My Thoughts

My Thoughts

Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to worry. Insider would never put himself in the category of people that stresses about the little things, but when it comes to eating it’s a different story. The old guy has gotten to the point in his life by eating whatever he wants whenever he wants. If he wants… Read more »

What’s Your Sign?

What’s Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): You’re doing better on the flexibility issue, but you still need to loosen up a bit to show you can be less judgmental and more understanding about certain sensitive matters.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Your personal aspect continues to dominate this week. But try to make time to… Read more »

Fatherhood Adventures

My son loves a bath, so long as he gets to do whatever he wants, when he wants and how he wants.The honor of giving Beckett a bath usually falls to me each evening. It’s our nightly father-son bonding time, and it’s usually an interesting adventure. Plus, it gives his mother a much needed break… Read more »

A Week in Business

A Week in Business

New Employee HiredSELBYVILLE, Del. – KitesTailsToys.com is putting some teeth into its 2009 marketing and promotion plans with the hiring of Tom Lloyd as the Selbyville, Del. firm’s new creative director.Lloyd, the former publisher and owner of both Oceana and Cablechannels Magazines in Ocean City, has extensive experience in print and electronic advertising.According to KitesTailsToys.com’s… Read more »

A Week In Business

The agents at Prudential Carruthers, West Ocean City, recently participated in a March Madness Basketball Slam Dunk Contest, created by Office Administrative Assistant Bertha Purnell. Whenever an agent got a ratified contract they would get a small paper basketball, but when they had a settlement they would get a large paper basketball. The winner was… Read more »

A Week In Business

Insurance Management Group, Inc of Ocean City recently donated a full library of publications written specifically for Condominium Boards and Managers. The library of pamphlets and books are comprised of a number of Community Associations, Inc. publications as well as a complete set of CAI’s 27 Guides for the Association Practitioner. Pictured, from left, are… Read more »

Lions Club Gives Students Free Vision Screenings

The Lions Clubs of Multiple District 22 provide free vision screening for all public school pre-kindergarteners and newly enrolled kindergarteners. Among the 60 Snow Hill Elementary School students screened were, from left, Austin Hicks, Emme Goddard and Tymere Shockley. Representing the Lions Club are, from left, Claude Hall, Bill Dennis, Donnie Shockley, Bill Kahler Chuck… Read more »

Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center Awarded Community Needs Grant

The Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center at Salisbury University has been awarded a $5,842 Community Needs Program grant from the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) to help support the center’s Mobile Science Museum. Pictured accepting the grant are Dr. Ed Robeck, Salisbury University faculty member, left, and Karen Goldman-Karten, Center Director, center,… Read more »

SDHS Teacher Receives Appreciation Letter From OC/Berlin Optimist Club

Stephen Decatur High School teacher Mary Candeloro receives a letter of appreciation and a Fager’s Island gift card from Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Youth Foundation Lottery Coordinator George Balunis. Candelero, a former youth foundation scholarship winner and a 2002 graduate of Deactur, assisted the foundation in picking the winning $100,000 ticket for the Optimist Youth Foundation… Read more »

Things I Like

Things I Like

A cluster of daffodils along a roadAll the kids’ colorful Easter outfits at church Planning to never use TwitterThe new Crabs To Go buildingWatching my son stand on his own The last day of the Masters A US flag hanging in front of a house An old beat up jeep Led Zeppelin’s early albums A… Read more »