Avocado in a salad Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Hearts” Labor Day weekend Sweet tea and ice in a big glass Slow cooking food on the grill Wearing a suit for a happy occasion Days spent goofing around with my kids The speed of a new computer A silly message on a bib My son’s bright… Read more »
The key part of bath time around my house is a nightly physical assessment of the kids. A day in the life of a kid can be pretty rough on the body and along the way marks proving hard play during any given day are bound to surface.It’s always interesting to see what new scrape or… Read more »
Kids who love the water Thumb drives After my sons are both bathed for the night Ben Stiller movies Sound of food cooking on the grill September Watching people eat crabsTwo squirrels playing in a treeCourteous Boardwalk bikersWhen the sun and moon are visible at the same time Well-done scrapple
You can plan all you want, but things don’t always work out the way you want.That’s a solid life lesson there, but there’s nothing like this adventure called parenting to reinforce this notion – over and over again.Now, this is not to say a little bit of planning is not helpful because it is and… Read more »
A garden full of bright colors Movies with surprising endings A broiled crab cake with tartar sauce Swimming with my sons A nap by the water When a rainy day ends with a beautiful sunset A baby’s pudgy hands Driftwood refinished and hung on a wall The feeling after a moving job is done Ducks… Read more »
Of all the sounds the youngest one among us makes, I think a raspberry might be my personal favorite. Under pretty much any circumstance, a well-executed raspberry from my 9-month-old, Carson, tickles my funny bone. It particularly gets me when a timely raspberry from Carson finishes off a sentence in a particularly intriguing fashion.The other… Read more »
As a charter captain, I typically end up doing the majority of my fishing from my boat. Still, there are times when I would rather park my boat in favor of spending a few hours fishing on dry land. After a long day on the water, there is something peaceful about coming home and fishing… Read more »
Smoked fishWhen my neighbors get ‘home’ for the summer The look, smell and feel of fresh cut grass Starting the day with a pool dip A good news phone call Morning workouts When my sons are good while eating out Berlin’s love of the peachThe smells of the BoardwalkBonfires on Assateague Albums full of old… Read more »
Personal space is a foreign concept to me at this point. There’s basically no such thing and both my boys seem to enjoy reminding me of this fact at every turn. There are so many daily examples to illustrate the point, but a couple recent moments stand out today.— After a recent spell of sleepless… Read more »
In last week’s article, we spent some time discussing two of Ocean City’s most popular fishing spots for shore anglers — the Ocean City Inlet and the Route 50 Bridge. Both of these spots are both easy to get to and very productive for the majority of the season. Unfortunately, when dealing with fishing spots,… Read more »