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• Fire in the sky

  January 13, 2025

  Yesterday I was sitting on my couch and I happened to look up and see a warm glow coming thru the curtains.  So I got up and peeked out the front window and just as I had suspected, a beautiful sunset was forming.  I grabbed my phone and went out onto the front walkway and…

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• And so it has begun…

  January 12, 2025

  The resurrection of the Patapsco river monster has officially started. And with that new undertaking, a relevant website and Facebook page has also been created. Not much is known at this point, but mariners traversing that part of the river have been warned to expect construction activity. Docto...

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• The mark of the beast master

  January 12, 2025

  One day last week as I was driving around town, running errands, I noticed a bumper sticker on the car in front of me as I sat at a light. It said “Bay Bridge Run” and I recognized the design as the logo of the 10K that I did this past fall. I was unable…

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• The curious story of how we met, part 4 – the dilemma

  January 9, 2025

  So there I was, on that warm July night, standing in front of the that restaurant door, wondering if I should listen to my fears and turn around and go back home. Or, should I simply do my best to ignore my intense sense of trepidation and forge on ahead, no matter what? I though…

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• An end to the nightmares?

  January 6, 2025

  Speaking of that sinister nightmare inspiring structure of the south, the Sunshine Skyway, I was finally able to make contact with the owner of the website dedicated to the dark and deadly side of that concrete and steel monster. That site also presents a meticulously curated historical record of...

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• And soon it begins…

  January 5, 2025

  January is now here and winter is in full swing, and a bitter blast of arctic air has settled in over this region. Snow is in the forecast, and my husband might actually be able to use the snowblower that we bought over three years ago. According to a news story, next Tuesday, January the…

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• The curious story of how we met, part 3 – the door

  January 4, 2025

  It was in the year of 2014 and winter had given way to spring, and my mind was still reeling from strange dreams and a strong desire for that what I did not understand. I puzzled over the return of the Bogeyman in my life and I tried my hardest to discern why he had…

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• Fate and the repetition of history

  January 3, 2025

  There is a saying that is sometimes said of a person who seems suffer bad luck at every turn in life, or that which can also apply to someone who is extremely malevolent. It is said that such a person is “born under a bad sign”. This references astrology where adherents to the belief find…

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• The curious story of how we met, part two

  January 1, 2025

  Sometime in the late winter of 2014 I had purchased some old advertising brochures from an antique dealer online. On and off I have collected such retro items over the years, and I was adding to my collection at the time. Homemaker magazines from the early and mid 20th century and related adverti...

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