This arrived from Jody Landers, former Baltimore City Councilman, former HARBEL executive director, former executive vice-president of the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors and longtime active citizen.
Super Mario at the intersection of tech, the arts and entrepreneurship. “Let’s make a show!”
Last I checked, Mario "Super Mario" Armstrong was the go-to guy for advice on everything tech and a champion of careers in the digital universe. Now, as I report in my weekend Sun column, he’s on a very different mission, an effort to revive and champion the creative class, the one most threatened by technology, … Continue reading Super Mario at the intersection of tech, the arts and entrepreneurship. “Let’s make a show!”
Trump, the laziest president ever, calls Harris lazy; that takes nerve, and the usual racism
News report from the Associated Press, Oct. 23: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump unleashed a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “lazy” — a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms — and repeatedly questioning her intelligence and stamina. GUEST COMMENTARY FROM BUSH HOG JAMES, from Arizona: … Continue reading Trump, the laziest president ever, calls Harris lazy; that takes nerve, and the usual racism
October Surprise: General John Kelly sings the nightingale’s song on Trump
John F. Kelly, the former Marine general who was Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, has given the closing argument on the 2024 presidential election: A vote for Trump is a vote for a man who rejects constitutional democracy for dictatorship. The last straw, said Kelly, was Trump’s recent raising of the prospect that he would … Continue reading October Surprise: General John Kelly sings the nightingale’s song on Trump
Restoring that old Frigidaire out by the barn
My friend Kurt Kolaja discovered an old refrigerator stuck between two old buildings on an old farm on Maryland's Eastern Shore. For some reason, most likely having to do with his instinct for trouble, Kurt took the thing home, plugged it in and discovered it still worked. All it needed was some love. So here's … Continue reading Restoring that old Frigidaire out by the barn
Save these trees: Swallow Falls and a bridge too far
Joan Maloof, founder of the Old Growth Forest Network, has joined the fight to keep the state of Maryland from allowing Garrett County to cut potentially 300 trees (and possibly more) in public lands at Swallow Falls State Park to build a new bridge across the Youghioghgeny River. Says Joan: "We don’t have enough staff … Continue reading Save these trees: Swallow Falls and a bridge too far
MAGA: You can let Trump go now. He’s a tyrant, not a patriot.
A vote for Trump is not only tragic and misguided, it’s anti-American. There, I said it, breaking a self-imposed rule never to play the patriotism card in an argument. I learned long ago, when I was a kid and American troops were coming home every day in body bags from the Vietnam War, that citizens … Continue reading MAGA: You can let Trump go now. He’s a tyrant, not a patriot.
Waiting for the rise
Fly fishing requires a lot of patience; some anglers give it up for that reason -- they don't want to be bothered with all the fuss, with all that "match the hatch" business, the precise (and sometimes tedious) matching of artificial flies with the real bugs that trout happen to be feeding on. But, for … Continue reading Waiting for the rise
Helene: A deadly, destructive hurricane … and wedding crasher (photos)
Here’s the lede of my Oct. 11 column in The Sun: The wedding had been planned for the 28th day of September at Old Sherrill’s Inn, about 12 miles outside Asheville, in the mountains of North Carolina. Iris Spik and Chris Chu had invited 94 relatives and friends to celebrate their marriage. Guests came from … Continue reading Helene: A deadly, destructive hurricane … and wedding crasher (photos)
Lamar Jackson has the global supply of duende
It's been a couple of years since I declared Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson to be one of the few earthly beings with duende. After Sunday's win by the Ravens over the Bengals, it's no stretch to say Jackson might have the global supply of it. Defined by the playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, duende … Continue reading Lamar Jackson has the global supply of duende
Dan Rodricks 