As far as graduation speeches go, I think I have heard about 100 of them in my life. Though I didn’t see this particular one in person, I wanted to share a speech from last year.A 24-year-old woman from New Jersey with non-verbal Autism, Bonker was one of Rollins College’s five valedictorians, achieving a perfect… Read more »
Category: Beach Living
Things I Like – June 2, 2023
A group of teens in our poolFlag shirts on Memorial DayBunk Mann’s new bookWarm weather optimismWatching lifeguards trainingBerlin’s Memorial Day ParadeThe music in the movie, “Air”Game 7s in sports playoffsHearing ‘you were right’ from my sonA fishing story being told over beers in a marinaThe last few miles of a long road trip
Things I Like – May 26, 2023
Quiet mornings alone in my kitchenPlayoff college lacrosse gamesYouth athletes with a strong work ethicBarefoot on fresh grassThe Orioles’ excitementA great coach’s speech to team after a lossA rose bush in full bloomLeftovers as good as the first timeA day with no allergy issuesA successful grassroots effortDimmable lights in every room
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – May 26, 2023
Edwards 5 and 10 was a fixture on the Boardwalk at North Division Street for 75 years. The original store opened in 1937 and was one of just a handful of Ocean City businesses that stayed opened year-round.Managed for many years by Al Harmon, who also served as Ocean City’s fire chief for part of… Read more »
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – May 26, 2023
“Hey, can I have a BBQ sandwich for dinner?”It was a text from my son Beckett, 15, at 6:50 p.m. last Thursday. This is a normal text to get at night in our house. Family dinners together these days are unusual with busy schedules. At least a few times a week our family eats together… Read more »
Delmar High Students View “Gather” Exhibition
Advanced placement studio class from Delmar High School stopped by the Ocean City Center for the Arts on May 17 to view the “Gather” exhibition that celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The show will be up through May 27 with free admission.
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – May 19, 2023
The Miami Court was the first motel in Ocean City. Built in 1948 by Ridge Harman Sr. on 22nd Street and Philadelphia Avenue, the site is now the parking lot for Fish Tales and Bahia Marina.The term motel comes from “motor-hotel.” A motel offered lower-priced accommodations in a less formal setting with “drive up to the… Read more »
OC Elementary Students Create “Robot” Fingers
Students in Wendy Macrides’ classes at Ocean City Elementary used cardboard, paper and string to create “robot” fingers. After exploring how individual human fingers use joints, muscles, bones, and tendons to move and bend, students worked together in groups to engineer models of entire hands that could grasp objects.
Things I Like – May 19, 2023
The peace of the night after a kids’ sleepoverBunk Mann’s love of local historyThe ease of a pizza night dinnerBeing the first awake in the houseBiking on a freshly paved roadEvents celebrating volunteersNo traffic days on Route 89Young athletes celebrating togetherA smart phone with a long batteryNot seeing wires on a flatscreen TVA rice bowl… Read more »
Worcester Prep Hosts Bread Sale
Worcester Preparatory School teachers Annie Seipp and Hannah Showell and their students, pictured above, hosted this year’s third grade Bread Sale as part of a hands-on learning lesson combining English, Science, Social Studies, Mathematics and Philanthropy. The project is modeled like a small business, with the young entrepreneurs baking bread, selling it to Lower School… Read more »