Am I an Ameri-can, or an Ameri-can’t?

Today I am turning a new leaf, as they say. Total cliche, I know, but it is a descriptive cliche, … More

Cold Storage

There is something special about the way a person feels when recovering from a disgusting scourge. This past week and … More

Not only me, but I have infected my darling daughters. And as I may have mentioned in the past, the … More

Aaaaah. Sick again. On the couch, waiting for the nighttime cough medicine to kick in. Unfortunately it is not my … More

Back in the day, when the ladies were little and nobody ever slept at the same time and everyone was … More

Usually a day such as today would be a boon to my mood and outlook– not so today. Despite the … More

Early morning meeting again for the old man, so I’m busy at the business of writing things at midnight on … More

Annually the pipe that connects our house to the sewer main in the street gets clogged with roots growing through … More

I took this photo walking around the Hampden neighborhood in Baltimore, probably on the way to the liquor store. This … More

Okay, so there’s this artist award that has appeared for Baltimore artists called The Baker Artist Awards. You can nominate … More