seen on the road

I've found myself driving on the Beltway far more often than usual lately. The traffic still sucks, the a/c in my car still doesn't work, but at least the roadside signage is amusing. A small sampling of what I've seen lately:

Heightened Security: Report Suspicious Activity: seen on the digital displays over the freeway on July 4 weekend. We see these time to time, even when the official alert level hasn't changed. I still haven't sorted out what "suspicious activity" on the Beltway would be - apart from knowing I should probably speed up if I see an unattended backpack with wires hanging out of it, I'm not sure what I should be looking for. Can I just report idiot drivers?

Go Torps!: Spelled out by strategically sticking Dixie cups in the gaps of a chain link fence on an overpass. It's a sure thing that it refers to the Terps, the local university football team, but really - how big of a fan can you be if you can't even get the spelling right? (And what kind of mascot is a turtle, anyway? I've always found bulldogs to be far more appropriate, though I give less than a rat's ass about college sports ;) )

Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft: I still haven't sorted out just how they plan to stop someone speeding from the air. Do they have those nifty new cameras that can read your licence tags from 100s of feet in the air, at the wrong angle? Do the authorities simply land a 747 on anyone going over 65 MPH? The latter is startling enough that I don't speed....

thoughts: cruises?

Ran across a site for Goth Cruises in one of my communities. Interesting, I suppose, but isn't there a hazard of tanning? It reminded me of Geek Cruises, which surprisingly is still in business, given the economy (Note they do have a section on "Convincing the Boss").

My own thoughts: I don't really know. I've never been on a cruise but I have to be honest and say the idea has never really appealed to me. I suspect I'd feel rather trapped on a boat that I can't stop exactly when I want it to. I'm also not terribly keen on having to pack in ALL my "touristing" on the limited days of shore leave - I like to take my time, wander the streets, etc.

I've also never been a huge advocate of laying in the sun for a week - weekends at the beach are nice, but after a few days I want something other than sand/surf. A book, a museum, a trip to some historic site.

I think a cruise would have to have some really great "shore" locations to appeal to me. Going down the Nile and stopping at the Valley of the Kings, the Giza plateau, etc. would be cool. So would, say, a trip in the Caribbean stopping at all the famous pirate lairs (who cares about shopping?) Yeah, it always comes back to history for me.....

Is there such a creature as "History Cruises"?