A true story of the macabre

College Avenue is a winding two lane road that runs from the Ellicott City Historical District to Bonnie Branch road at Ilchester. In daylight it is not a spooky place, but at night it can be unnerving. For me and Patti, who both grew up in Ellicott City, the rumors surrounding its haunting were mere [...]

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The attack on Syria

“The raid on the town of Abu Kamal had killed a father and his three children, a farm guard and his wife, and a fisherman,” according to the Syrians. The source is Walid Muallem the foreign minister of Syria. Note that he has a name and takes ownership of his statement.
Meanwhile our government’s unnamed source [...]

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Should liberals prepare to go underground?

Is it a coincidence that the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, also known as the Sea-Smurfs was deployed on U.S. soil just a month before the election with the ominous warning that “they may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control?”
According to the Army Times article the soldiers [...]

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U.S. forces raid Syria

U.S. forces invaded Syria last night. Eight people died and seven were hospitalized after U.S. forces attacked a farm near Abu Kamal, five miles from the Iraqi border.
It is unfortunate that this comes at a time when Syria has started to behave like a team player in the world arena. Sources, staged to the right, [...]

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Will this be the legacy of the Bush years?

Will this be the legacy of the Bush years?

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Prayer Garden celebrates Pope John Paul II’s visit to Baltimore

The bronze likeness by local artist Joseph Sheppard depicts the Pontiff embracing two children upon his arrival here in 1995.
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien hoped that the garden would become a symbol of many more Baltimore street corners.
I would hope not. The Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden is locked at 4:30pm and the park benches [...]

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This could be the future leader of the free world

“This could be the future leader of the free world,” I told Tanya.
Tanya, a beret wearing throwback from Woodstock, became animated. “Free world, indeed!” She exclaimed. “Our country is not free,” she added.
Déjà vu.
It was 1968 all over again. I remembered a time, I must have been in the seventh grade, watching the riots on [...]

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Condee caves

After two terms of unflinching support for the president it finally dawned on former Chevron executive Condoleezza Rice that her legacy is on the losing side of history. This late in the game Ms. Rice admits the White House’s knowledge and approval of torture during a series of meetings in 2002 and 2003.
In 2005 Mr. [...]

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Tap water is the new bottled water, or, in some cases, the old

According to the Environmental Working Group bottled water contains disinfection byproducts, fertilizer residue, and pain medication.
I guess we all knew those fancy waters didn’t really reflect a healthier world. But to see that they are in many cases more contaminated than tap water is truly disheartening.
Drink vodka folks. It is pure.

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Connecticut bishops denounce same-sex marriage decision

Give me a break. “‘This decision of the Connecticut Supreme Court also raises a very real concern about the infringement on religious liberty and freedom of speech with the judicial imposition of same-sex marriage,” said the Bishops.
Neither freedom of religion nor of speech has been infringed upon. Nothing has been imposed on anyone.
I understand that [...]

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