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Back to School Night

Back to School Night brought the whole family to the school building tonight. Coincidentally,the HBO show The Wire was filmed in their school building in central Baltimore. Since we have three kids we often have to be in two places at once. I’m still feeling pretty zonked from all the information each teacher provided. IContinue reading “Back to School Night”

Plenty to Do Today in Baltimore

What a fun weekend in Locust Point! It’s Defenders Day, the annual celebration of the War of 1812 and the Battle of Baltimore at Fort McHenry. Defenders Day is always a good time but especially this year since events are back in full swing after being curtailed the past 2 years because of COVID andContinue reading “Plenty to Do Today in Baltimore”

Hollywood at Home

I hit lots of traffic on the way to take the kids to school today but, I think the reason why is pretty cool. Traffic was all backed up at the Inner Harbor because there is a film crew filming the screen adaption of Lady on the Lake from creator Laura Lippmann. The kids andContinue reading “Hollywood at Home”

Sad Start to the Weekend

I hate to even write about this but my heart is heavy with the sad news I heard today. One of the reasons I started this blog was so I could express myself. I was horrified to learn about the shooting death of a Baltimore City high school student by another student this afternoon atContinue reading “Sad Start to the Weekend”

Last Day at Our Pool for the Season

We looked at our calendar and realized that today is the last opportunity we had to go to our pool, the Otterbein Swim Club, before it closes for the season. We will be at the beach for Labor Day this year so we won’t have time to get over there like we normally do onContinue reading “Last Day at Our Pool for the Season”

First Hand Experiences

I realized from listening to the top local headlines today, which were about events that occurred yesterday or are ongoing, both had some direct impact on my life. First, our longtime veterinarian was shot by his brother in some sort of domestic dispute that resulted in our poor vet being shot in the leg. I’mContinue reading “First Hand Experiences”

5 Things – 8/26/22 – Daily Thoughts and Experiences

Friday! It’s been a long week. We barreled towards the end of summer break for the kids, and I juggled a slightly longer than usual work trip to FL. Baltimore Orioles – Can I just write about the Baltimore Orioles for a minute here? The Birds are my hometown team so I will route forContinue reading “5 Things – 8/26/22 – Daily Thoughts and Experiences”