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A Town in Your Blood, a River in Your Eyes

Growing up on the water, in a small town, there were two skills—being able to ride your bike and being able to swim—that guaranteed childhood independence and your ability to participate in just about anything worth doing. more »

May 13, 2013 by in -downtown- (7 Comments)

A Nationals Family Affair

The names of every Nationals baseball player are written on our back door in bright-colored window markers. This master Nats list is the work of our ten and seven-year-old daughters. more »

Aug 22, 2012 by in -man cave-

In Between Life and Death: Cutting the Grass

Eastern Shore native Taylor Spies is someone that seemed destined to be a great man. You got that sense meeting him when he was 14. Then he died in his sleep last Friday morning. He was 36 years old, married, with two sons under the age of 3. more »

Apr 27, 2012 by in -man cave- (12 Comments)