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Circle of Life / R.I.P.
I want to get tomorrow over with. One of my husband's close colleagues and friends became suddenly ill while on vacation and passed unexpectedly last week. The funeral is Wednesday morning. Tim is taking over one of her classes, finishing out the semester.
Last week was his spring break, when we usually take vacation. It was not a great week. -
Catherine Asaro Talk March 26, 2011
Author to Talk about Romance in Science Fiction Literature:
Catherine Asaro, Maryland Author and multi-time winner of the Nebula, Prism and Sapphire Awards, will speak at the Baltimore Science Fiction Society on March 26, 2011 at 8:00pm. Ms. Asaro recently completed a chapter on romance
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Shake it up baby, talk and shout!
My mother is in her 80s. I love her dearly but talking on the phone can be challenging. At the very least, it is an exercise in patience as well as communicating clearly. I know the technology for using a phone with hearing aids has improved over the last 10 or 12 years, and Mom is considering new ones. Unfortunately, like so much else, they are ( Read more... ) -
Please vote for marriage equality in MD this evening!
The Hon. Jill P. Carter
The Hon. Tiffany Alston
Dear Delegate,
I live in Baltimore City and I'm emailing you to let you know that I support marriage equality in MD. Please vote for the marriage equality bill this Thursday.
The majority of Maryland residents support marriage equality, the Senate has passed the bill, and Governor O’Malley ( Read more... ) -
Disorder in the Court (well, confusion anyway)
I was supposed to report for jury duty today in Baltimore City. Last night, it snowed. It was posted in several places (WBAL radio, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore City government web site) that Baltimore City government offices were opening two hours late; however, there was nothing posted on the courts’ web site. I figured that, as the city government ( Read more... ) -
Arse-hat Neighbors, aka “The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave”
The good news: the creepy criminal-type people next door moved out a year and a half ago, and the place has been empty since then.
The bad news: for the last year and a half the owners have been “fixing the place up” for sale or rental, which really meant a weekend here and there of work, then weeks and months of… nothing. Lately there are part- ( Read more... ) -
Second Chances
If you are reading this you might remember that, a couple months ago, I was advertising my mother’s car for sale for her, a 1997 Cadillac Seville SLS. Long story short, someone purchased it in December with a fake cashier’s check for $5,000 that looked like it was drawn on M&T Bank. By the time the bank confirmed it was a fake document, the guy ( Read more... )
