That phrase has been stuck in my head since I first heard the scholar Joseph Campbell utter it 30-plus years ago during one of Bill Moyers’ PBS interviews. MOYERS: Do you ever have the sense of… being helped by hidden hands?CAMPBELL: All the time. It is miraculous. I even have a superstition that has grown … Continue reading “Follow your bliss.”
You don’t need another recipe, except this one: Italian summer carrot salad
Summer Carrot Salad Italiano This Sicilian carrot salad is the most popular dish I make in summer because, whenever I serve it to family or guests, it quickly disappears — “They inhale it” — and people want the recipe. Those are pretty good indicators that you’ve scored a hit. (The photo at top is not … Continue reading You don’t need another recipe, except this one: Italian summer carrot salad
Stop mowing, start planting, and return to the greener, richer used-to-be
Driving through Carroll County one sunny day, I came upon this place where the road crossed the South Branch of the Gunpowder Falls and could not believe what I was seeing — a property that looked like a golf course, except it wasn’t a golf course. It was a vast field without a single tree. … Continue reading Stop mowing, start planting, and return to the greener, richer used-to-be
‘Gotta go,’ Trump says. We certainly hope so.
At a campaign event on Friday in Arizona, Trump got impatient with an endorsement speech by a police union president. He paced behind the guy, peered around him to determine how long the speech would take, then said, "I gotta go." The official, Justin Harris, president of the Arizona Police Association, appeared to shuffle papers … Continue reading ‘Gotta go,’ Trump says. We certainly hope so.
A wind farm, at 7.45 miles, you can barely see
The resistance to wind power in Ocean City, a coastline community that faces an existential threat over the coming decades from sea-level rise, is truly ridiculous. Most ridiculous is the claim that, "The sunrise will never be the same." It's an aesthetic criticism, that 900-foot turbines installed 11 to 20 miles offshore will somehow spoil … Continue reading A wind farm, at 7.45 miles, you can barely see
Are you a health walker?
Jim Burger, photographer, mixologist and mensch to many, walks a lot. He walks from his home in Remington all the way to Camden Yards and Orioles games. I walked with him to Lexington Market and, another day, to Broadway Market. I’ve said this before and written about it: When you walk, you see and appreciate … Continue reading Are you a health walker?
Sun reporters need Sun readers’ support
Members of the Baltimore Sun Guild rallied Wednesday in downtown Baltimore, outside the Sun newsroom, for a fair contract and an end to the substandard, non-Guild work that is now regularly filling our newspaper’s pages. Here are my remarks at the rally, followed by links to two news stories about our fight. There is also … Continue reading Sun reporters need Sun readers’ support
Totally unexpected: Tarpon in the Chesapeake Bay
My latest column (here's a gift link) describes things we didn't expect to see or things we didn't see coming, and tarpon in the Chesapeake Bay is one of them. Several tarpon have been spotted this month in the Bay. Tarpon are large, silvery fish associated with tropical waters; they are popular targets for sport … Continue reading Totally unexpected: Tarpon in the Chesapeake Bay
Trump’s worsening condition in plain sight
Trump is well beyond the point of just being a crude loudmouth or vulgar bigot. There’s something much more profound going on.
Like steamed crabs? Like crab cakes? Better eat a blue catfish now and then.
One more follow-up to my Friday column on invasive fish species: Marylanders and Virginians can do their part to support the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay by eating blue catfish. There are too many of them in Chesapeake waters and they eat a lot of blue crabs. Here is some information I gathered … Continue reading Like steamed crabs? Like crab cakes? Better eat a blue catfish now and then.
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