they have a high-tech/old-timey logo that looks like this:

Baltimore Hackerspace

And Dr. Prodoehl (my lovely wife, who spent many years in Baltimore) pointed out it was the “Natty Boh” guy. So who (or what) is Natty Boh?

Natty Boh is National Bohemian, a beer that originated in Baltimore back in 1885. The Natty Boh dude can be seen around Baltimore in the employ of many local organizations, and you can still get National Bohemian beer (though it’s owned by Pabst now) and if you just want some sweet Natty Boh gear, nattybohgear.com can handle that.

(And yeah, the Natty Boh dude does look like the Pringles dude… they’re probably related.)

There’s also some great Natty Boh commercials you should check out, and there’s some sportsball history as well. Heck, even those Tumblr kids like Natty Boh!

Anyway, if you’re in the area, I’d recommend a visit to Baltimore Hackerspace for all your making and hacking needs.