When the truth is obviousCommercials featuring petsThe Worcester-Decatur lax rivalryA median full of daffodilsIgnoring a ringing telephoneWatching a squirrel do tree acrobaticsA thick chocolate milk shakePeople who are ‘green’ and don’t brag about itLooking forward to ‘May’s Flowers’Salmon on top of a saladWhen a lie is obvious
That people put televisions in their bathroomsThe beach at Siesta Keys in FloridaThat Cracker Barrel serves breakfast all dayA surprising phone callThe daffodils of early springReading this paper online while on vacationSpecial events in BerlinHigh school lacrosse gamesThat Curry guy from DavidsonThe aura of a ballpark on baseball’s Opening DayThe smell of the year’s first… Read more »
The movie ‘The Great Debaters’Being passed while going 75 mph on I-95The green tea at PaneraWatching kids scatter around at Easter egg huntsThose warm days that make spring seem so nearA dark-haired man with a gray beardShopping for new furnitureWell-behaved children in a restaurantSimon on American IdolDriving with the sunroof open in MarchCatching all the… Read more »
Learning about an unknown topicAn old computer that still works wellThe saying, ‘seeing is believing’Early Bon Jovi recordsThat baseball season is nearAn excited dog at mealtimeThe anticipation of time away from homeLooking back at what made news years agoThat I don’t move furniture for a livingLooking at newspapers while visiting other placesAnyone with a good… Read more »
Quick shopping tripsThe movie ‘3:10 To Yuma’A grilled cheese sandwich dipped in tomato soupThe speed of a great oyster shuckerThe first day of feeling good after being sickStudents reading under a tree on a college campusMemories of collegeAthletes who are gracious losersDonald Trump’s hairWatching the neighborhood kids grow upA happily married couple
Dinners at Stevenson Methodist ChurchThe view of OC’s skyline from Lighthouse SoundUsing GPS instead of a road mapAsparagus cut up in saladThe new Shark in West Ocean CityWatching my dogs chase squirrels in the backyardWhen there’s an upset at the OscarsThe first bite of great risotto BelievingWhen thieves are caught in the actThe final steps… Read more »
A visit from the Girls Scouts selling cookiesA dishwasher full of clean stuffWhen my new copy of ‘The Week’ arrivesThe Sunday morning news showsJames Patterson’s ‘Double Cross’People who listen as well as hearWhen politicians sling mudWhat a new coat of paint does to a roomThe distant sounds of kids at play during recessThe tingle after… Read more »
When someone I know wins the lotteryThe surprise of an overnight snowfallThat the Route 50 Bridge is open againThe Filet at the Galaxy 66How much money the boat show raises for kidsDriving across a bridge when it’s snowingRelaxing in my big chair after a long dayA cell phone with a long-lasting batteryReplacing old dishes with… Read more »
Young people with big aspirationsGrabbing a cold bottle of water from the fridgeInsider’s ‘young-timer’ – ‘old timer’ listsAny movie with Morgan FreemanBeing overwhelmed in Barnes & NobleChocolate Soy MilkA long line of people waiting to voteWhen people adopt from the shelterHigh school athletes in their letter jacketsHearing the wind howl while laying in bedThe writing… Read more »
Going to bed early E-Trade’s baby commercials during the Super BowlWatching news coverage of Groundhog DayWaking up before the alarm clockLiving and working in BerlinA king-size bedThe movie, “The Bucket List”Seeing a movie after reading the bookThat ‘Lost’ is back with new episodesA bare tree in the heart of winterGetting up early