Things I Like

The first day of being on vacationAndy Rooney’s last essayWhen the Yankees lose in the playoffs
 A glass of wine with dinner after a long day
 Waking up to a morning fog
 A check in the mail addressed to meA blooming flower outside a kitchen window 
 The look of a house after a good… Read more »

Adventures Of Fatherhood

Adventures Of Fatherhood

Twice a week my son plays soccer. Therefore, twice a week I laugh a lot for about an hour.The 3- and 4-year-old soccer program, offered through the county’s Recreation and Parks Department, provides some hilarious moments to us parents.The best part of all is no score is kept, but there’s a general sense of who… Read more »

Worcester Prep’s Guerrieri Library Holds Lower School Summer Competition

Worcester Prep’s Guerrieri Library Holds Lower School Summer Competition

Each year Worcester Prep’s Guerrieri Library holds a Lower School summer competition to encourage leisure reading. The top summer reader was first-grader Caitlyn Hoen followed by fourth-graders Annika Larsen and Quinn McColgan. Summer readers pictured, front, are Aidan Levy, Ocean View; first row, Kate Conaway, Jason Todorov, Hailey Merritt, Hannah Merritt, Annika Larsen, Caitlyn Hoen,… Read more »

Things I Like

A good sneeze 
DeNiro movies 
Sounds of a high school sports event 
Scrapple and eggs for breakfast 
Reading about the real estate market 
The Showtime series, ‘Weeds’ 
Watching kids chase after each other 
Supporting the Pink Ribbon Classic 
Walking into the house and smelling dinner 
The Monday sports section after a Ravens win 
Driving east… Read more »

Adventures Of Fatherhood

Adventures Of Fatherhood

There has been a major transition taking place of late within my family.Carson, who turns 2 in November, has assumed top billing as the more challenging child, knocking Beckett, 3, from the spot he has comfortably held for the last 40 months.In sports terms, this is like the Orioles, a perennial cellar dweller, unseating the… Read more »