February 26, 2014
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C.S.I. Baltimore
We were woken up by several very abrupt knocks on the front door at 2 am this morning. Luckily, I’m feeling under the weather and had called off a two-day trip. I say ‘lucky’ because if I had not called out, my alarm clock would have been going off in about an hour, and I’d…
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Who’s the boss?
I would have missed more school as a kid if Tony Danza had a talk show rather than a blue van full of Milano’s. I’ve learned so much from daytime TV today. The day began with the Orange County Chopper guys taking me on a tour of Ireland, Scotland, and France! Even though I was…
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And it only cost a quarter
It was a Jesuit, shirt and tie, all-boys high school. Everyone drove to school or had a ride. I rode the city bus. “H.A.R.T. Line” was the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Association. They had a big red heart for a logo. Most were faded to a semi-brown heart that looked more like the ones on…
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My theme park – My babysitter
I grew up in the theme park Busch Gardens and its water park sister, Adventure Island. They were my babysitters. They were my Grandma’s house. They were home. They were where I went when school was out for the summer, where I went when I was too sick for school or where I went when…
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My Ebay buyer died
I think my EBAY buyer DIED After a few years buying on eBay I finally decided to sell something.Stuff is accumulating in our little rowhome and it’s time to springclean.Since I already had a PayPal account – the setup was simple. Aftertaking a few pictures – I was on my way.I listed four items and…
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Our Lady of Perpetual Leaks
Forget our Lady of Lourdes or the wailing wall… I think it’s abouttime we consecrate our shower. It’s a miracle of plumbing! If a visionwere to appear we’d name her Our Lady of Perpetual Leaks. Thisplumbing wonder has been flowing for a year or so now. As a recoveringCatholic I’d go as far as to…