Body surfing a clean waveGetting in a cool car when it’s hot outsideRare tuna Peeking in on my son while he sleepsIce cream with cookie doughA cool summer nightWalking through grass with no shoesSmelling breakfast from bedHaving fresh flowers in the houseCutting up a seedless watermelonMaking tacos at home
The recent AOL Travel list of top 10 “East Coast Family Vacations under $250” proves a point I have been trying to make for years. Ocean City has a reputation for being an expensive vacation destination. Whether it’s accurate or not, all folks in tourism understand this perception is out there among the visiting public…. Read more »
A firestorm has erupted in the wake of a group of higher education leaders’ call for an open debate on the effectiveness of the country’s legal drinking age of 21.Earlier this week, about 100 college and university administrators, including six from Maryland, stopped short of requesting the drinking age be lowered, but they did say… Read more »
My son is already laughing at me.In my book, when it comes to this parenting thing, our baby’s laugh and smile rank as some of the most memorable moments. Both come in all shapes and sizes, accompanied by some odd sounds, and can surface at the strangest times, but no matter when they occur, they… Read more »
Going a day without checking emailWatching the scopers work on the beachFrontier Town’s water parkThe beach late in the afternoonA kid learning to ride a waveTaking my son to the beachCorn on the cob with crabsSaving my crab claws till the endCookies still warm from the ovenA cloud’s temporary relief on a hot dayA couch… Read more »
Ocean City Beach Patrol Captain Butch Arbin’s comments last week regarding a recent spate of vandalism to the town’s guard stands revealed an unpleasant side few know to being a lifeguard in this resort. In an interview last week on the various vandalism acts found by lifeguards in the morning, Arbin said the acts this… Read more »
All of the details of what happened last Sunday morning on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge are still being investigated, but one thing is for sure – it was a terrible tragedy that could have been avoided.That’s why it’s understandable some folks are using this tragedy to further their agenda and seeking to use it as… Read more »
I have always loved Saturdays.It’s my favorite day of the week, edging out Sundays by a hair during football season, but Saturdays do not mean today what they once did.Growing up, it was the day of the week that provided a chance to sleep in after getting up early all week for school. That, of… Read more »
A big breakfast after churchThrowing a Frisbee on the beachThat a local boat won big money in the OpenA pool with a basketball hoopLittle dogs that don’t bark constantlySandcastles left behind after a beach dayWatching Olympic swimmersWhen my son giggles in his sleepGoing to the beach without the cell phoneRechargeable batteriesQuiet Mondays
The County Commissioners were understandably hot under the collar this week after discovering a stoplight was being erected on Route 113 in front of the new tech school in Newark. The commissioners apparently were unaware of the State Highway Administration’s plans and were particularly annoyed because a couple of the commissioners, especially President Virgil Shockley,… Read more »