The Sunday morning news interviews Hoping for a Ravens-Eagles Super Bowl My son when he is all bundled up for outsideACC college basketball seasonShort runs in the cold Having someone else do my taxes Waking up and realizing it’s not a week day Taking down the holiday decorations When health insurance does what it’s supposed… Read more »
The forced optimism of a New YearWhen my son feels better after being sick My new Ugg clogs The first two ‘Rocky’ movies A Ducks Unlimited sticker on a pickup Driving over the Bay Bridge Cruise control on a road trip The movie ‘Rendition’ St. MichaelsInvestigative news stories Birds following a tractor in a field
Windy football games A drawer full of new batteries Clint Eastwood movies Staying close to home on New Year’s EveA dog running with a stick in its mouth When readers submit things they likeA 60-degree day in the winter Looking at photos of my son’s first Christmas Eating bad around the holidays A hot shower… Read more »
Getting my shopping done in one dayEating crab cakes in the winterRalphie in “A Christmas Story”A good laughing fit with my sonSeeing a seal on the beachMy new Kirk McBride paintingFeeling better after being sickThe band, “Widespread Panic”Driving a street that just got pavedThe yard after a fresh load of mulchNot working the day after… Read more »
That ‘Marley and Me’ was made into a movie The colors of a sunset on a cold day When the Ravens and Steelers play The odd noises my son makes while he eats CNN’s Planet In Peril The horse and carriage rides in Berlin Good old fashioned chocolate chip cookies The strange things for sale… Read more »
A good parallel parking job Going to the Berlin Christmas Parade each yearA big umbrella that can handle a little windThat my son is cool with wearing hatsWeekends with no plans A coffee with a little Irish in itCoupons for baby formulaA fake Christmas tree that looks realGetting holiday cards in the mailCrawling into bed… Read more »
A big bowl of hot soup on a cold dayHearing funny parenting storiesA day when the stock market is upThe smells of breakfast on a weekend morningExercising before a Thanksgiving feastA warm scarf on a windy, cold dayWatching my son jump furiouslyPulling down the Christmas decorations Movies with good young actors A blowout Ravens win… Read more »
Naps with my sonA margarita on the rocks, no salt Well-done French fries A blanket of sea foam on the Inlet rocks A long third down conversion Fried onions on a cheesesteak Rocking chairs on a front porch Taking the high road sometimesSpotting horses from the Assateague bridgeThe burly hands of an outdoorsmanQuick phone conversations
Surprise endings to movies A tall glass of sweet tea with lots of ice Waking up before the baby French dip subs My son’s long eyelashesA package on the front porchWhen a live person answers the phoneHeadache medicine that works A good back scratch Reading old newspapersCreative pumpkin carvings
Watching taped shows on the DVRThat gas prices are almost reasonableCrown molding in a room One of my son’s big yawns A low-scoring college football game Chicken and dumplings The movie, ‘Run Fatboy Run’ A few remaining leaves hanging on a bare tree Saturday Night Live’s political skitsMovies featuring ‘80s classic songsA glass of wine… Read more »