Sixteen years ago, I remember going out on a ledge. At the time, I was working as a sportswriter for this very newspaper. In fact, I was only a few weeks from the end of my full-time employment at 135 Baltimore Street. That job change and the risk I took are not connected. I sat […]
We all have those things in our life that slowly turn into obsessions. You know, the little daily routines that we do even though we know we might benefit from taking a break. Maybe you trim your nails a little too close or take an extra critical look at yourself in the mirror. As we […]
I have many great memories from growing up. For better or worse, a lot of them revolve around watching television with my parents and siblings. Back then, before everyone had their own screen, we would gather together to watch our favorite shows, especially M*A*S*H. I developed much of my sense of humor from watching these […]
Sometimes I worry about things. I worry my favorite TV shows will go away (that actually happened last week – not happy about it). I worry that I will miss out on a good joke. I worry that bad health things will happen to me. That last one can take up some serious brain space, […]
When I first saw the message, I felt a rush of excitement. A college friend contacted a few of us to make sure we would help with our reunion next year since she had been named as co-chair of the event. I don’t get to see my college friends much at all even though I […]
I never thought shaving cream could change my life, but that’s the situation I find myself in these days. A little while back, I wrote about my quest to dress a little better. I had considered trying one of those services which sends you clothes each month based on your style. I ultimately passed on […]
I have four older brothers. I spent a lifetime having someone offer me something only to pull it away at the last second and tell me I can’t have it. This can happen over and over again and gets quite annoying. Then when they finally get tired of the game, they give it to you […]
Experts say that everything you do online could potentially haunt you forever. If that’s the case, I have put myself in deep trouble this week. We are in the middle of rehearsals for the upcoming production of “Sin, Sex & the CIA” at Hanover Little Theatre, and I volunteered to help find an important prop. […]
Every day, I take my life into my own hands. I need a lot of courage to survive. No, this has nothing to do with my commute on windy country roads. I’m talking about playing Scrabble with my wife. The computer program we use to play the word game throughout the day isn’t called Scrabble, […]
I usually find myself in a celebratory mood about this time of week. I’m usually ready to take a wistful look backwards at the year in cinema. No, not The Oscars. I’m talking about The Brians, the awards I have handed out for the best movies I have seen in the theatre each year since […]