Rain began falling in the bottom of the 9th. The Senators were down 5-1. They hadn’t been able to muster any offense to speak of all game; indeed, their only run came on a wild pitch. I had no expectation that with three outs remaining, then two, and finally one, that the Senators would findContinue reading “Rainfall at Night”
Category Archives: Life
Exploring Cemeteries in Leesburg
Over the weekend, I went down to Virginia to visit my parents, whom I’d not seen since the Carbon Leaf show back in March. On the way down, I decided, I would to visit a cemetery in Leesburg, Virginia; according to Find-a-Grave, my great-grandfather’s brother James is buried there. I’d been skeptical of Find-a-Grave’s information,Continue reading “Exploring Cemeteries in Leesburg”
An Attempt At Scamming
I received a spam email this morning. While this one came from important@williehowell.com, which is an address completely unfamiliar to me, the message itself was not unfamiliar at all. I’ve received a half-dozen of these in the past two weeks. It’s a sextortion scam. Read on. It appears that, [REDACTED], is your password. May veryContinue reading “An Attempt At Scamming”
Scenes of Terrible Beauty
Ducks splashed in the water. Two larger ducks, adults obviously, sat on outcroppings just beyond the shoreline, while four ducklings paddled in the water. Sometimes, the adults would move from one outcropping to another. Sometimes they would see me, twenty yards distant or more, and take flight, either jump-flying to the opposite shore or, moreContinue reading “Scenes of Terrible Beauty”
Fun With Headlight Bulbs
This was my headlight bulb. Right before Shore Leave, my driver’s side low beams went out, and while I went to Advance Auto Parts on York Road to get a replacement, for deadlines and other reasons I didn’t install the bulb until the following Saturday, before I went to Camden Yards and briefly saw myContinue reading “Fun With Headlight Bulbs”
The Ultimate Cheese and Onions Sandwich
I may have created the ultimate cheese & onions sandwich! Back in the spring, for nerdy reasons, I began experimenting with the British-style cheese and onions sandwich. There’s a Rutles song about the sandwich, and in my mind I imagined that a cheese and onions was some amazing thing, completely unknown to American shores. InContinue reading “The Ultimate Cheese and Onions Sandwich”
Reflections on a Life
The lights were up in an upstairs neighbor’s apartment when I got home. He had died, sometime around the end of May, the 30th or 31st. His body wasn’t discovered in his apartment until Monday. When I got home from from work that night, there were police cars in my complex’s lot, and my next-doorContinue reading “Reflections on a Life”
A Cemetery Underwater
It was all I could do not to vomit when I stepped from the Beetle. I’ve been to Baltimore’s Loudon Park cemetery a few times in the last year, first to locate my great-great-grandmother’s grave, which I found right away, and then follow-up visits to find my great-grandfather’s brother’s grave, which I finally located aboutContinue reading “A Cemetery Underwater”
A Memorial Day Drink
When I was attending the Wilmington Blue Rocks game last month I wanted something to drink. A beer. I wanted a beer. But the line moved slower than molasses through mud, and something else caught my eye. Blue Lemonade. It wasn’t any more expensive than a beer, and it came in a collector’s cup. NotContinue reading “A Memorial Day Drink”
A Cemetery Find, Five Years Past
Five years ago today, I visited Washington’s Congressional Cemetery for the second time. The Cubs were in Washington, the game was in late afternoon, and before the game I went to Congressional Cemetery to do some exploration and, more importantly, confirm the location of my great-great-grandfather William Gardner. My first visit had been in SeptemberContinue reading “A Cemetery Find, Five Years Past”