Things I Like

OC’s new Boardwalk designChicken salad sandwichesShorebirds gamesAir-to-Air photos from the Air ShowS’mores in the backyardYoung curiosityOcean sunrise picturesHot cheeseburgers off the grillOld pencil sharpeners on the wallPopsicles on a hot day Traffic stopping in OP for geese

Things I Like

Teaching my son how to swimCollege reunionsJumping in a pool after a runPeople watching from the porch of Berlin’s Atlantic HotelThe first shower after a hair cutPicking warm crabsQuick summer stormsFancy cheese platesThe morning after a full night’s sleepHearing my kids’ voices before I walk into the houseTall and thin trees

Things I Like

Sound of meat sizzling on the grill 
 Old TV sitcom reruns
 A sprawling old tree
 The pier at the Isle of Wight Nature Park
 Scanning magazine covers at the grocery store Morning yard sale fanaticsMy kids in baseball hats
 A framed black and white painting
 A garden that’s been cared for
 
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Things I Like

Rainy Sunday nights at homeEarly mornings on the beachQuality service at a restaurantStarting the week eating wellHigh school graduation ceremoniesLong family weekendsThat “True Blood” starts soonHow my kids make me laughStaying out of OC during CruisinKids who still collect baseball cardsEating lunch outside

Things I Like

A passionate conversationThis year’s young Orioles teamSmell of a lacrosse stick’s stringsFresh grouperLittle League players all decked out in their clean uniformsThe Hotel DuPont in WilmingtonA sunny weekend forecastDownloading new music for my iPodTaking a bottle of frozen water to the beachPeople who like to gardenMy kids’ faces on a sliding board

Things I Like

Steam coming off a pile of steamed crabs 
 The last hour of a long flight
 Hearing birds singing from bed
 Goofy baby ducks
 Coming across a bird’s nest with an egg in it
 BBQ chicken wings Butterfly wings
 A good dinner followed by a good movie
 Dipping crabmeat in Old Bay
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Things I Like

A wrap-around house porchTaking my dogs to the beachA crispy pizza Coming across photos of my first carAll the wind turbines in Greenbackville, Va.The sights and sounds of Trimper’sRunning in cool weatherTransparent governmentsFamily couch sessionsProductive daysGetting a great quote

Things I Like

Running a race for a causeThe local CASA programBunk Mann’s Vanishing seriesPanera’s bakery selectionHitting the Boardwalk with my kidsCarpets after a cleaningA salad for lunchGeorge’s bloody mary mixA sunny day after a rainy oneFamily ice cream runsSeinfeld reruns

Things I Like

Putting away the winter jacketsShowtime’s “Nurse Jackie”How Mike Wallace reportedMy son’s love of sandalsBerlin’s annual Little League paradeThe Boardwalk early in the morningAll the pink in Ocean City this weekA tall glass of sweet iced teaGoing to the beach in AprilNewly mulched flower bedsThe smell of a baseball glove

Things I Like

Small Easter egg huntsHow much kids love a golf cartEarly season baseballSitting in a treeWatching an eating contestProductive daysChicken on pizzaPictures under the pierMy morning caffeine fixBaby birds chirpingLocal wildlife pictures