Things I Like

Seeing a familiar face far from homeEating outsideA great band that’s even better liveWatching a helicopter take offA good picture of both my kidsChocolate milkshakesA comfortable suitDogs playing on the beachA hot tub at night this time of yearThe charm of an old barA kind act from a stranger

Things I Like

Celebrating my kids’ birthdaysWalking the beach on a cold dayWatching election nights results come inHalloween in BerlinInterviews on 60 MinutesA store with a big electronics departmentThat the election is behind usWhen a real person answers the phoneGetting a back scratchReading old newspapersMovies that end with a shocking twist

Things I Like

Driving around the morning after a stormClaire Danes in “Homeland”The relief of the power coming on after an outageMy sons and dogs playing togetherThe sweet sound of a sump pump doing its thingWhen change is goodA sunny day after a few rainy onesBiking on Edgewater Ave.Fresh raw oystersComing back from vacation on a SaturdayYellow notebook… Read more »

Things I Like

Extreme temperature swings of a fall day 
 Eating last night’s leftovers for lunch
 Holding one of my kids when sick Reading in a hammock under a tree
 A server who knows your name
 Cooking a steak just rightPeople picking up random trash on the Boardwalk 
 Mums and pumpkins on a front porch
 A… Read more »

Things I Like

Slow cooking food on a grillAvocado on anythingBrick walls inside a restaurantA bottle of wine and a movieThe feeling I still get picking up this newspaper every weekGiggling with my kidsA king-size bedLooking at Assateague from the Inlet jettyCoaching little kidsA new computerWhen something happens that you know you will never forget

Things I Like

The Orioles’ bright orange uniformsPushing my kids on a swingThe Avalon Theater in EastonOld clothes that still fitThe show, “Once Upon A Time”The way Brooks Robinson talksA shave after skipping a dayThat my son likes going to schoolThe Clarion’s breakfast buffetA sunny day predicted to be rainyShort phone conversations

Things I Like

A bottle of wine and a movieStaying up late for a football gameBrick walls inside a restaurantHearing wind chimes from bedCooking out with a chill in the airCashing in loose changeOld expressions still true todayEating healthy at least a few days a weekBiking on the beach down southMy sons’ fascination with big inflatablesA goofy, old… Read more »

Things I Like

Tailgating outside a football stadiumPeanut butter on a warm waffleThe nip in the air on a fall morningGoing to bed early on SundaysWave watching at the Inlet on a rough dayA tax credit of any kindWaterproof shoesGoing somewhere warm in the winterCoaching kidsA greasy cheesesteak with fried onionsPulling into my driveway after a long drive

Things I Like

The Ravens opening the season on Monday night at homeA pitcher of beer and a dozen large crabsPicking up my excited son from schoolThe cool mornings of lateSharing a bottle of wine with my wifeMonday morning football highlightsA full fridge after a grocery runThe Boardwalk this time of yearClean, big wavesPlanning a night awayA greeting… Read more »

Things I Like

Lunch hot off the grillA squirrel’s dexterityA bee that minds its own businessSteam coming off a pile of hot crabsA cool car on a humid dayOld Bay atop corn on the cob Seeing a sunrise from bedThat the Orioles are in the runningMy dogs after they are brushedWhen both my kids smile for photosFall-like days… Read more »